Hello and welcome to todays Levy Letter. Many of you will have felt the earthquake last night across the country. The epicentre was near Market Rasen and was the most powerful earthquake in the UK for nearly 25 years. A lot of us were woken up by the tremor just after 1am, I hope you werent too worried by it. Radio Humbersides Steve Redgrave stayed on air until 3.30 this morning to reassure listeners, and weve had lots and lots of messages of thanks saying how comforting it was to hear coverage on the radio. The Look North team was also up and about very quickly, and well bring you the latest pictures and stories form that extraordinary event later on the programme. Reports so far suggest nobody was seriously hurt, although there was minor damage done to some structures. Its quite an unusual way to be woken up in the night, and I hope its another 25 years before it happens again!
Also coming up on Look North tonight, we'll have the latest on a local man being held hostage in Iraq after his captors post a video of him on the internet. We have a special report as Lincolnshire Police set their budget for the next financial year. We'll ask what it means for tax payers. Im sure therell be a lot of eyes on that report, and Im looking forward to a big response from viewers. And there'll be some great pictures from the big top as the Moscow State Circus come to town. Well have the weather forecast as well as always. Thats coming up on Look North at half past six on BBC One tonight. I hope you can join me then. Earthquake Well its been the big topic of discussion in the Look North office today, and I would guess in most work and meeting places across the country. Everybodys asking each other if they felt it, and wondering how it happened. I dont fully understand it, but heres what Ive read this morning about earthquakes. The earth is apparently made up of different layers, the outer layer is called the Crust, which we live on. Currents in the layer below, the Mantle, cause movement in the plates of the Crust, which cause friction. The friction causes tremors which we feel as earthquakes. So there you are, Im afraid thats as technical as Im going to get. Well have more on this later on the programme of course. Im not sure if theres a plate boundary below Market Rasen though, so if anybody has a more detailed explanation which would tell us why Market Rasen was the epicentre of this earthquake, do let me know. If you want to get in touch to let me know anything for the letter or for the programme such as a story or picture, drop me a line at the usual address [EMAIL PROTECTED] Put Downs The Radio Times has this week published a list of our favourite TV put downs as uttered by characters from some of the most popular shows. It seems we love a well crafted insult. Included in the list are contributions from a range of programmes over the years. Im not sure if theyre in any particular order, but heres one from Blackadder, "The eyes are open, the mouth moves, but Mr Brain has long since departed, hasn't he, Percy?" Thats quite a good one. The Royal Family is also represented with this one - Nana: "Is this hat too far forward?" Jim: "No. We can still see your face." Heres a cutting remark from Red Dwarf, "Look, we all have something to bring to this discussion. But I think from now on the thing you should bring is silence." And of course theyve got one of the most famous lines in television history from the classic Dads Army, the simple but effective "You stupid boy!" Uttered of course by Captain Mainwaring. Also featured in the list are Fawlty Towers, Men Behaving Badly, The Muppet Show, and Rising Damp. Weve got quite a tradition of mean spirited comedy characters, havent we? Maybe thats why we love to laugh at them. Well thats about it from me for today. If you know somebody whos not signed up to the Levy Letter and you think theyd like one, get them to go to www.bbc.co.uk/looknorthhull and click on Levy Letter and they can sign up and start receiving their free daily Levy Letter from the very next day. And if youve got any earthquake stories or information to tell us about send me an email and let me know about it at [EMAIL PROTECTED] I hope you can join me tonight at half past six for Look North on BBC One, and I hope you enjoy the rest of your day. Bye for Now Peter And for the latest news and more where you live, go to: http://bbc.co.uk/humber and http://bbc.co.uk/lincolnshire ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the BBC Look North newsletter, go to http://www.bbc.co.uk/england/looknorthhull/newsletter/newsletter_index.shtml, enter your email address in the unsubscribe box. 1.94.4
