And what better way to start two days away from the coal-face than half an hour of 'London Tonight'..? Well, a whole SIXTY minutes in front of the ITV News Hour. They said, quickly, before one of the bosses sees this...
Nonetheless, it's the capital that kick's it all off and this evening we start with dodgy motors. Only, the people buying them won't have known that because of the international lengths a bunch of fraudsters went to. They ALMOST got away with making four million pounds. But then, when it comes to breaking the law, ALMOST isn't really good enough, is it..? Marcus Powell will explain how the wheels came off their little venture.
Next up - is there anyone reading this I wonder who went to school in Holland Park - the first, purpose-built, comprehensive school in London..? Well - bad news - it's being knocked down. There will be a school there, but it won't be the same school because they're selling a load of land off for developers to build... anyone? anyone? that's right - luxury housing. Cross? Well, after Kate Recordon's take on the story, we want to hear how cross.
Mention 'Heathrow' and ' ANOTHER massive new building programme' in the same sentence and you'd expect people to get cross all over again. But, and BAA will tell you it's a 'BIG but' - the new terminal, replacing T1 and T2, will be greener, more comfortable and won't lead to more flights or passengers. Damien Steward's been checking out the grand plan.
We also - and this is the highlight for one of the presenters tonight - we also - really, he's pretty excited - we ALSO have... Elaine Paige in the studio, talking about her new musical 'The Drowsy Chaperone'. What you might call 'Theatre Royalty'...
There'll be 'Movie Royalty' too... well, James King (give us a break, it's Friday) is here talking movies... there'll be 'What Not to Miss'... and Chrissie, lucky thing, is in Epsom for Ladies Day, ahead of the Derby tomorrow.
And they're off... at SIX.
Ben & Romilly.
