Good Afternoon one and all -
Perhaps the most appropriate way to start the show tonight would be with a hefty fanfare and a 'Ta-Da'... For tonight, Ladies and Gentleman, we'll show you London's main Olympic stadium. Oh yes, you may have thought you know what it looked like from the corporate video that accompanied London's bid for the games... but that was just make-believe. Today the REAL design was unveiled. It'll cost (they say ) £500 million to build and it looks... well, we'll let you decide for yourselves - after Mr Harris has given you the full rundown.
The London Assembly decided today that it's time Sir Ian Blair stood down as Commissioner of the Met. Now, that in itself won't have him clearing out his desk (he said as much today) but it doesn't exactly help his PR, does it? And it might give the Metropolitan Police Authority ideas too. Anyway, Ms Wickham will report on the day's (rather heated) exchanges at City Hall.
Mr Hopkirk, meanwhile, has been finding out about a Police Community Support Officer who was badly injured after he was hit by a car as he investigated suspected drug-dealing in Plaistow. So, after a number of accusations that they haven't stepped in when some think they should have done... was this a case of a PCSO intervening when he shouldn't have? It's a new twist on a topical debate so make sure you watch so you know all the facts when you're mouthing off down the pub later on.
Speaking of mouthing off, we've got a **@*+** master of it on the show this evening. None other than Johnny Rotten. To the delight of many and despair of many more... the Sex Pistols are back. Last week Mr Rotten threatened to attack a fan in LA. Interesting tactic. And it'll be interesting to see if Mr Hargrave emerges unscathed from his interview this afternoon.
Mr McCallum, one hopes, will have a slightly easier time of it down on Oxford Street when the Christmas lights are turned on - LIVE - on the programme. We know... as if the programme wasn't chock-a-block already. Well, Westlife and Leona Lewis will be there too.
But... BUT... our favourite story tonight involves every girl's favourite film - Dirty Dancing. (Seriously, Ms Nickolds - programme editor - has been chuckling over this all day. It's getting a little 'much'.) Remember the Wimbledon couple who re-enacted THAT dance from the film at their wedding... and then became instant underground stars when it all turned up on YouTube. Well, if you loved that... even if you loathed it... you ain't seen nothing yet. Tonight, they dance again - until they're rudely interrupted...
See you at six.
Ms Walden & Mr Scotchbrook
(A little formal perhaps but - just for a change...)
