0:00:00 > 0:00:04That's all from the BBC News at Six.
0:00:04 > 0:00:06Welcome to South East Today, I'm Natalie Graham.
0:00:06 > 0:00:07And I'm Rob Smith.
0:00:07 > 0:00:09Tonight's top stories.
0:00:09 > 0:00:12Three 999 calls before he killed,
0:00:12 > 0:00:17did police miss the chance to stop a murderer?
0:00:17 > 0:00:19A living nightmare, the pregnant partner of a man
0:00:19 > 0:00:27crushed to death at work tells of her grief.
0:00:27 > 0:00:30When his daughter asks about him I can't wait to say, her dad loved her
0:00:30 > 0:00:32so much.
0:00:32 > 0:00:33Also in tonight's programme:
0:00:33 > 0:00:36Hundreds of lectures are cancelled for students in Sussex
0:00:36 > 0:00:40as staff at the University of Brighton go on strike.
0:00:40 > 0:00:47We're live in the city tonight with the details.
0:00:47 > 0:00:52From a bouncing in his living room to conquering the world, we need the
0:00:52 > 0:00:5612-year-old trampolining double world champion.
0:00:56 > 0:00:57And, it's behind you!
0:00:57 > 0:00:59Celebrating the ever popular
0:00:59 > 0:01:00but very British tradition of pantomime
0:01:00 > 0:01:03at an exhibition in Kent.
0:01:14 > 0:01:15Good evening.
0:01:15 > 0:01:17Tonight questions have been raised about whether Sussex police
0:01:17 > 0:01:20could have stopped a violent drunk from murdering a man
0:01:20 > 0:01:23in a row over £40.
0:01:23 > 0:01:26The force is reviewing its handling of the case after Duncan Hearsey
0:01:26 > 0:01:30was jailed for a minimum of 21 years for beating Alan Creasey to death
0:01:30 > 0:01:32in Lancing last year.
0:01:32 > 0:01:34But it has emerged that not only had
0:01:34 > 0:01:38Mr Creasey called 999 worried for his safety,
0:01:38 > 0:01:41but a pub and a kebab shop in the town had also called
0:01:41 > 0:01:43999 the same evening, because of Hearsey's aggressive
0:01:43 > 0:01:44behaviour.
0:01:44 > 0:01:46Sussex Police said it is "tragically unfortunate"
0:01:46 > 0:01:47they failed to catch him.
0:01:47 > 0:01:57Piers Hopkirk reports.
0:01:57 > 0:02:01Holding his teens, spattered in the blood from the brutal assault on his
0:02:01 > 0:02:04victim, CCTV footage shows a dog Keirsey walking around his
0:02:04 > 0:02:09neighbourhood, at one point stopping to shadow-box in the street. Just
0:02:09 > 0:02:15minutes before he had attacked Alan Creasey, kicking him to death after
0:02:15 > 0:02:19apparently demanding £40 for a gardening job. It has emerged that
0:02:19 > 0:02:21police received a series of calls that evening from two pubs and
0:02:21 > 0:02:28kebabs shop reporting his hostility. On the night of the fatal attack on
0:02:28 > 0:02:31Alan Creasey police were called on the three separate occasions by
0:02:31 > 0:02:36people concerned over Duncan hearsay's behaviour. Then Creasey
0:02:36 > 0:02:44and self called the police. Police attended but left at 8:30pm to
0:02:44 > 0:02:49pursue leads, advising Mr Creasey to lock the doors. They returned to Mr
0:02:49 > 0:02:58Creasey's home at 9:10pm to find him seriously injured. CCTV shows the
0:02:58 > 0:03:04police -- shows how Mr he 's attempt to carry out his attack. Sussex
0:03:04 > 0:03:07Police are holding an investigation into what happened to examine
0:03:07 > 0:03:11whether lessons can be learned.We need to investigate to see whether
0:03:11 > 0:03:16the police have merit in anyway and as you mention it is a local
0:03:16 > 0:03:20investigation and they will be looking to see if we have done
0:03:20 > 0:03:26everything we could and everything reasonable at the time.Mr Creasey's
0:03:26 > 0:03:36neighbours -- Mr Hearsey's neighbours described him as a
0:03:36 > 0:03:42troubled man.He was a man looking for a fight all the time.The police
0:03:42 > 0:03:52were trying to do their job and they were looking for Duncan. It is sad.
0:03:52 > 0:03:57David Simons as a councillor in short and retired policeman.The
0:03:57 > 0:04:01nature of the call and gravity of the call, if that was seen as a high
0:04:01 > 0:04:04priority and it clearly was then they would look at the time it took
0:04:04 > 0:04:08the police to respond and whether the police could have done anything
0:04:08 > 0:04:13more effectively to try and prevent this in the first place. Hearsey was
0:04:13 > 0:04:17based for 21 years for murder, detectives described it as
0:04:17 > 0:04:21tragically unfortunate that he was not arrested sooner. The force's
0:04:21 > 0:04:25professional standards department will make its own judgment.Peers
0:04:25 > 0:04:32joins me in the studio. Why are Sussex Police carrying out their own
0:04:32 > 0:04:34investigation? This was originally referred to the
0:04:34 > 0:04:36Independent Police Complaints Commission carried it an assessment
0:04:36 > 0:04:40of what happened and has determined does not warrant a full-blown
0:04:40 > 0:04:44investigation by them so it is sent to Sussex Police, you need in
0:04:44 > 0:04:50essence to investigate yourselves so this will be carried out by Sussex's
0:04:50 > 0:04:52police and professional standards department, they will look at what
0:04:52 > 0:04:56happened here and determine whether there are any lessons to be learned.
0:04:56 > 0:04:58The pregnant partner of a mechanic crushed to death
0:04:58 > 0:05:00by a car in Kent says she's heartbroken that she'll have
0:05:00 > 0:05:03to raise their unborn child without him.
0:05:03 > 0:05:0622 year old Ashley King died as he was working at a garage
0:05:06 > 0:05:09in Folkestone last week, both Kent Police and the Health and
0:05:09 > 0:05:11Safety Executive are investigating.
0:05:11 > 0:05:14Speaking in her first television interview,
0:05:14 > 0:05:17Haley Hancock, who is 5 months pregnant, says its "been a living
0:05:17 > 0:05:20nightmare" since she was told Ashley had died, a week ago today,
0:05:20 > 0:05:22but she has taken some comfort from fund raising
0:05:22 > 0:05:23efforts in his memory.
0:05:23 > 0:05:30Leanne Rinne has this exclusive report.
0:05:30 > 0:05:35In just a few months' time Ashley King would have been celebrating the
0:05:35 > 0:05:40birth of his second daughter. Instead his family say they are
0:05:40 > 0:05:45struggling to come to terms with the fact that he is never coming home.
0:05:45 > 0:05:49The whole street was just so dull, there was no life in it, and you
0:05:49 > 0:05:54could tell there had been such a tragedy for everything to feel so
0:05:54 > 0:06:01glum because it dipped, there was no hash any more and there are now
0:06:01 > 0:06:08cheeky messages. -- there is no Ashley any more. When his daughter
0:06:08 > 0:06:14asks about him I can't wait to tell her that her dad loved her so much,
0:06:14 > 0:06:19that he did do as much as he could and he died trying.Ashley was
0:06:19 > 0:06:25working for the DVD automotive company in the Park farm industrial
0:06:25 > 0:06:27estate in Folkestone when the accident happened last Thursday.
0:06:27 > 0:06:32Kent Police say there is currently no criminal investigation, officers
0:06:32 > 0:06:35are preparing a report for the coroner which will then be passed on
0:06:35 > 0:06:40to the Health and Safety Executive who are also investigating.I have
0:06:40 > 0:06:44never been one to do the blame game or anything like that, it is just
0:06:44 > 0:06:47sad that it has happened and we need to take whatever we can from his
0:06:47 > 0:06:53inspiration, just to carry on.He really tried to get somewhere in
0:06:53 > 0:07:01life.He would always brush himself off carry on. It seems like such a
0:07:01 > 0:07:04waste.He went to work that day thinking he was going to finish and
0:07:04 > 0:07:09see his family and he was going to do all of the normal things.He
0:07:09 > 0:07:16wanted to provide for you.Is hard because I have lost... Was them
0:07:16 > 0:07:24doing... Sorry.Tonight one week after Ashley's death his friends and
0:07:24 > 0:07:29family came together at his local park to let off balloons in his
0:07:29 > 0:07:33memory. They say they are determined to celebrate his life, even though
0:07:33 > 0:07:41it was cut to short.
0:07:41 > 0:07:44In a moment: how the latest technology is being made user
0:07:44 > 0:07:46friendly for visually impaired people flying out of
0:07:46 > 0:07:47Gatwick.
0:07:54 > 0:07:56Hundreds of lectures have been cancelled at the University
0:07:56 > 0:07:58of Brighton after hundreds of staff walked out on strike.
0:07:58 > 0:08:01It's part of a dispute over compulsory redundancies and concerns
0:08:01 > 0:08:05about the closure of other campuses in East Sussex.
0:08:05 > 0:08:07Last year the University decided to close its Hastings campus
0:08:07 > 0:08:11at the end of the 2018 to 19 academic year.
0:08:11 > 0:08:12Union officials fear the Eastbourne
0:08:12 > 0:08:14campus could also close,
0:08:14 > 0:08:15but the university denies this.
0:08:15 > 0:08:18Meanwhile 90 staff left the university in September as part
0:08:18 > 0:08:20of an effort to cut the wage bill.
0:08:20 > 0:08:30Our Eduction Correspondent Lauren Moss reports.
0:08:31 > 0:08:36Staff before buildings, no redundancies!Striking to save jobs,
0:08:36 > 0:08:39like killers picked up their placards and joined the picket line,
0:08:39 > 0:08:44angry at the risk of two compulsory redundancies.To compulsory
0:08:44 > 0:08:52redundancies is to too many rethink, university management seems to be
0:08:52 > 0:08:55wanting to slim the workforce and we expect that there might be many more
0:08:55 > 0:09:00occasions where we might have to fight to defend peoples jobs.This
0:09:00 > 0:09:04is the latest protest over the running of the university, last year
0:09:04 > 0:09:09there were rockets over the 2019 closure of the Hastings campus.
0:09:09 > 0:09:12Since September 90 staff have left voluntarily and lecturer told me
0:09:12 > 0:09:16their workload has increased. They say if these redundancies go ahead
0:09:16 > 0:09:21they fear there could be more knock-on effect.The rationalisation
0:09:21 > 0:09:24of the spread out nature of the site of the University of Brighton could
0:09:24 > 0:09:29mean a serious threat to some of the outlying areas such as Eastbourne.
0:09:29 > 0:09:3385% of the union voted in favour of strike action which is affecting
0:09:33 > 0:09:36students across the University of Brighton campuses, there were no
0:09:36 > 0:09:39lectures this afternoon and there will be none tomorrow either when a
0:09:39 > 0:09:43similar walk-outs takes place. The university says the strike is not
0:09:43 > 0:09:47justified or in the interest of students. It insists it is working
0:09:47 > 0:09:51hard to resolve the situation with two members of staff. Students were
0:09:51 > 0:09:55divided on whether they feel the action is necessary.I don't think
0:09:55 > 0:10:00the strikes should get in the way of or affect our education. What they
0:10:00 > 0:10:03are protesting has nothing to do with us.It is sad that the
0:10:03 > 0:10:08University is not listening, and students as well, we are here
0:10:08 > 0:10:13standing with them in the hope that the university starts to listen.If
0:10:13 > 0:10:17there is not a small inconvenience now there will be a lot of long-term
0:10:17 > 0:10:20inconvenience so it is worthwhile. With no one backing down the
0:10:20 > 0:10:23deadlock is likely to cause more disruption in the weeks to come.
0:10:23 > 0:10:24Lauren is at the University in Brighton now.
0:10:24 > 0:10:26Lauren, more strike action is planned.
0:10:26 > 0:10:34What's the impact going to be on students?
0:10:35 > 0:10:38Another walk-out will take place here tomorrow, that will affect
0:10:38 > 0:10:42hundreds of classes once again and for -- from Monday staff will
0:10:42 > 0:10:47operate a strict works to contract policy, meaning no more time on
0:10:47 > 0:10:51voluntary activities. The union also claims that student what is called a
0:10:51 > 0:10:57slimming down, 5000 word -- a £5,000 research grant has been lost in the
0:10:57 > 0:11:00Department for foreign-language as has also closed but the university
0:11:00 > 0:11:05has hit back strongly against some of the union's claims, accusing them
0:11:05 > 0:11:08of deliberately misinforming. No one from the University was available
0:11:08 > 0:11:11for interview but in a statement they say that despite the union
0:11:11 > 0:11:14concerns that are absolutely no plans in place to close the camp in
0:11:14 > 0:11:15Eastbourne.
0:11:15 > 0:11:17The Sevenoaks MP Sir Michael Fallon has spoken
0:11:17 > 0:11:20in parliament for the first time since he resigned from
0:11:20 > 0:11:21the Cabinet.
0:11:21 > 0:11:23Earlier this month he stood down as Defence Secretary
0:11:23 > 0:11:25over sexual harassment claims, admitting that his previous
0:11:25 > 0:11:29conduct towards women fell below "acceptable standards".
0:11:29 > 0:11:31Speaking during a Commons debate on the Budget,
0:11:31 > 0:11:34he urged fellow his MPs to be more positive about the UK's
0:11:34 > 0:11:41prospects after Brexit.
0:11:41 > 0:11:49Brexit Britain demands a bigger vision. What confident, outward
0:11:49 > 0:11:56looking, self watering. Let us build on this a successful sensible budget
0:11:56 > 0:11:59to enable Britain to be older still.
0:11:59 > 0:12:01BBC South East has discovered more than two thousand illegal
0:12:01 > 0:12:04immigrants have been arrested during raids in the region
0:12:04 > 0:12:05since 2013.
0:12:05 > 0:12:07Teams from Sussex and Kent have targeted commercial
0:12:07 > 0:12:08properties including restaurants, building sites and hotels
0:12:08 > 0:12:11where illegal workers had been given jobs.
0:12:11 > 0:12:14Companies can be fined up to £20,000 for each person
0:12:14 > 0:12:19they illegally employ.
0:12:19 > 0:12:20Police have launched a murder investigation
0:12:20 > 0:12:24after the death of a pub landlord in Folkestone.
0:12:24 > 0:12:2758 year-old Joe Daniels was found with gunshot wounds in the Red Cow
0:12:27 > 0:12:31pub in Foord Road yesterday morning.
0:12:31 > 0:12:32Well let's cross to Folkestone,
0:12:32 > 0:12:37and speak to our reporter Brihony Williams who is at
0:12:37 > 0:12:40the Red Cow, Brihony, a gun was found at the property -
0:12:40 > 0:12:43and police say they can't yet rule out any third party involvement,
0:12:43 > 0:12:49what's the latest?
0:12:49 > 0:12:52There is still a heavy police presence here and forensics teams
0:12:52 > 0:12:56happened working throughout the day inside the pub and officers are
0:12:56 > 0:13:02appealing to any motorist in the area between 830 at 1130 yesterday
0:13:02 > 0:13:06who bite have a dash cam footage, they say however mundane it might
0:13:06 > 0:13:11look, there could be some vital information, if you have seen
0:13:11 > 0:13:14anything that might have went on here yesterday morning. Behind the
0:13:14 > 0:13:20court under a lots of floral tributes to Joe Daniels. A great man
0:13:20 > 0:13:24and horse, we will miss you. I am heartbroken, I don't know what I'm
0:13:24 > 0:13:28going to do without you. And those that are very much echoed by a
0:13:28 > 0:13:33friend, Paul Ives, who I spoke to. Things like this don't happen in
0:13:33 > 0:13:36Folkestone. To happen on your doorstep to someone who is such a
0:13:36 > 0:13:39loved character around the town, everyone loves them, a lot of people
0:13:39 > 0:13:47drink in the pub. And it is just such a shame, absolutely gutted.
0:13:47 > 0:13:51Went back Mr Ives also told me that Joe Daniels originates from
0:13:51 > 0:13:56Liverpool, where he still has a mum and sister, and they will now be
0:13:56 > 0:14:01very anxious to learn the outcome of the police investigation.
0:14:01 > 0:14:06This is our top story tonight:
0:14:06 > 0:14:09Sussex Police are to review their handling of the murder of Alan
0:14:09 > 0:14:14Creasey, it emerged that they had received three separate 989 calls on
0:14:14 > 0:14:18the day of the killing morning of drunken and violent behaviour by his
0:14:18 > 0:14:22attacker. The force says it is tragically unfortunate they failed
0:14:22 > 0:14:24to catch on.
0:14:24 > 0:14:27Also in tonight's programme: let the booing and the hissing begin.
0:14:27 > 0:14:28The exhibition which celebrates the enduring popularity
0:14:28 > 0:14:37of pantomime.
0:14:37 > 0:14:41And after last night strong winds I have a much quieter but cold coming
0:14:41 > 0:14:46up.
0:14:46 > 0:14:48Now, if you're visually impaired new technology can be both
0:14:48 > 0:14:50a blessing and a curse.
0:14:50 > 0:14:51Many smart phones and tablets have audio accessibility
0:14:51 > 0:14:52features as standard,
0:14:52 > 0:14:56but without it, touch screens can be impossible to use.
0:14:56 > 0:14:58Now, many airlines are updating their in-flight entertainment
0:14:58 > 0:15:00to make it available to those with sight problems.
0:15:00 > 0:15:02Today, at their Crawley HQ, Virgin Atlantic unveiled
0:15:02 > 0:15:04a new system they've developed with the help of the
0:15:04 > 0:15:07Guide Dogs Association, as Sara Smith reports.
0:15:17 > 0:15:19Like many airlines, Virgin Atlantic pride themselves on the in-flight
0:15:19 > 0:15:21entertainment.
0:15:21 > 0:15:23But when the introduced touchscreens there was
0:15:23 > 0:15:31one group that had been forgotten about.
0:15:31 > 0:15:33Paul Smith from Maidstone can't see the screen choose options
0:15:33 > 0:15:36available and other visual impaired passengers let the airline now you
0:15:36 > 0:15:37weren't happy.
0:15:37 > 0:15:40They couldn't even do something as simple as press the
0:15:40 > 0:15:44call button because that is on the touch-screen,
0:15:45 > 0:15:46so we have to go back to basics.
0:15:46 > 0:15:52And then we are not experts in this field so that is why
0:15:52 > 0:15:54we worked with Guide Dogs for the Blind,
0:15:54 > 0:15:56because they knew we had to
0:15:56 > 0:15:59engage with people who need to use it, so we felt what do you want?
0:15:59 > 0:16:00Tell us.
0:16:00 > 0:16:03Paul was among those who did tell them and help with the
0:16:03 > 0:16:04testing.
0:16:04 > 0:16:07The result, a tablet which gives audio instructions as to how
0:16:07 > 0:16:09to navigate the in-flight entertainment system and plenty of
0:16:09 > 0:16:10films with audio descriptions.
0:16:10 > 0:16:13They come and put it on your lap, it will be switched
0:16:13 > 0:16:14on and you can listen to
0:16:14 > 0:16:15whatever is on that.
0:16:15 > 0:16:18It is that simple and you just swipe left and
0:16:18 > 0:16:19right.
0:16:19 > 0:16:22All your life you rely on other people, but if you can do it
0:16:22 > 0:16:29on your own is a great feeling.
0:16:29 > 0:16:31tap the screen twice with one finger to
0:16:31 > 0:16:32open this menu.
0:16:32 > 0:16:34For the company developing the technology the aim
0:16:34 > 0:16:35was clear,...
0:16:35 > 0:16:38Alien covenant.
0:16:38 > 0:16:40The real aim was to get the system that
0:16:40 > 0:16:43a passenger who is visually impaired can come onto the fight, be given
0:16:43 > 0:16:44this and be completely self-sufficient.
0:16:44 > 0:16:47It is easy, it means they have the same, exactly
0:16:47 > 0:16:54the same content as everybody else, so they are treated fairly.
0:16:54 > 0:16:56Other airlines are also working on improving accessibility
0:16:56 > 0:16:57for visually impaired passengers.
0:16:57 > 0:17:00And in the next year or two regulation is expected
0:17:00 > 0:17:09to ensure all or most on-board can enjoy the same entertainment.
0:17:15 > 0:17:17You may remember a couple of weeks ago,
0:17:17 > 0:17:19we told you about 12 year old Ryan Brown from Seaford,
0:17:19 > 0:17:22who was going off to Bulgaria to compete in his first
0:17:22 > 0:17:24World Trampolining Championships.
0:17:24 > 0:17:29Well, now he's back, and is a double world champion.
0:17:29 > 0:17:31He took gold in both the Singles and Synchronised categories.
0:17:31 > 0:17:34In a moment we'll have a chat with Ryan, and his mum, Alka,
0:17:34 > 0:17:43but first let's take a look at Ryan in bouncing action.
0:18:30 > 0:18:37He is with us now. How does it feel to be 00 champion.It feels good
0:18:37 > 0:18:41knowing the hard work all paid off now and I look forward to next
0:18:41 > 0:18:47season.You got back from Bulgaria on Monday I think, went to school on
0:18:47 > 0:18:52Tuesday?I went to school and to stay.Had he been shouting about it
0:18:52 > 0:18:55in school?I told some people in the future is not voted it and they said
0:18:55 > 0:19:00well done. It feels good that they were supportive.Fantastic. Had you
0:19:00 > 0:19:03get involved in travelling in the first place?I decided during a
0:19:03 > 0:19:08session at the leisure centre and I had a goal and from then I just
0:19:08 > 0:19:12loved it and carried on with it.Did you ever imagine you would be a
0:19:12 > 0:19:20double world champion?Now, I was just doing it for fun. Then I went
0:19:20 > 0:19:26into it quite seriously.It is quite serious! Holger medals up.You are
0:19:26 > 0:19:31in Bulgaria to Wendy's medals. Wattel area like?It is all right
0:19:31 > 0:19:36there. We did not really look around because we were in the arena most of
0:19:36 > 0:19:41the time with everyone else.You had a serious job to do, conquering the
0:19:41 > 0:19:48world and troubling cams! And I know Alka your mum was with you. How did
0:19:48 > 0:19:52you feel?It was very emotional when he was competing at when he had one
0:19:52 > 0:19:56we've ever floods of tears. We were overjoyed at what he has achieved.
0:19:56 > 0:20:03Extraordinary. When did you know he had something a bit special?
0:20:03 > 0:20:07Probably about three or four years ago when he started winning national
0:20:07 > 0:20:10competitions and was getting better and better and the moves are getting
0:20:10 > 0:20:13better and I thought this is something special he is doing and he
0:20:13 > 0:20:17could go far.We saw in going down the front, and in the light fittings
0:20:17 > 0:20:23have lost in the years?Fortunately none!You must have broken something
0:20:23 > 0:20:30bouncing around the house?I brought a plant pot thing. Quite did she
0:20:30 > 0:20:35tell you offer say it's OK your world champion? Element she told me.
0:20:35 > 0:20:41What happens next? The Olympics in Tokyo where in 2020 and you will be
0:20:41 > 0:20:4715 then? Tom Daley went to Beijing when he was 13. What do you reckon?
0:20:47 > 0:20:56I am hoping for LA or the Palace one. 2020 2028.You have Olympic
0:20:56 > 0:21:01ambitions. Will you talk to us when you are in the next question mark
0:21:01 > 0:21:03yes.
0:21:03 > 0:21:05Sussex cricketer James Vince top scored for England on day one
0:21:05 > 0:21:07of the first Ashes Test in Brisbane.
0:21:07 > 0:21:14The 26 year old,
0:21:14 > 0:21:16who was born in Cuckfield, made 83 before being run out
0:21:16 > 0:21:18by Nathan Lyon's superb direct hit.
0:21:18 > 0:21:20England, the Ashes holders, closed a rain affected
0:21:20 > 0:21:24day one on 196 for 4.
0:21:24 > 0:21:28I felt reasonably calm considering the occasion and it was my first
0:21:28 > 0:21:32night in Test cricket for a little while so like I said I try to enjoy
0:21:32 > 0:21:36it as much as anything and maintain focus out there, try and enjoy the
0:21:36 > 0:21:40occasion of playing in a national Test match, without letting it get
0:21:40 > 0:21:45on top of me. I thought I got the balance right today.
0:21:45 > 0:21:46England's women's hockey team, featuring six players
0:21:46 > 0:21:48from Kent and Sussex, are through to the semi-finals
0:21:48 > 0:21:50of the Hockey World League in New Zealand.
0:21:50 > 0:21:52Two goals from former East Grinstead forward
0:21:52 > 0:21:53Sophie Bray sealed a 2-1 victory
0:21:53 > 0:21:55over the United States in this morning's quarterfinal.
0:21:55 > 0:22:04The team will face hosts New Zealand in tomorrow morning's semi.
0:22:04 > 0:22:05Christmas isn't too far away now,
0:22:05 > 0:22:08and that means our theatres will soon all be filled
0:22:08 > 0:22:09with pantomime.
0:22:09 > 0:22:11Will know they won't! Or yes the world.
0:22:11 > 0:22:14With its regular ingredients of a Dame played by a man,
0:22:14 > 0:22:16and a principal boy played by a woman, and plenty
0:22:16 > 0:22:18of slapstick comedy, it is a quintessentially British
0:22:18 > 0:22:20theatrical form, except, actually, its not, it grew out
0:22:20 > 0:22:22of Italian Street Theatre known as "comedia dell arte"
0:22:22 > 0:22:23in the 16th Century.
0:22:23 > 0:22:26It IS hugely popular though,last year almost 3 million people
0:22:26 > 0:22:27went to see a pantomime.
0:22:27 > 0:22:29and they generated £60 million for box
0:22:29 > 0:22:30offices around the country.
0:22:30 > 0:22:32This weekend an exhibition celebrating all things panto
0:22:32 > 0:22:33opens in Canterbury, our reporter Charlotte Wright joins
0:22:33 > 0:22:35us from a panto dress rehearsal.
0:22:35 > 0:22:45They're behind you, Charlotte!
0:22:48 > 0:22:53That's right, they most certainly are. That is the cast and crew of
0:22:53 > 0:22:55Peter Pan, Bisley rehearsing ahead of their opening night tomorrow. It
0:22:55 > 0:23:00just goes to show we really are in the festive season. This production
0:23:00 > 0:23:03is just one of those that have taken part in the exhibition just down the
0:23:03 > 0:23:11road.
0:23:11 > 0:23:17It is a staple of the festive season. Enjoyed by audiences for
0:23:17 > 0:23:22decades. Now a new exhibition opens in Canterbury, celebrating the long
0:23:22 > 0:23:27history of the pantomime. We have a wonderful range of posters going
0:23:27 > 0:23:30back to the origins of panto as we know it and they have a 19th
0:23:30 > 0:23:36century.The one that stands out is Augustus Harris, the father of panto
0:23:36 > 0:23:39as we know it.It is one of the largest collections of pantomime
0:23:39 > 0:23:45related material in the UK.We have wonderful costumes from a recent
0:23:45 > 0:23:47production of Aladdin and behind that on the washing line you have
0:23:47 > 0:23:54some wonderful designs for a late Victorian production of Aladdin, and
0:23:54 > 0:23:57what strikes me about these is actually how similar they are and if
0:23:57 > 0:24:01you think of panto the design, the look of panto is very much rooted in
0:24:01 > 0:24:07its history, in that wonderful contexts.The exhibition has been
0:24:07 > 0:24:09developed in partnership with the University of Kent special
0:24:09 > 0:24:14collections and archives department. They have a fantastic collection in
0:24:14 > 0:24:17their special collections and archives of pantomime material but
0:24:17 > 0:24:21there will also be a very family friendly elements are there are lots
0:24:21 > 0:24:25of activities for Children and Families Bill do together. This
0:24:25 > 0:24:29exhibition is packed with costumes props and posters across the decades
0:24:29 > 0:24:33and across the country and a little closer to home.
0:24:33 > 0:24:42It can't be over? I poisoned you! The lodge coincides with the opening
0:24:42 > 0:24:47of Peter Pan at the mile of theatre down the road.It is like being in a
0:24:47 > 0:24:51club that British audiences know the pantomime, we all now, we have been
0:24:51 > 0:24:55going since children and we know what to do when we come here. And
0:24:55 > 0:25:00that makes us feel good, like it is her own.This production is one of
0:25:00 > 0:25:04many to contribute to the exhibition, carefully curated to
0:25:04 > 0:25:11give a snapshot of what is an institutional British culture.
0:25:11 > 0:25:15It does not look like the appeal of pantomime will wane any time soon,
0:25:15 > 0:25:20this production is expected to sell 100,000 tickets. That is one quarter
0:25:20 > 0:25:24of the annual ticket sales. It shouldn't be too difficult to get a
0:25:24 > 0:25:27hold of a ticket either because they're made to the performances in
0:25:27 > 0:25:33this run. Send exhausting. And a dozen people that is amazing.
0:25:33 > 0:25:36Let's find out what the weather will be like for the past few days.
0:25:36 > 0:25:41Let's find out what the weather will be like for the past few days. It is
0:25:41 > 0:25:45going to be getting colder. It was pretty noisy last night with our
0:25:45 > 0:25:52strong winds but through the day-to-day they fell in the -- and
0:25:52 > 0:25:57bottom sunshine. The seat up in stormy on the coastline and no
0:25:57 > 0:26:01surprises, Julie, because the night we went costing close to 60 miles an
0:26:01 > 0:26:07hour crossed over, even inland we were at 45 miles an hour. As we work
0:26:07 > 0:26:09through to tomorrow's whether we are not going to have any problems with
0:26:09 > 0:26:13the win but it will be cold with temperatures struggling. A little
0:26:13 > 0:26:17bit of rain to content with and we start to see the rain arriving in
0:26:17 > 0:26:21the LA hours, turning pretty wet. The heaviest of the rain moving
0:26:21 > 0:26:24along the coast. It will start to ease in the early hours at
0:26:24 > 0:26:28temperature starting the day at around 5-60 days. Much cooler than
0:26:28 > 0:26:33it has been over recent days but the early rain clears away. The bitter
0:26:33 > 0:26:35brightness for the time but then a bit of cloud will increase to the
0:26:35 > 0:26:39afternoon and we are looking at a scattering of showers, temperatures
0:26:39 > 0:26:44than struggling just seven or eight so well down on recent days. We're
0:26:44 > 0:26:47looking at a frosty start on Saturday, with temperatures hovering
0:26:47 > 0:26:53around freezing. Despite it being cold beer and expecting plenty of
0:26:53 > 0:26:57sunshine. Things brightening up nicely through the day on Saturday,
0:26:57 > 0:27:01we have fairly light winds as well. Throughout much of this week we have
0:27:01 > 0:27:05been having those daytime temperatures at 13 or 14 degrees.
0:27:05 > 0:27:09Saturday might come as a shock because I have highs for year of
0:27:09 > 0:27:12just five or six. Sunday will be a very similar theme that will start
0:27:12 > 0:27:17off with an LA frost, but it will be mainly dry and bright with some
0:27:17 > 0:27:20sunshine and in the afternoon temperatures still at around five or
0:27:20 > 0:27:266 degrees. We have rain to come through the night, things being
0:27:26 > 0:27:30cloudy or Friday with the odd shower or two. We can sunshine but we will
0:27:30 > 0:27:34need to wrap up warm the visit will feel pretty chilly.
0:27:34 > 0:27:39I suppose it is getting towards winter, we can't argue! At least it
0:27:39 > 0:27:43will be sunny. I am back at eight and after the national news.
0:27:43 > 0:27:45Goodbye.