Miss it. Lots to get through, folks. But first, the news with Karen Armstrong. Karen armstrong. Very good evening to you. It very good evening to you. It is a minute past nine here in the gb news room. The libyan coast guard has been accused of deliberately ramming and sinking a migrant boat in the mediterranean , leaving dozens of mediterranean, leaving dozens of people and some of people in the water and some of them are still missing. Mayday, mayday, mayday , mayday, mayday, mayday, mayday, relay, mayday , relay, mayday, relay, mayday, relay, mayday, relay, mayday, relay, mayday, relay. People in the water. This dramatic footage gb news has acquired was taken by the sea watch ngo. It was off the sea watch ngo. It was off the coast of benghazi in the west of libya. It shows a large migrant inflatable boat beginning to sink. The libyan coast guard is sink. The libyan coast guard is close by one large vessel and a rigid inflatable two dozens of people. You can see them in the water. Th
You know. And in fact at 10 00 i will be making a special statement about gb news as its at ten. So you wont want to miss it. Lots to get through, folks. But first, the news with Karen Armstrong. Karen armstrong. Very good evening to you. It very good evening to you. It is a minute past nine here in the gb news room. The libyan coast guard has been accused of deliberately ramming and sinking a migrant boat in the mediterranean , leaving dozens of mediterranean, leaving dozens of people and some of people in the water and some of them are still missing. Mayday, mayday, mayday , mayday, mayday, mayday, mayday, relay, mayday , relay, mayday, relay, mayday, relay, mayday, relay, mayday, relay, mayday, relay. People in the water. This dramatic footage gb news has acquired was taken by the sea watch ngo. It was off the sea watch ngo. It was off the coast of benghazi in the west of libya. It shows a large migrant inflatable boat beginning to sink. The libyan coast guard is sink. The libyan co
To share tips about how to be a poet. The doorbell used to say ding dong but now it bursts out in two solved. Could i be wrong . Have i falle n two solved. Could i be wrong . Have i fallen in love with my wife . You are the big boss. The ramrod, the head honcho. The boss of all bosses. Of poetry. I am going to ask you a favour, can you give me some advice because i will be on the open mike stage performing one of my poems. Im glad you asked me that. I am only too pleased to help. Number one, dressed carefully. I nearly died ofa one, dressed carefully. I nearly died of a broken heart, i havent seen my wife four days. You obviously in your casuals now. The thing is, you have got to feel comfortable, but also maintain an aura of authority. Be sharp and give them something to look at, maybe a shirt and jacket. You have to cut some kind of silhouette. We are getting up to point number two now, find a comfortable vocal pitch. Let me be your vacuum find a comfortable vocal pitch. Let me be yo
If this isnt your thing we still have the biggest uk spoken word and poetry festival, attracting a Hollywood Star and some of the hottest fresh new talent. Also coming up some of the worlds finest ballet dancers come back to hull where they tipped their first dance steps. I dont understand how weve had so many amazing dancers come from hull, its quite incredible. We go behind the scenes as ours most controversial competition, the turner prize, goes to hull and we see what the public thinks of the shortlisted artists. It should be piled high, set alight. Hello and welcome to the show. This isa hello and welcome to the show. This is a hole for hull, huge art installation being installed here in front of hull minster. One of the many venues taking part in the festival. Have you got room in there for a little one . Whos the little one . Shes one of the headline acts here at britains biggest spoken word festival. Its called contains strom language, four days, 60 acts, if you thought poetry
Stars like jeremy irons. Something for everyone. Hello from hull. This weekend we host the biggest festival of poetry and spoken word. Swerving to solitude of skies and scarecrows. Between the shorelines. I have been known to write a few. It is a rich tradition in lancashire to turn up at a wedding with a ditty but i wouldnt put myself in the class of the great writers i am reading this week in anyway shape or form. Its National Poetry day and we hear from some people reading their favourite poems. They have been sent to fry us. It is exciting to see the hull accent and language taking its place on a global stage. The reason being black and academic doesnt match your perspective. You are sparkly like the wit of your mind. So much there. You cant have a poetry festival without the legend that is the punk poetjohn cooper clarke. He was an absolute gent and he took time out to share tips about how to be a performance poet. The doorbell used to say ding dong but now it bursts out in to son