Go into the plane was by richard bean and told the story of hows role in the start of the english civil war, shutting the citys gates on the king. Im really looking forward to the people of hull seeing this play. Theres so much great stuff in it, some of the jokes, theyre so deeply entrenched in the culture here, they are just going to love it, theyre going to love it. The show at the theatres biggest cast, its biggest threat, and spectacular special effects. And it won a new audience, a third of whom had never been to the theatre before. February brought another World Premiere. 6000 pipes, written by britain the most popular living composer, sir karljenkins. Theres a star man waiting in the sky. Weeks later the orchestra made way for one of david bowies old bandmates, the spider from for one of david bowies old bandmates, the spiderfrom mars, woody woodlands. The last surviving member of the banned from hull performed the rise and fall of ziggy stardust album live and in full for the first time ever. Somewhere but we wa nted the first time ever. Somewhere but we wanted to play himself because he knew we were from hull so to come back now, hull the city of culture is amazing. Made in hull also celebrated pioneering women from the city of culture. From the first woman conductor, ethel, to the worlds first womens boxing champion, barbara buttrick. I think all this talk about girls not boxing is old fashioned. Girls arent the delicate flowers they used to be. Anyhow, my boyfriend doesnt mind. There was the original bad girl of art, from a performance collective. And one of hulls most famous daughters, maureen lipman, an inspiring the next generation. Daughters, maureen lipman, an inspiring the next generationm theres one kid out there watching things, but if that white haired with spectacles can be on telly, so can i. Even if you werent famous and from hull you could pretend to be as photography show hollywood icons let people take on their favourite film roles. There were other ways to get involved. People choosing coloured filters for their flats as part of this Community Project called i wish to communicate with you. |j project called i wish to communicate with you. I think its brilliant, makes you feel really good you are part of the city of culture. By march nine out of ten people in hull had been to a city of culture event and with 60 Community Products in 2017 many were even taking part. That was one of the Community Project put together by people from hull for people from hull and really was a great way to get everybody involved. The woman who masterminded it was sharon da rley. For who masterminded it was sharon darley. For 2017 started people might have thought its not for me, its just for the cultural elite, as this project change that . Yes. In what way . That project, we were involved with, definitely helped oil the wheels. Definitely. What changes have you seen on the estate . Explain to people watching who dont know hull the kind of problems there are in the estate where you started the work. Lots of usual innercity challenges. Lack of employment, lack of prospects. Lack of aspiration sometimes. Though i like to say i work with a really creative, innovative, funny community. Do you think 2017 has drawn it out of them . I think it has and it doesnt take a lot. How do you think we keep these things going for people who might not have the time and money to a lwa ys not have the time and money to always go to the theatre or an art gallery . I will say the l word always go to the theatre or an art gallery . I will say the lword now, p. Gallery . I will say the lword now, p. Legacy. What ive seen this year is a wonderful, beautiful launch pad. Its up to us lot now to keep it going and going and going and going. And make it, if its around for a long time, the more chance youve got of seeing stuff, you know. Thank you so much. There we re you know. Thank you so much. There were so many more you know. Thank you so much. There were so many more Community Events stretching into season two called roots and roots. My favourite was to see katie perry at big weekend, she was one of the highlights of season two. Season two looked to hulls place in the world and you dont get much more global ban katie perry. Global brand. Dozens of stellar pop acts came to Burton Constable near hull for radio ones big weekend. Being in a festival environment just outside ones big weekend. Being in a festival environmentjust outside of hull. Its crazy. In are printing, so hull. Its crazy. In are printing, so cool. We keep running into people we know. All of our cityjust in a big part, its great, lovely. Just from the crowd you can always tell what type of energy is out there and so what type of energy is out there and so far it seems it sounds like people really appreciate the music and there seems like a real freedom here. Music should be somewhere where people can come together no matter what background youre from and music is just, matter what background youre from and music isjust, we need it to connect. I dont think it should ever be something people are afraid to come together for. I saw stormzy earlier. Are you a big grime fan . Im interested in the crime scene and hes one of the best out there. Service grime. I saw little mix earlier, they are trained, they were in the dressing iooiti trained, they were in the dressing room next to mine, the vocal warm ups were quite impressive, i dont think i can nail that. They we re dont think i can nail that. They were going quite high. Im going to stay at the french level. Below that. That wasnt the only festival in town. North atlantic fluxes celebrated hulls historic ties to scandinavia and was curated by musicianjohn scandinavia and was curated by musician john grant. Hull is a place that has been on my radar for a musician john grant. Hull is a place that has been on my radarfor a long time. Several of the artist diekmeier have deep connections to hull. You will see a good mixture of what hull has to offer but also things from the north atlantic. Its quite scandinavian. Another event with sound at its heart, height of the reeds was a sonicjourney heart, height of the reeds was a sonic journey across the heart, height of the reeds was a sonicjourney across the iconic humber bridge. The swans bend their necks backwards to see god. They know the magnetism of the blue space. Listening to headphones, they hear a piece of work that combines music with poetry and sounds of the bridge as it quicksand sways in the wind. 0pera norths chorus and orchestra married with sound recordings of the bridge itself. Look up. And a hull schoolgirl who guided the audience. Look up. And a hull schoolgirl who guided the audiencelj look up. And a hull schoolgirl who guided the audience. I feel weird hearing myself but its going to be pretty cool. Australian Company Brought stands, circus and sound to a hull graveyard. My kingdom for a horse more worldclass theatre with matt fraser in shakespeares richard iii. Im a deformed actor playing a deformed character for the first time in britain, which is extraordinary that it should be the first, but exciting that i get to do it. Thousands came to see the weeping window poppies on tour from the tower of london. And revealed in more ways than one more than 3000 people from around the world who took part in sea of hull. In april they saw the final artwork by spencer tunic unveiled in the gallery. Im about there. Youve only one life, just live it. I dont ca re only one life, just live it. I dont care whether anybody sees me or not. Big weekend was a highlight of season big weekend was a highlight of season two. The perfect warm up for a sum of festivals in the city of culture. Were we re halfway were halfway through the year and its clear hull is getting pretty good at putting an unexpected, innovative and Exciting Events like this installation. And that is changing perceptions of the city. It wasnt that long ago when hull was voted britainss tim ferri town. Its no longer the case. With a summer its no longer the case. With a summer packed full of events still to come, things got better and better. Voted britainss crappest town. Soi so i was a seasonal festivals. More than 100 local bands at the humber street session. We are sitting on an amazing wealth of talent in this region. I think its about time the rest of the country was aware of it. The tenth annual Freedom Festival with a lecture from former un secretary general kofi anand. Art and culture is very much part of life. It brings people together. They may not understand what the artist is saying, but they stop and look at it and questions on within themselves. The citys firstever childrens literature festival, the big malarkey. They all live at 41 fairfield rd and then extra labour is mr nigel mcnulty, who is a grizzly bear. Hull was even on show at the Worlds Largest arts festival, the edinburgh fringe. Were here representing hull, the uk city of culture this year. The proms came here outside london in the first time in more than 80 years. Gffffm ever gfffifm eririgi m bused to bust. Thats us. Sexuality. Bused to bust. Thats us. After all these years. As part of lg bt after all these years. As part of lgbt 50, radio 2 brought the love concert to town. Today i feel really reflective and feel like i can stand on the shoulders of great people if done, you know like mark arm and is here, thats like hes an amazing artist. Marc almond. Amazing advocate for lgbt. Alison boyet, amazing. Why would i say no to being in the company of those people. Hull took over the waves again in september with contain strong language, a festival celebrating poetry and spoken word. Whats exciting is to see the hull accent and language taking place on a global stage. Here jones and statues must buyers and cranes cluster. You mentioned before about Philip Larkin and andrew marr vowel. Reading both of them today who is the best from huu . Of them today who is the best from hull . I of them today who is the best from hull . I never compare, i never compare lovers, i never compare poets. I never compare music. Its just different. Im glad we dont have 0scars just different. Im glad we dont have oscars for poets. Its ridiculous enough for actors. Then there was the weird and wonderful. Bill bailey invented tales about strange items in his cabinet of curiosities at hulls maritime museum. Do you think you are the first comedian to have curated a Museum Exhibition . first comedian to have curated a Museum Exhibition . I dont know. Im going to say yes. It seems like new ground doesnt it . In the spirit of this exhibition, yes, i, bill bailey, built of bailey, and the first comedian to cure an exhibition of this kind anywhere in the world. An immersive experience like no other. For high tech shopping, ca ptu red other. For high tech shopping, captured by the police 1980s south korea in a performance called 0ne day maybe. Ifi dont korea in a performance called 0ne day maybe. If i dont make it out i tell my mum, dad, sister s brothers, you cant touch my stuff. Did you see that . 0ne one of the seasons highlights, a special gala performance by the world famous special gala performance by the world famous royal ballet. Special gala performance by the world famous royal ballet. Its principles joined world famous royal ballet. Its principlesjoined a world famous royal ballet. Its principles joined a handful of top ballet dancers who had all taken their first lessons at Skelton Hooper school of dance in hull. So many wanted tickets 5000 people watched on screens in a nearby park. The gala showing off the great dancers who started theirjourney to the top in the city of culture. You may have noticed in the bear some of the army of two and a half thousand turquoise coated volunteers who are working for the city of culture. Joining us is three generations of volunteers. Leanne, sheila and karen. How many hours have you put in between you . 1300 hrs of volunteering. Between three. Incredible. But up been your highlights . Mine was one day maybe which i absolutely adored, long shifts, but certainly worth the effort. One of mine was the gay parade, i really enjoyed that, there we re parade, i really enjoyed that, there were so many. Parade, i really enjoyed that, there were so many. I parade, i really enjoyed that, there were so many. L was parade, i really enjoyed that, there were so many. I was lucky enough to be in the flood, on one of the floating platforms. That was fantastic. Well see some of that late in the programme. Youll be sticking at it next year as well . Yes. And longer to come, yeah. Weve really enjoyed it. Everybody, just like one big family. Thank you for coming down. Were getting to the end of our review. Season four is called tell the world. The final season of 2017 and the World Premiere kept coming. Maxine peakes play, World Premiere kept coming. Maxine pea kes play, the World Premiere kept coming. Maxine peakes play, the last testament told the story of four hull women who fought the government for better fisherman s safety and won. Payne the winner of this years turner prize is. This years turner prize was awarded in hull to the oldest winner in its history and the first black woman to win the prize. Thank you panel, first of all, to the people who stopped me in the streets of preston and hull to wish me luck, thank you, it worked. The show featuring the four short listed artists as drawn huge crowds, more than double the average it usually gets in london and already the second most visited turner prize show ever. Another treat for visual art show ever. Another treat for visual a rt love rs show ever. Another treat for visual art lovers was hull portrait of a city. Every shot taken by world renowned photographers martin parr and bolivia are for. In the city of culture. But the contemporary art wasnt confined to galleries, it took over the city streets with huge installations like flow. And mythical, mystical beasts roamed the streets for the land of green ginger unleashed parade. The finale of a year of events that took artistic spectacle out of the citys communities. It was fantastic well worth the wait and i want to see it again. It was so good. I didnt know what to expect, i didnt think it would be like that. It was kind of scary when the people came up to you. What we needed, what the city wanted, it shows the amount of people who are here, we all want it, long may it continue. Are even found its way into hospital. The footprint of every baby born in hull has been taken during 2017 and along with the midwifes handprint they have made a huge mural reflecting every new life in the city of culture. Its lovely he was born in 2017 and the little footprints are a great idea, i think itll be a gorgeous tribute to him and a lovely tribute to all the staff as well. 1st of october all of hulls phone boxes rang and the public took calls from the future. The live experience was part of we made ourselves over 2097 and ran along five sci fi films and an interactive app. Another glimpse of a possible future came from Theatre Company slung low with a year long performance called flood. Tell me how i can save them, save the world. The dystopic story imagines europe flooded, and its citizens as refugees. Told online, tv and in a series of Live Performances in one of hulls gold stocks. Its ambition reflected that of hulls whole year as city of culture. That was some of the fantastic moments from season four tell the world. The man who may 2017 happen is martin green. The director. When you move to hull three years ago did you ever imagine 2017 would be as successful . Never ina 2017 would be as successful . Never in a million years is the truthful answer, i dumping anybody would have that kind of ego, its been the most extraordinary year in the life of this great city. How would you sum up this great city. How would you sum up the changes youve seen in that time . What weve seen is how art is the life force of the city and quite apart from the many events and exhibitions and performances, what youve seen is the finding the citys voice, re finding its pride and the rediscovery of a city by many people who arent from the city. You hand over the reins to new management, what would you like to see carried on as a legacy . management, what would you like to see carried on as a legacy . I think its that ambition, what weve done here this year is the unexpected, really interesting cultural experiences. The city has a great ambition to be different and if hull can continue to be a city of the extraordinary that would be one of the many legacies that can come from this year. This year has been incredible. Can you believe there has been at least one event every single day . And weve been to most of them. If you want to take a look back you can go to the website. Bbc. Co back you can go to the website. Bbc. Co. Uk back you can go to the website. Bbc. Co. Uk hull 2017. There has been so. Co. Uk hull 2017. There has been so much going on. Here are a few bits we havent managed to squeeze in. Bye bye. See you if you havent heard of buzzfeed, where have you been . Fuzzfeed. If you like your coffee hot, let me be your coffee pot. Iama i am a loose i am a loose cannon. Welcome to the weather for the week ahead where we look further afield. Ican give ahead where we look further afield. I can give you an early insight into what we think may happen to the christmas festive season. Before that we closed our wintry week on a cool note but with sunshine. Most showers across the far north east, making it feel quite bitter if you we re making it feel quite bitter if you were caught in the showers. This picture is dramatic but im sure it didnt feel very pleasant if you we re didnt feel very pleasant if you were out and about cost middlesbrough. The cold air stays with us one more day before we start to see a change. A mild south westerly flow driving in across the country. Its going to bring milder weather but u nfortu nately itll bring milder weather but unfortunately itll bring wetter weather for the second half of the weekend. Before that, cold and frosty for most of us on saturday. Northern ireland in north west england and wales are the exception, eventually into the south west. Recent showers making it feel disappointing here. Despite that frost, temperatures will struggle with decent spells of sunshine. Two or three degrees across central and eastern areas with cloud and showers 68. The eastern areas with cloud and showers 6 8. The change arriving through saturday night and sunday morning, this weather brunt pushing in from the west. The wind direction changes, west, south westerly. Its bringing in rain, some of it heavy through northern ireland, scotland, north west england and wales. Gradually itll move to all parts during sunday. Milder with it, 711d. That during sunday. Milder with it, 7 11d. That marks the change as we go into the early half of next week. But the drive. Mild for most of us. Going to be quite a lot of powder around, dont expect too much in the way of sunshine. 0n around, dont expect too much in the way of sunshine. On monday the best of the sunshine will be across central and eastern areas. Perhaps with clear skies through the night. A chilly day, 6 degrees here. More power out of the west. More breeze through the northwest. The arrival of another weather front, slowly but surely trying to push on from the north west. That will introduce a fuse cottage showers across scotland and northern ireland. Elsewhere, a dry story, 9 12d, the hyatt on tuesday afternoon. Weather front, dry story, 9 12d, the hyatt on tuesday afternoon. Weatherfront, a wea k tuesday afternoon. Weatherfront, a weak affair, slicing down through the country. Behind it, bright and breezy, 10 11d to the south, cloudy with highs of 12. To the early half of this week, this is the weather story, this area of High Pressure to the south. The jet stream to the north of the uk. Allowing this mild south westerly flow to develop, deflecting the lows into the north west, the extreme north west. A quiet story, cloudy with this moist cloudy flow. As we go into the end of the week, one computer model suggests the jet stream dips down to the south again. To the north of the jet stream it allows that north westerly flow, which means as we head towards the Christmas Period it could turn cold. However, it is only one computer model. The favoured suggestion as we head towards the Christmas Period is for this north south divide to stay with us. I pressure towards the south and the jet stream deflecting these lows across to the north. Still a lot to play for, still a lot of uncertainty. At the moment looks as though we start the week ahead mainly mild, brief cold spell, then likely to revert back to a north south split. Well firm up on that over the weekend. The family of the four children who died following a house fire in salford this week say the children were the best of friends. They were aged between three and 15 and their mother, who survived, remains in a coma and knows nothing of what happened. How can i turn around and say, theyve gone . I cant even turn round and say ones gone, all her young ones,