I don't see a be digital radio. 2 o'clock on Steve dial investigators have concluded the driver of the tram that crashed in Croydon in south London killing 7 passengers are probably falling asleep as he approached a sharp bend a high speed in the final report on last year's accident but also criticized the tram operators saying they hadn't put in sufficient safety measures speaking in the Commons the labor m.p. For Croydon central Sarah Jones called on the transport secretary to act on the report's findings for the sake of those who died many of whom were saying you are down to just going on their way to work never to return again to the secretary of state come to this place and make a statement about how she's going to ensure that the findings of the investigation will be implemented as swiftly as possible so there's never was. The disgraced former Bishop of Louis piece a bull in his twin brother or in the early stages of joining the Catholic Church it has emerged he was jailed in 2015 for historic sex offenses against teenagers and young men he's now been released but says he feels wearied by a battering by the church almost to worship again in anonymity and without constant fear his his brother Michael. But. You have some of those quite right crew so how come the bull. We would like to go to a church where way out. Some of his victims of condemn them for not realizing the scale of the crimes police are appealing for witnesses after a 77 year old was attacked by a dog at a park in East Grinstead it happened when was described as a small bulldog both the victims legs on Mt not a recreation ground at about half past 8 on the morning of Saturday the 25th of November the owner and his dog walked off without checking the victim's welfare the owner is described as white about $511.00 and of medium build go for Barack ounces remove communal smoke alarms from blocks of flats and council homes and says it's up to individual tenants to install their own their housing counselor says it follows official safety advice but the Labor Party in Guilford says residents were not consulted and lives are being put at risk councillor James Walsh has the alarm should be put back and saw the results of the Granville disaster inquiry a known Council taking away smoke alarms 31 blocks across the town without checking or consulting residents as to what the situation is i.e. Do they have smoke alarms in their flats some I'm aware of do not so what happens and if the blaze breaks out in a stairwell the 1st some people hear about it when other people are panicking or arms are not elsewhere in a block spalls an infallible Broadman of Albion could have their work cut out for them to attract a top class striker in the January transfer window according to football journalist Nick Stepanek from Brighton the seagulls are looking to strengthen their attack in 28 saying perception exists they're not the only ones we know that. Even the Premier League Well Boxer is going to be in the market for strikers you know. Well we have it. So that I'm concerned he will be you know there are plenty of things. We should meanwhile the Tottenham manager. Says Fan shouldn't get carried away after 5 English teams qualify for the knockout stages of the Champions League for the 1st time has a chance to claim an England place for the 3rd Ashes Test in a 2 day warm up against a Cricket Australia 11 imperf on Saturday a Masters champion so you know Garcia has been 90 European sole goal for the year this afternoon's weather will see rain continue to clear East with the summer sorry with a sunny afternoon following highs of 13 so c.s.l. 55 found b.b.c. Sussex and sorry news is 4 minutes past. B.b.c. Sorry travel you trust. Unable to bring you travel at the moment set but if you do spot any problems on the islands all the while suffixes are you can give us a call and on but I would 34595757 or you can text as one triple 3 Start your message with the lead. Sounding song. The tramp's and disco in 7 minutes past 2 coming up after a huff pass today street life is back I would have the length of one song and wish to take myself out on to what looks to be a very blustery Queen's Road this afternoon to see if I can persuade a possible to come in from the wind in the rain and share their life story with us that's coming up as a say in just over 20 minutes time now though it's time to talk theater with the gorgeous Jeff Tom said How are you know I'm fine how are you know I'm good I'm all in the panto's spirit I am with us we'll start tomorrow yes I had a very late night last night trying to learn my words I think I've got it just I've got some songs as well Oh totally about this oh Ok so. Obviously with every good Pancho they take kind of big names of that don't they all songs that been hugely popular and they play with them slightly So are you familiar with the work of Little Mix of if you are one of the biggest crowd so you remember shout out to my ex well because this is Jack in the bin stork and of course you have the goose with the golden eggs the was of that little mix classic have been changed to shout out to my eggs when I was inspired I feel. I think yeah this sounds great yeah that's one of them I don't give too much to Iraq. 11 heads but the old phone died here during live the heard is that it is which is now the level head See the job so yes we will be there tomorrow in rehearsal we open on the 20th through until the 30th of December some days 3 shows a day yeah so I have my flu jab this morning world and although I'm feelin it you supposed to think. You can so yes so I'm making sure that I'm keeping myself topped up or taken a shot and things like that I haven't seen Michael stream yet I am slightly concerned about it Jeff because it's been made so have to send my measurements toward. And I may if I may of how can I put this in slightly economical with the truth. Said measurements in the hope of all time it that I would have managed to last a few more pounds before Christmas so you're less hype I get in to the ferry cost. I guess you can they're going to be turning out in force to support all the kids as well the kids know the lines better than I do because they've been helping me were her right they know the songs so you know if I do go down with the leg I'm sure Lois can type I've got my ticket booked for me going to tell me which performer I'll let you know before you know no no no it really does anyway we are bringing you a pantyhose special this afternoon because there are so many fabulous pantomimes happening this year across Sussex and sorry that we can talk now to James Barber who is the director of the Avorn theatre in Guildford about their pound offering this year good afternoon James. Oh maybe not we'll see if we can get James back on the line shortly. B.c. Sorry I'm sorry 7 the 11006. Take to these things happen. Yes they do I got a bet with the listener how long we could get into our pantomime segment before you did that if so let me just say as our. Let's cross that James Bond the director of the Yvonne on I would say to that afternoon how is Ok. Oh yeah your life you're absolutely life you loud and clear my darling. It's all a wonderful place Yes Well I haven't actually I will have seen I've seen it briefly but I haven't had a proper chance to explore. 35 years ago and it's got so many memories it's a wonderful wonderful you know what did you do that they would sweep the stage and make it say what I should now the director of the of the not just. Which is. We were looking for a pantomime is so important isn't it to say it is it is it's an opportunity really to sing up and it's not put in the 1st to engage with a family audience whatever that means in the broader sense you know it means that you can be small children the elderly. All ages it's supposed to be fun so liberating Christmas and holidays and all the things should be funny that should be simple a source. That something which actually takes what little time to do people who say well you just saw it with a punter that is going to make it up that nothing could be of the. The idea is to make it so what comprises a good panto's script in your in your eyes reading Jane Well the 1st thing I think is to make sure that it tells the story and tells the story fairly concisely but not in a clever clever way because if it's really all viewers watching it they've got to understand the key points so you've got to do that and sometimes it gets a bit lame but if you know full at the same time you've got to try and keep the adults happy now the moms are pretty focused on how much that kids are enjoying it so that they get bored so we have to spread it in a few other things as well only and what's interesting is the dads I mean St James should be coming to see that. So was your show this year with intent making sense which is we haven't done since 2003 and. You know anyway we just we just finished a 14 technical run like oh. Yes They lost 11 so everyone had a bit of a lie down this morning back in that one but. Adrenaline pumping everyone yet now think we can I know well that last year we had that I have all of the different times in mind probably is the one with well the most in you win or it could happen why do you kind of drool the line in terms of what's kind of family fun and what's a step too far well I think any parent can have a lot of the new and and I think it's terribly important to try to make sure that what. I believe to be rude to say what somebody says and then have a good supper or their lunch would have a little quiet giggle about it doesn't get over to the kids. The only thing you could be counsel about is the. If. It starts sniggering they want to know I love. It you know I'm not saying that is easy I'm not saying we always get it right but we do our level best to keep it clean from the kids point to you yeah and the pants mommy Guilford is so popular I mean and I was back before how people literally book their tickets for the next year as they're leaving sure it's wonderful Actually we taken literally would have been roughly 324-0000 pounds but. On this crazy isn't it. Christmas is so selling really well you know I think I think we're 80 percent you know sold out so if anybody does want to come and participate we'll be. Disciplined inquire and have you got starring in there she is pants we have a fabulous cost to the whole movie you know to keep it what. Has been. The one who cabaret performer and writer Peter Gordon from the opposition legal radio play Sarah. And Jamie Brook who's also directing this show. Who's doing his 6th year of comic. And it's pretty cost and plus a lot of other people too so we're very happy fantastic ride well the tons of love for Dick Whittington you know come to you know if you want it to hear the bells of by London know that. You do realize that even seconds away from slapping this no I. Gave thanks so much thank you and it's really appreciated like last Christmas and a wonderful season James Bond at our director of the Yvonne theater you was the famous line midday and still no sign of the day. So I was talking about just some of the numbers I've got to learn for this year's Pam texts and again you know how the words a slightly changed obviously. Can be sexy choose Daisy a talking cow. And so I've been learning the words to this one. This is those voices and how. Limited. This. Image. And the. 7 was. Was. Was. Rose voice and call wash b.b.c. Sussex and b.b.c. Sorry it's 20 minutes past to some breaking sports news for you this is the most sensible news I've had today but you know how but I have Albion tide Crystal Palace in the f.a. Cup 3rd round tie Well I have announced a if I have announced that it will be played on Monday the 8th of January at the Am Ex in the evening and it's going to be live on bt sport plus that will be the 1st competitive match in England in which video replays will be used to overturn refereeing decisions it's been chosen to stage a live trial of so-called video assistant referee a it's not a thought about that match in the morning what with all the trouble we saw last time anyway more on that in our drive time programs I'm sure Sara go will be Haywood. From 4 o'clock with the headline deadline and then 5 she'll be rounding up the top news stories for you in Sussex while much Buxton does the same facility at North East Ham ship now though we continue with our panto's special resonance it could take Geoff Thompson joins me in the studio and we can now cross live to Donovan Christie and Kerry who will be the day this year at the princes hall in all the shot. Right Cynthia this is going to be your 14th time of playing of the day. Don't you also started as a child Donovan. My 14th year but. I've also seen me and the lion in the Wizard of Oz So actually my 12. I've been here for 14. But you know I loved him and I've seen you about so at least a dozen times I don't. Know you specialize in glitter this year I have ordered a shipment of glitter which arrived this morning so yes there will be glitter aplenty how every member of the car some places I keep finding Donovan and for us and I says I didn't know existed. This is what the day I always feel slightly simply because the rest of his kind of leaves the theater pretty much straight away you caught me that is the dame can you I mean how long does it take for you to. Pray all of that slap on an album sit tight feed to take it off. Because I'm wildly disorganized it takes me forever to get it all right. Taking it off I have now I over 14 years I've managed to come up with a system Oh I can't get it down to a. Fire are quite effective for taking it off. I actually have actually gone back to the old fashioned cold cream. Makeup remover rather than because otherwise you end up using hundreds of wipes a whole tub with a help to others and I had to get myself some cold cream. Of cold cream and a hot flannel takes it all off very quickly so now we're all very experienced as a as a day a minute or to show adores you so tell me again have any specific advice would be Dame's old dame's that will come you know next year are you thinking of it just nice. Well. I don't think I have eyelashes a long enough to tell you that I have done a vendor give me a latch and. Trust me there are places online yet we will find now your youngest to it last right when I know your eyelashes and the ads are about 4 minutes before you do. I think I think it is about taking all of all of the things that we regard as feminine and exaggerating the. To the to to the point where where most people would say oh no you've gone too far you probably haven't gone far enough the needs to be larger than life and and those also even even though occasionally in scripts you you might have barbed gently barbed comments it's about being friendly I think about engaging with an audience and making sure that that you why you are. Channeling their their goodwill rather than working against it Yeah absolutely and you're doing a lot in this you know to shut me down are doing a Latin reading but doing a lot in from from tomorrow tomorrow. I remind you that my house is been going well they have been going very 'd very well this year we we have we have a team who this is cause most all of all except one member have been here before. Multiple times have they would have noticed the see it they know how we're going to work which is which is always faster than you'd like yes I know that from my chat with Rob hope kins. Tickets are really going very very well for you all day. You know I have no idea whole day i. Can tell you what they will not be alone tomorrow night you will not be alone know that I won't be up there. Fantastic What's your big number can you reveal it I I think I probably can't this year I'm doing it's not unusual by Tom Jones song. And. We also I'm also doing I'm also doing a heart felt song which I will keep a bit of a secret because it's a it's a rather it's rather beautiful number. In the middle of the show but my main Just song is it's not unusual Tonto look at this it's not matching this is this is the magic of. Take it away tone a voter I thought I heard this infested lot clear I think night not so loud a much but it's not. It's not. But. salary but maybe they need to get some of the hour a bit 9 like a. Gate and go to. What would say you want it so around the county if I'm. D.v.c. Sorry drive time or the sob stories plus travel with silver every 10 minutes so he has completed a Christmas shopping and it was an eerie case. They soften him was going to be finding out about a local performance of a Christmas cow if he found something slightly different from pantomime Now there we are bringing you a pound toast special here on b.b.c. Sussex b.b.c. Sorry with our resident theatre critic Geoff Thompson suggest you can decide about you playing Dame somewhere next year have you ever done Pam tell us you know I have yes but it's a long long time ago and I've paid for a month. The role of the Lord Chancellor I think was in Sleeping Beauty and you can make a fabulous no child of the job I concede. That was my farewell performance . Back I want to see your little child get next year somewhere Jack but there's a lot of audience interaction which I'm sure there's going to be but Snow White as well nice nice down the reasoning straight in there to Stephen Mulhern star of Snow White and the 7 dwarves which is this year at the whole wealth in Crawley How are you Stephen I'm very good Alison how are you I am well this is this is become like a Christmas tradition chatting to you but you go the rest of the year and you don't write you don't coal to liquids most. Of us well Jaffer you're right I'm good how are you good thank you very much I'm so pleased to be back in Crawley 1st of all and during the year you know what might you know soon if we can expand so we stop Britain's Got Talent and then we do it Right right yeah same I don't like the way you've got here but in that as well I'm addicted to catch phrase I never get it but it is so obvious when you get the old you know it's annoying it's only z when you know it isn't and that is the thinking there how do you do in my lovely place to have you back in Crawley. I know I know you love being there and your poignant paneling carry my kind of made the you there isn't it a perfect fit for a change what is it so enjoyable because you know you never know what's going to happen because each audience is so different and also I think with the whole theater it's so intimate even though it holds near 1000 people you can virtually see everyone which is great the car to share seriously amazing renewal of interest from now and we opened tomorrow night which accompli. Running out you know one day the 7th of January and the thing with with pantomime is you never quite know what's going to happen from one performance to the next Yeah that's all you've done a few of them now have you ever had a moment where you just thought well I didn't come in I did there's one that sticks out when at the end of the show I do the song sheet and sometimes you bring kids on the style you retain with them and I remember speaking to this little boy and I said I am also who you hit with tonight and the little kid reply I'm here with mommy mommy special friend 0 the 7 God you know really there was Ok let's leave it there. But there are many pretty much sure. We all did that if you get their reaction you just got right that's a little normal for the show that he did. I love it just so spontaneous unlike television which is you know sometimes sober her stern you know is going to be right and you can have it back Q Whereas with Pancho it's it's so open although the stories of a sicko to be told it's so much fun and want to set you before you know and just notice 1st hand that it can be kids 1st you know visit to a theater so it's so important