of culture. that was back in 2013 —— derry. the uk government created this award because of the success that the european capital of culture had y did help change perceptions of that city. that year, they brought in pavarotti to perform in glasgow. they went the bighearted is. what they are trying to do in hull this year is make it home—grown, bring back people who are sons and daughters of hull to come and perform, the likes of richard bean, he will be performing, he has written a new plate which will be performed. we are now getting a countdown on the screens that says 2016 05. i think we have 50 seconds to go. they often linger time on the screens, i can tell you that! we are now one 2021 and i have an exact what! hull, you are not fooling me with your time! —— i have an exact watch. to sum up what i was saying, the hope is that it will do for hull what it did for glasgow and liverpool when they were the capital of culture for europe. and both those cities have really undergone regeneration, places where the arts have thrived. that is a belief of what could happen here. on the screens they have a dramatic pink clock, lying a