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And a huge thanks to our host this morning, the managing director here at @PlayhouseDerry Kieran Griffiths. It was great to broadcast from your beautiful stage

Thanks to @AllegriDerry who came to record with us yesterday ahead of the programme tomorrow. Great to hear from Orchestra North West and the choir

The health minister @RobinSwannMoH tells @BBCgmu there are ‘ongoing conversations’ between health and #education about #schools returning in January. But no clarity yet (on the last day of term for many)

Here is @DylanReid01 performing Shallow for us on @bbcgmu this morning. (Sorry for the video quality but it’s dark in the theatre). He’ll be back on before 9

Thanks to @DylanReid01 and @GaryCrossan for coming to the @PlayhouseDerry to chat to us this morning.

We’re talking about the the role the arts play in the community in the North West with reps from @EchoEchoDance @IYSCircus and Studio 2

How will the arts recover after the Covid pandemic? We’re here in @PlayhouseDerry to find out what support has been offered

@rabdon1964 @BBCgmu @TaggartJoel @PlayhouseDerry Thousands of people in NI work in this industry. A lot of them haven’t had a job since March. We think their stories are worth hearing. Happy Christmas.

Lots more to come on the programme this morning from @SJBretty AKA Nurse Dolly and @robbeorn at @PlayhouseDerry

We’ll be talking about funding for the arts with @MarkHDurkan who has joined us here at @PlayhouseDerry @SDLPlive

We’ve lots of guests joining us here at @PlayhouseDerry including Cath McBride from @IYSCircus

We’ll be talking a lot more about this after 7am with @MarkHDurkan and @robbeorn live from @PlayhouseDerry

We can report that it’s a lovely morning in the North West.

About to go live at ⁦@PlayhouseDerry⁩ for ⁦@BBCgmu⁩ on restrictions, and the long term impact on drama, music, film, gigs, venues, singing, dance...and just about everything else.

The show must go on! @bbcgmu is live at the @PlayhouseDerry We’ll be talking about restrictions and the future of the arts industry @SJBretty @TaggartJoel

ICYMI: What is going on around the Executive table? Will restrictions be extended or will some places be allowed to open? Listen again to our interview with @DUPLeader Arlene Foster to find out it all might mean for you! @BBCNewsNI @csbuckler @SJBretty bbc.in/3lkvQpR

INTERVIEW ALERT: Current coronavirus restrictions in NI will expire tomorrow night but it's still not clear if they will be extended. After a late night meeting there still isn't clarity. We'll be speaking to @DUPLeader Arlene Foster just after 8am.

.@DonaldTrump takes to the podium at the White House to tell his supporters that "we're winning Pennsylvania by a tremendous amount" #USElection @BBCgmu @BBCNewsNI

.@realDonaldTrump is due to make a statement shortly at the White House. Listen to it live on @BBCgmu and follow all the latest #USElection developments at: bbc.in/384mWca