The last day of May …. and a quick look at what has previously happened on this day in history: 455 Emperor Petronius Maximus is stoned to death by an angry mob while fleeing Rome 1669 Citing deteriorating eyesight, Samuel Pepys made his final diary entry 1859 The clock tower at the Houses of Parliament, which houses Big …
This time 24 years ago I was probably supping on a pint of pina colada, taking in the calming thrum of the steel drums and wondering whether it would be Andy Griffin or Aaron Hughes who’d be the first to conjure up a winning three-letter word (two was the norm) in the insanely competitive poolside …
After a couple of recent diversions – labelled Five Star and Lindisfarne – I had planned to circle back to Studio Five and The Tube for the latest instalment of stories from the Wonfor telly vaults. But following the sad news that Super Gran herself, Gudrun Ure had passed away last week at the impressively …
Bruce Springsteen always could read a room, or in Wednesday night’s case, a soaked football stadium. The near-50,000 crowd at Sunderland’s Stadium of Light had waited patiently for the man they call The Boss and his E Street Band in the kind of mizzling rain that drenches on impact. Having noted the conditions, he opened …
With a general election looming many people will look to box sets for an escape from the constant baby hoisting, grandstanding, finger pointing and lofty promises. Others will be loving every second, and won’t want the daily political intrigue to end with the ten o’clock news. For those in the second camp, I can heartily …
24th May ….. and, before we go any further, a quick look at what has been an interesting day in history: 1487 The ten-year-old Lambert Simnel was crowned as Edward Vi in Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin 1683 The Ashmolean Museum in Oxford opened as the world’s first university museum 1738 John Wesley was converted; effectively launching the Methodist …
Two friends stand on a hillside. Well, they stand bickering on a hillside! And from this viewpoint, somewhere between the Northumberland villages of Allendale and Catton, a rich tale unfolds. These two, Percy and Ro, are full of passion and attitude and enjoy sharing the stories of a huge, unseen cast of Allendale folk. Their …
Three years after its West End premiere, 2:22 A Ghost Story is still thrilling audiences – becoming famous for its headline-catching (and very successful) casting choices including Lily Allen and the North East’s very own Cheryl… and for its slam dunk twist of an ending. A long UK tour has meant the rest of the …
The world’s in a mess what with war, climate change and political upheaval, and the truth, it’s true, has taken a battering of late. What better time then for the launch of a new TV news service, Truth News, fearless ferreter out of the facts? Whatever the response of the fictional viewing public, there was …
I’m a pretty big Stephen King fan, and like all pretty big Stephen King fans I’m painfully aware that his books have a patchy record when it comes to transferring to film and TV. For every Shawshank Redemption there’s a Dreamcatcher and a Cell. For every Green Mile there’s a Firestarter and a Dark Tower. …
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