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A heady instense tale of passion and being pushed to the limit.  Srt on the Northumberland Coast.

A chilling story set in Victorian Newcastle at the inception of the Medical School

Writer Ruth Henderson recounts the poetry and story inspired by her North Shields roots.  Recorded at Old Low Light Heritage Centre as part of the Culture Bites @ North Tyneside podcast project .  

Recorded at Segedunum Fort and Museum at Wallsend as part of the 'Culture Bites @ North Tyneside' podcast project.  The work was produced at a workshop run by RAchel Cochrane and inspired by the journeys of the legendary passenger ship RMS Mauretania.  The ship wss built in 1907 in the Swan Hunter shipyard on the River Tyne adjacent to the site of Segedunum. The writers are: Tracey Beadle Tricia M...

'The Trip' by Catherine Graham 'Spanish City' by  Keith Armstrong 'A Clerihew of Sorts' by Dave Alton 'Amusements - Spanish City' by GF Phillips 'The Spanish City' by Steve Brown 'Spanish City 1955 - Death on the Figure' of Eight by Geoff Holland 'The Last Ride' by Alan C  Brown 'Baywheel' by Keith Armstrong 'Middle 30s Summer Comfort' by Trevor Leonard 'Ghost Train to Spanish City' by Dave Alton...

Short stories & poetry inspired by St Mary's Island and Whitley Bay, written and read by Elementary Writers and recorded at St Mary's Island , Whitley Bay, part of the 'Culture Bites@North Tyneside' podcast project . Through a Prism a poem by Harry Gallagher Letter From Cholera Island a short story by James A Tucker New Year Resolution a poem by Jean Laurie The Lighthouse a short story by Kay Stew...

Dorothy, May, Margaret and Susan recall their memories and family associations of The Fish Quay, North Shields.  Recorded at Old Low Light Heritage Centre situated on The Fish Quay. From the North Tyneside Podcast Project sponsored by North Tyneside Council and Arts Council England

A tale of shipwreck inspired by the ships' figureheads of the Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade Watch House Museum

A monologue performed by Jill Dellow & Philip Hoffmann The arrival of a baby can have a profound effect. From The Underwriters project at Live Theatre, Newcastle  

Includes: Home Tomorrow Miss Jackson and The Butterfly Cabinet With music by Bridie Jackson and The Arbour

Stories inspired by Segedunum and Hadrian's Wall from a workshop run by Rachel Cochrane at Segedunum.  Part of the Culture Bite @North Tyneside Podcast Project sponsored by North Tyneside Council and Arts Council England. With work by: Tracey Beadle Dorothy Massey Sarah Tovell Pat Nelson Sue White Tricia Millward Amanda Blomfield Joyce Zensz Snell Barbara Haswell  

Short stories and poetry from Elementary Writers recorded at St Mary's Lighthouse, Whitley Bay as part of the 'Culture Bites at North Tyneside' podcasts project sponsored by North Tyneside Council and Arts Council England Audio Content Wish you Were Here   a poem by Jenny Wilson   My Team a short story by Mike Cockburn If the Earth Didn't Turn a poem by Jean Laurie Spanish City a short story by Ja...

Tales and poetry from the Easington Writers inspired by living in & around Easington: 'A Walk Through Time' a short story by Chris Robinson 'Beacon Hill' a poem by Mavis Farrell 'Dragonslayers' a short story by Terry Dobson 'The First Shift' a poem by Rachael Hewitson-Dixon 'Fear' a short story by Agnes Frain  

Short stories and poetry from The North Pens Writers The Dance a short story by Sarah Hudspeth Winter a tanka by Avril Grundy The Post Room a short story by Katy Wallace Rose Carpet a poem by Geri Poole The Secret a poem by Jan Hewitt These recordings were sponsored by Weardale Area Action Partnership

Words and music inspired by the death of English pastoral composer George Butterworth at The Battle of the Somme 2016 Words by Rachel Cochrane, read by Tom Raine with music by Rosie Cochrane You took up your pencil To hang your notes Upon the wires As crows perch to prophesy A death knell From English Idyll to living hell   You left unfinished songs An ember in the grate Took up club and bayonet A...

Sibling rivalry and a figure from the past creates tensions for the arrangements of a father's funeral.

Audio content: Threshold a poem by Denise Sparrowhawk A Story of Old Door by Michelle Birbeck Give Me the Key to the Door of Your Heart a poem by Chris Robinson Large Victorian Oak Door a short story by Wayne Cook read by Denise Sparrowhawk Romance is Dead a poem by Moira McGreskin and read by Rachel Cochrane The Door by Pauline Long      

Performed by Jill Dellow Originally written and performed for the Underwriters' Project, Live Theatre , Newcastle

A retired Colonel rallies the community against a proposed windfarm The retired Colonel performed by Stan Smith Originally written and performed for The Underwriters project at Live Theatre , Newcastle

Karen performed by Faye Greenwell Originally written and performed for The Underwriters' project, Live Theatre , Newcastle

'Recalled' a short story 'A Trip to Teesside' a short story by Mary N Bell 'Warden Required to Nurture Nature' a poem by Irene Styles

A series of haikus inspired by a tour around the Nissan Sunderland plant This work was created as part of the 'Nissan: 30 Years On' exhibition by writer Rachel Cochrane and photgrapher James Sebright and sponsored by Arts Council England and Durham University . Interspersed with the verse is the language and terminology used in the Nissan Plant, Sunderland expressed in a tannoy sound and read by R...

Stories and poetry inspired by the WW1 collection at the DLI Museum Butcher's Lad Billy by Rachel Cochrane read by Helen J Aitken & inspired by the Sweetheart Pincushion (symbol of healing) typically made by soldiers recuperating in France and sent to sweethearts back home. Pickelhaube by Rachel Cochrane read by Roland Koerner & inspired by the German military pickelhaube helmet worn in the early...

A selection of ghost stories in the tradition of MR James: Pink Suede boots by Mavis Farrell A Quiet Night In by Terry Dobson The Iron Gates by Mavis Farrell The Final Destination by Irene Styles

Dave's work was originally written as part of Helix Arts Creative Progression project Ghost Pigeon performed by Dave Paterson and Drew Foster Body Mapping Looking Back at Crossroads The Fear House Crossroad Blues