Author Archives: writewyattuk

About writewyattuk

This is the online home of author, writer and editor Malcolm Wyatt, who has books on The Jam, Slade and The Clash under his belt and many more writing projects on the go, as well as regularly uploading feature-interviews and reviews right here. These days he's living his best life with his better half in West Cornwall after their three decades together in Lancashire, this Surrey born and bred scribe initially heading north after five years of 500-mile round-trips on the back of a Turkish holiday romance in 1989. Extremely proud of his two grown-up daughters, he's also a foster carer and a dog lover, spending any spare time outside all that catching up with other family and friends, supporting Woking FC, planning adventures and travels, further discovering his adopted county, and seeing as much of this big old world as time allows. He can be contacted at thedayiwasthere@gmail.com and various social media online portals, mostly involving that @writewyattuk handle.

Suits you, Frank – in conversation with Frank Skinner

Posted on April 5, 2014 by writewyattuk

As West Midlands stand-up comic, actor, writer, DJ and TV presenter Frank Skinner set off on a major 35-date UK tour following a successful theatre run in London, writewyattuk managed an audience with him – and got to tackle everything … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Comedy & Theatre | Tagged Absolute Radio, Conleth Hill, David Baddiel, Dr Who, Elvis Presley, Fantasy Football League, Frank Skinner, Man in a Suit, Room 101, The Fall, Tom Finney, West Bromwich Albion, Woking, World Cup | 7 Comments

Miles Kane / Telegram – Preston 53 Degrees (March 31, 2014)

Posted on April 1, 2014 by writewyattuk

My heart went out to Telegram on Monday, on the last night of their stint with Miles Kane yet still having to work their respective butts off to win over a partisan home crowd. This happening Anglo-Welsh outfit may already … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged 53 Degrees, Alex Turner, Arctic Monkeys, Birkenhead, Meols, Miles Kane, paul weller, Preston, Roxy Music, Telegram | Leave a comment

I concede for Miles – on the line with the happening Miles Kane

Posted on March 29, 2014 by writewyattuk

There’s a bit of a stir being created about Miles Kane at the moment, this affable lad from Birkenhead making a big impression on audiences around the UK and beyond. He’s certainly put the leg-work in over recent years too, … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged Alex Turner, Andy Partridge, Arctic Monkeys, Beady Eye, Ian Broudie, Last of the Shadow Puppets, Liam Gallagher, Little Flames, Miles Kane, Noel Gallagher, paul weller, Rascals, Telegram | 2 Comments

Hollow Horse riding to success in the Valley – just ask Midge and Dodgy

Posted on March 28, 2014 by writewyattuk

For those of us based in the North West, thoughts of Lancashire’s Ribble Valley might bring to mind an area rich in heritage and quaint market towns, among a scenic backdrop of lush hills and fells. But while there’s no … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged Carl Barrow, Dodgy, Elbow, Guy Garvey, Hurst Green, Ian McNabb, Icicle Works, Midge Ure, Nick Harper, Ribble Valley, Ribchester, The Travelling Band | 5 Comments

Creative twists on children’s fiction – a writewyattuk book review special

Posted on March 26, 2014 by writewyattuk

In which writewyattuk runs the rule over three recent publications offering a creative twist on established children’s fiction – with great success. Back in my school days, I’d have loved poring over books of the quality of Mick Manning and … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio | Tagged Bali Rai, Barrington Stoke, Bloomsbury, Brita Granstrom, Coventry, Frances Lincoln, Leicester, Mick Manning, My Uncle's Dunkirk, Old Dog New Tricks, Ray Lowry, Sarah Crossan, The Beatles, The Weight of Water | 2 Comments

Still singing and playing the blues – the Tom McGuinness interview

Posted on March 21, 2014 by writewyattuk

Uh-huh … it was The Manfreds’ Tom McGuinness on the phone, speaking from his home in Cambridgeshire before his latest UK tour. And as well as covering this veteran guitarist and songwriter’s days in Manfred Mann, The Blues Band, McGuinness … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged Eric Clapton, Gallagher & Lyle, Manfred Mann, McGuinness Flint, Paul Jones, Pretty Flamingo, Ray Davies, The Blues Band, The Manfreds, Tom McGuinness, When I'm Dead and Gone | 1 Comment

Once upon a Tyne … Seven Stories’ secret of success worth sharing

Posted on March 15, 2014 by writewyattuk

In a further feature linking in with World Book Day (which seems to last at least a week these days), writewyattuk reports back on a recent family day out at Seven Stories in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Despite all the hard work over … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio | Tagged children's fiction, Enid Blyton, Judith Kerr, Mog, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Robert Westall, Sebastian Walker, Seven Stories, The Tiger Who Came To Tea | 7 Comments

Authors’ roadshow proves books still have a bright future

Posted on March 14, 2014 by writewyattuk

When The Biggest Bookshow on Earth On Tour dropped by at the King George’s Hall in Blackburn earlier this week, writewyattkuk was there to savour the atmosphere. While cynics might suggest it made perfect financial sense to invite some of the UK’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio | Tagged Alex T Smith, Biggest Bookshow on Earth, Blackburn, Cathy Cassidy, children's fiction, Curtis Jobling, Jonathan Meres, Laura Dockrill, Lauren St John, World Book Day | Leave a comment

After the storm and under the floodlights with Woking: from the Shay to the International, via the Humber and the Hoe

Posted on March 9, 2014 by writewyattuk

As renowned meteorologist Robert Plant once put it, “If it keeps on raining, the levee’s going to break”. And a couple of months ago that might well have been the case in my old neck of the woods in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Football, sport | Tagged aldershot Town, Garry Hill, Gateshead, Halifax Town, Hyde, Ipswich Town, Jack Marriott, Josh Payne, Kieran Murtagh, North Ferriby United, Scott Rendell, Woking | 1 Comment

Boycie’s Bonus – the John Challis interview

Posted on March 8, 2014 by writewyattuk

Cards on the table first. Only Fools and Horses – classic comedy. Up there with the very best of British. I’ll add Dad’s Army in that bracket too. That wondrous combination of superb character acting and top-notch writing. Hats off to … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Comedy & Theatre | Tagged Boycie, Dad's Army, Dr Who, James Beck, John Challis, John Sullivan, Oliver Reed, Only Fools and Horses, Roger Lloyd Pack, Sir Donald Wolfit, Sue Holderness, The Beatles | 1 Comment