Category Archives: Books Films, TV & Radio

From horror and history to witches and YA fiction – the James Dawson interview

Posted on November 25, 2012 by writewyattuk

When London-based teen/YA author James Dawson hit Lancashire for a whistle-stop tour of three South Ribble teaching establishments to mark the 400th anniversary of the Pendle Witch Trials, writewyattuk was there to meet him. The Yorkshire-born and bred writer was … Continue reading →

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Remembering England’s Evelyn

Posted on November 11, 2012 by writewyattuk

IT’S difficult to know where to start when it comes to a suitable Remembrance weekend tribute to all those who died in military service protecting our freedom. But I’ve chosen a distinguished England international footballer and schoolteacher who grew up … Continue reading →

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Permission to pay a tribute, sir!

Posted on November 8, 2012 by writewyattuk

I was on a London Media Workshops ‘Writing Television Comedy’ course in my late teens, led by the great Jimmy Perry – the actor-turned-writer who teamed up with David Croft and wrote It Ain’t Half Hot Mum, Hi-de-Hi! and You … Continue reading →

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The relentless search for our favourite 30 family reads

Posted on November 2, 2012 by writewyattuk

A few weeks ago, the Wyatt family (Northern branch) was asked to get involved in Lancashire Libraries’ Reading Families* project. And as a regular Leyland Library customer since my girls were tots, and a keen supporter of The Bookseller‘s Fight for … Continue reading →

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Tales of witchcraft – from 1612 to 2012

Posted on November 1, 2012 by writewyattuk

To mark the 400th anniversary of the Pendle witch trials – and in the week of All Hallows, ghouls, ghosts, witches, wizards and those things that go bump in the night – writewyattuk looks at two new children’s/young adult publications … Continue reading →

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Welcome to the 21st century, FIFA … now wake up to racism

Posted on October 25, 2012 by writewyattuk

RATHER than suffer the highlights of England’s World Cup qualifying draw with Poland last week, I watched BBC genealogy documentary series Who Do Yo Think You Are? as John Barnes jetted off to Jamaica to learn about his family’s part in the … Continue reading →

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Pain game reaches a whole new level

Posted on October 24, 2012 by writewyattuk

FORGET EL James. If you get pleasure from the pain of others, you need look no further than the 13-man football code. For rugby league, judging by the 2012 Super League Grand Final, is a sport where you might end … Continue reading →

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A tribute to a true sports fan, cancer battler and charity campaigner

Posted on October 24, 2012 by writewyattuk

So many of us go through life aiming to commit our life stories to print, yet so few manage to get past the hurdles involved before publication. Yet that changed somewhat with the advent of the e-book and recent strides … Continue reading →

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“There’s a storm coming up!”

Posted on October 16, 2012 by writewyattuk

As I’m writing this, the wind’s howling, the rain’s swirling, leaves are taking flight and making paths treacherous, and the homemade wooden contraption in the front-room chimney breast – designed to avoid sudden downfalls on the hearth – is clunking … Continue reading →

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Paralympic party proves perfect finale

Posted on September 10, 2012 by writewyattuk

You know that feeling when a party’s still going strong but you’re contemplating sloping off while things are still on a high? That was London 2012 for me. I couldn’t get too enthused ahead of part two of the proceedings – … Continue reading →

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