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Tag Archives: Coventry
Never Gonna Say Goodbye – the Pete Waterman interview
Perhaps you know him best these days for the countless TV appearances as presenter, judge or pundit, from his shows on regional radio in the Midlands, or – going back a bit further – as a club DJ. Alternatively, you … Continue reading
Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music, Railways
Tagged 911, Bananarama, Coventry, Jason Orange, Jerry Dammers, Jonas Blue, Kylie Minogue, Matt Aitken, Mike Stock, Neville Staple, Pete Waterman, Railways, Rick Astley, Stock Aitken Waterman, The Hit Man and Her, The Specials, Warrington, wolverhampton
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Cathy’s Adventures in Wonderland – the Cathy Cassidy interview
In my second feature centred around World Book Day 2015, I talked about Alice, libraries, music, the power of dreams and much more with best-selling children’s writer Cathy Cassidy, in an interview a few days before her WBD appearances at Preston … Continue reading
Here She Comes (again) – The Hazel O’Connor interview
Hazel O’Connor has lived ‘up in the hills’ of County Wicklow for around 25 years now, based just under an hour from Dublin. She has Irish roots, Hazel’s Dad having left Galway for Coventry, where he worked at a local … Continue reading
Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music
Tagged Breaking Glass, Clare Hirst, Coventry, David Bowie, George Michael, Glenn Matlock, Hazel O'Connor, Hugh Cornwell, Ian Dury, Mick Jones, Midge Ure, Phil Daniels, Robert Smith, Sarah Fisher, The Flys, The Rich Kids, The Stranglers, Toyah Willcox, Will You
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More books about chocolate and girls – the Cathy Cassidy feature
WHEN best-selling children’s author Cathy Cassidy called at the University of Central Lancashire recently, writewyattuk’s chief blogger was there to meet her – albeit hiding behind his eldest daughter (who adds her own footnote). I FELT a bit of an … Continue reading
