Tag Archives: Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Wham! Bam! Thank You, Slade!

Posted on April 30, 2025 by writewyattuk

Fifty years ago this week, Slade were deep into their ‘Thanks for the Memory’ tour, on the back of the release of Slade in Flame, the cult movie about to get the remaster treatment five decades later, back on the … Continue reading →

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Drawing from experience – the Michael Foreman interview

Posted on October 20, 2016 by writewyattuk

  It’s been 55 years since Michael Foreman’s first book was published, yet this genial, engaging septuagenarian author and illustrator retains a major passion for his creative endeavours. Perhaps best known for his evocative drawings in works by former children’s … Continue reading →

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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 →

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Harle and Almond’s essence to fore in The Tyburn Tree

Posted on March 3, 2014 by writewyattuk

I know I’m getting older, I don’t really need reminding. But can it really be 33 years this coming summer since I first heard Soft Cell tackling Northern Soul classic Tainted Love? It was a while before I properly took … Continue reading →

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