Tag Archives: Poldark

Cutting It Fine: from Making Out to Poldark, and beyond – the Debbie Horsfield interview

Posted on August 8, 2019 by

Until she took on the most recent screen adaptation of classic Cornish historical literary saga Poldark, writer Debbie Horsfield was best known for a string of Manchester-based dramas. It’s now 30 years since the first of her three series of … Continue reading →

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Sailing at Eight Bells with Fisherman’s Friends – in conversation with Jeremy Brown

Posted on March 8, 2019 by

As Fisherman’s Friends, the original sole men and Cornwall’s best-known occasionally off-shore musical export, head back out on tour, it was high time I hollered ‘Ahoy there’ to arguably their second most recognisable singer, Jeremy Brown. The so-called ‘nemesis of … Continue reading →

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Notes From a Cornish Shed – Another Shedload by Pete Cross – a writewyattuk review

Posted on December 1, 2017 by

Trepiddle’s Finest is back, and it’s like he’s never been away. Perhaps that’s because he hasn’t, but that’s not the point. Pete Cross has a new collection of scribblings out, and now it’s December I’ll throw in my first festive … Continue reading →

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Back and Beyond with The Vapors – the Ed Bazalgette interview

Posted on November 17, 2016 by

  Ed Bazalgette was walking purposefully around central London one dark November afternoon when I caught him on the phone, searching for a quiet spot and a suitable cafe to conduct our interview. He clearly knows his way around, having … Continue reading →

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Helen Dunmore – The Lie

Posted on January 29, 2014 by

We’re already seeing a surfeit of news stories and TV documentaries marking the centenary of the First World War, with the library and bookshop shelves full of related publications. Some are already established classics, some are new spins on past … Continue reading →

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