In this special episode of Northern Voices, award-winning novelist and fellow Pityakker Benjamin Myers joins me to discuss his new novel, Jesus Christ Kinski. We delve into pretty much his entire backlist of novels, writing in the dialect of the North East coalfields and why English authors need to take more risks in their writing.

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Music credit: 'Water of Tyne' performed by Edinburgh University Brass Band (2009) arranged by Jack Stobbs, edited and scored for brass band by David Dye. Used with kind permission of the publisher, arranger and performers.