The Picture and Photos we mentioned can all be viewed on Adrian's Website at Seeing The North

This is the final Episode of Series One. We have had a blast doing these Podcasts and we hope you have enjoyed them as much as we have. Special thanks go to the Woodhorn Colliery Museum for allowing us to record in their fantastic space, and very special thanks to Vicky Jones one of the staff who was a modern version of the Pitmen Painters as she was studying for a history degree and shared her ambition to write about her home town and Ashington and the history of the North East. Her Grandad was an Ashington Miner and she gave us such a great tour!

You can view the the Theodore Major interview here.  The Robson Green ITV documentary is very good about the Pitmen Painters you can see that here 

We are taking a break to pursue other projects until May but there will be all sorts of extra and bonus material posted here in the mean time and please share the episodes you like with your friends. Remember it might seem Grim Up North but it is really Rich Up North! Matt and Adrian 

The opening jingle in order contains Coronation Street - Life on Mars - Dinner Ladies - Auf Wiedersehen, Pet - The Royal Family - The Last of the Summer Wine - Shameless - Peter Kay's Car Share and Kes. With thanks to Steve Waters https://research-portal.uea.ac.uk/en/persons/steve-waters for all his time and insights.  Thanks too to Eva Scott.  This is a link to her next production. https://www.royalexchange.co.uk/whats-on-and-tickets/betty-a-sort-of-musical. 

With many thanks to Julie Milne, Chief Curator of the  Laing Art Gallery in Newcastle upon Tyne for her time and most enjoyable tour of the Lindisfarne Gospels exhibition. You can see them until 3rd December at https://laingartgallery.org.uk/whats-on/lindisfarne-gospels   Also thanks to all the unsuspecting souls we shoved a microphone visiting the Angel of the North. 

With thanks to the makers of Get Carter. Matt and Adrian would also like to say a huge thank you to A. A. Dhand and Lesley McEvoy, both great crime writers for a fantastic conversation about Northern Noir. You can find their books on all good online booksellers and in all good bookshops. Credit also to the Red Riding Trilogy and to the wonderful Happy Valley that is about to go into a third season. You can comment and enter the conversation with Matt and Adrian at [email protected] or on our facebook page https://www.facebook.com/groups/1630818283956087  

Many thanks to Chris Peace and Kate Flannery - in the interview Kate's is the first voice you hear, followed by Chris. They are from the Orgreave Truth & Justice Campaign https://otjc.org.uk We wish them well in all their work.

Thanks also to Lesley Boulton for taking us back to Orgreave and telling us the story of that day.

We also want to acknowledge John Harris who took the photo we discussed. Here is a link to a photographic essay about the strike and the day. The Miners Strike - A Photo Essay

Gratitude to Harry Paterson for his interview with us. His book Look Back in Anger is widely available. His website is worth a good look. https://harrypaterson.com 

Thanks as always to the KLF for Grim Up North, and to Billy Bragg for such a great rendition of Joe Hill's There is Power in a Union. 

You can comment, give us feedback, share your own stories with us at [email protected] or visit us on our facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/1630818283956087

Matt's blog can be read at https://mattcarr.substack.com

Adrian's Website is www.adriangrscott.com 

To contact Matt and Adrian with thoughts comments and your own 'not so grim up north' moments write to [email protected]

The books mentioned are Love on the Dole by Walter Greenwood, English Journey by J B Priestley, and The Road to Wigan Pier by George Orwell. 

Special thanks to Richard Blair, George Orwell's son for giving us an interview and being so kind with his time. Thanks also to Benedict Cooper from the Orwell Society for helping us to set up the interview. https://orwellsociety.com

Here are some links to the clips we used 

Walter Greenwood https://waltergreenwoodnotjustloveonthedole.com/walter-greenwood-the-kersal-flats-co-uk-interview-1973/?fbclid=IwAR0gYa0vtR-lmX7P-qHW5RwYWQSB0JZFOdcu5OjFNGbkLRFZYSXbRn4-BhQ

J B Priestly https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkloVLeAtiY

The Film of Love on the Dole https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBHHOm8CbYg

Here is a link tot he Bill Brandt photograph Coal Searcher Going Home to Jarrow 1937 https://www.moma.org/collection/works/53508

With thanks again to the KLF for the theme music. https://open.spotify.com/artist/6dYrdRlNZSKaVxYg5IrvCH/discography/all?pageUri=spotify:album:1kJY7mRPwF5eJOf8DMZdwa

If you want to join our conversation about the North you can email us at [email protected] Brian Groom's book- Northerners: A History, from the Ice Age to the Present Day is published by Harper North. With many thanks to the band The KLF for allowing us to use their track It's Grim Up North as our opening jingle and in the podcast. Also thanks to all the people we spoke to on the streets of Sheffield for their kind participation. Matt Carr writes a great blog called Matt Carr's Infernal Machine at https://mattcarr.substack.com Adrian Scott has his own podcast and that and his other works can be found at www.adriangrscott.com