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A heady instense tale of passion and being pushed to the limit. Srt on the Northumberland Coast.

A chilling story set in Victorian Newcastle at the inception of the Medical School

Writer Ruth Henderson recounts the poetry and story inspired by her North Shields roots. Recorded at Old Low Light Heritage Centre as part of the Culture Bites @ North Tyneside podcast project.

Recorded at Segedunum Fort and Museum at Wallsend as part of the 'Culture Bites @ North Tyneside' podcast project. The work was produced at a workshop run by RAchel Cochrane and inspired by the journeys of the legendary passenger ship RMS Mauretania. The ship wss built in 1907 in the Swan Hunter shipyard on the River Tyne adjacent to the site of Segedunum.

The writers are:

Tracey Beadle

Tricia Millward

Sue White

Barabara Haswell

Joyce Zensz Snell

Margaret Scraggs

Carole Brailey

Dorothy Massey

Amanda Bloomfield

Louise Parker

Sarah Tovell

Pat Nelson

Sponsored by North Tyneside Counil and Arts Council England

Photo of RMS Mauretania by permission of Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums Reference TWASDS.SWH4PH7660

'The Trip' by Catherine Graham 'Spanish City' by Keith Armstrong 'A Clerihew of Sorts' by Dave Alton 'Amusements - Spanish City' by GF Phillips 'The Spanish City' by Steve Brown 'Spanish City 1955 - Death on the Figure' of Eight by Geoff Holland 'The Last Ride' by Alan C Brown 'Baywheel' by Keith Armstrong 'Middle 30s Summer Comfort' by Trevor Leonard 'Ghost Train to Spanish City' by Dave Alton 'Dodgem Cars' by GF Phillips 'Garcia Lorca in Whitley Bay' by Keith Armstrong 'Recherche du Temps Perdu' by Alan C Brown 'Spanish City - There are Only the Memories' by Geoff Holland 'Like the Spanish City' by Keith Armstrong

Short stories & poetry inspired by St Mary's Island and Whitley Bay, written and read by Elementary Writers and recorded at St Mary's Island, Whitley Bay, part of the 'Culture Bites@North Tyneside' podcast project.

Through a Prism a poem by Harry Gallagher

Letter From Cholera Island a short story by James A Tucker

New Year Resolution a poem by Jean Laurie

The Lighthouse a short story by Kay Stewart

Embracing Life a poem by Jean Laurie

St Mary of the Lighthouse a poem by Harry Gallagher

A word from Victoria Watson who leads Elementary Writers

Sponsored by North Tyneside Council and Arts Council England

Dorothy, May, Margaret and Susan recall their memories and family associations of The Fish Quay, North Shields. Recorded at Old Low Light Heritage Centre situated on The Fish Quay.

From the North Tyneside Podcast Project sponsored by North Tyneside Council and Arts Council England

A tale of shipwreck inspired by the ships' figureheads of the Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade Watch House Museum

A monologue performed by Jill Dellow & Philip Hoffmann

The arrival of a baby can have a profound effect.

From The Underwriters project at Live Theatre, Newcastle

Includes:

Home Tomorrow

Miss Jackson and The Butterfly Cabinet

With music by Bridie Jackson and The Arbour