Stories inspired by Segedunum and Hadrian's Wall from a workshop run by Rachel Cochrane at Segedunum. Part of the Culture Bite @North Tyneside Podcast Project sponsored by North Tyneside Council and Arts Council England.

With work by:

Tracey Beadle

Dorothy Massey

Sarah Tovell

Pat Nelson

Sue White

Tricia Millward

Amanda Blomfield

Joyce Zensz Snell

Barbara Haswell

Short stories and poetry from Elementary Writers recorded at St Mary's Lighthouse, Whitley Bay as part of the 'Culture Bites at North Tyneside' podcasts project sponsored by North Tyneside Council and Arts Council England

Audio Content

Wish you Were Here a poem by Jenny Wilson

My Team a short story by Mike Cockburn

If the Earth Didn't Turn a poem by Jean Laurie

Spanish City a short story by James Wilson

It's Grim Up North a poem by Harry Gallagher

Famous Five a short story by Moira Conway

An interview with Adam Kelsey, Manger of the visitor centre, St Mary's Island

Tales and poetry from the Easington Writers inspired by living in & around Easington:

'A Walk Through Time' a short story by Chris Robinson

'Beacon Hill' a poem by Mavis Farrell

'Dragonslayers' a short story by Terry Dobson

'The First Shift' a poem by Rachael Hewitson-Dixon

'Fear' a short story by Agnes Frain

Short stories and poetry from The North Pens Writers

The Dance a short story by Sarah Hudspeth

Winter a tanka by Avril Grundy

The Post Room a short story by Katy Wallace

Rose Carpet a poem by Geri Poole

The Secret a poem by Jan Hewitt

These recordings were sponsored by Weardale Area Action Partnership

Words and music inspired by the death of English pastoral composer George Butterworth at The Battle of the Somme 2016

Words by Rachel Cochrane, read by Tom Raine with music by Rosie Cochrane

You took up your pencil

To hang your notes

Upon the wires

As crows perch to prophesy

A death knell

From English Idyll to living hell

You left unfinished songs

An ember in the grate

Took up club and bayonet

Alongside rough hewn mining men

They dug you a trench

Named it in your honour

You wrote to their wives and mothers

The Durham Lads in their hundreds

That will never grow old

Head above the parapet

And as you fall

In Munster Alley

A final refrain

Your fingers twitch

Upon the mud

To play it out

In silence

Sibling rivalry and a figure from the past creates tensions for the arrangements of a father's funeral.

Audio content:

Threshold a poem by Denise Sparrowhawk

A Story of Old Door by Michelle Birbeck

Give Me the Key to the Door of Your Heart a poem by Chris Robinson

Large Victorian Oak Door a short story by Wayne Cook read by Denise Sparrowhawk

Romance is Dead a poem by Moira McGreskin and read by Rachel Cochrane

The Door by Pauline Long

Performed by Jill Dellow

Originally written and performed for the Underwriters' Project, Live Theatre, Newcastle

A retired Colonel rallies the community against a proposed windfarm

The retired Colonel performed by Stan Smith

Originally written and performed for The Underwriters project at Live Theatre, Newcastle

Karen performed by Faye Greenwell

Originally written and performed for The Underwriters' project, Live Theatre, Newcastle