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The North East of England. Home to the Geordies, the Mackems, the Pit-Yakkers, the Poolies and the Smoggies.
About 3 million of us occupy this canny little place: filled with vast history, heritage, and – unfortunately – reality TV horrors.
Our hometowns are portrayed to the watching world through the mining villages of Billy Elliott, Catherine Cookson prose, or the Fanta-faced sex beasts of Geordie Shore. It’s a wonder the rest of Europe know there’s any normal inhabitants in these once Viking-invaded lands.
Still, some marvellous wonders have risen from this old chunk of Britain: Mr Bean is from Durham; Sting from Northumberland; Lucozade was originally made in a small chemist in Newcastle… and of course, there’s Greggs. It was Geordie music producer Chas Chandler who first discovered Jimi Hendrix and brought him to Newcastle and George Stephenson – the “Father of Railways” – who built the first inter-city railway line.
The North East of England. Home to the Geordies, the Mackems, the Pit-Yakkers, the Poolies and the Smoggies.
About 3 million of us occupy this canny little place: filled with vast history, heritage, and – unfortunately – reality TV horrors.
Our hometowns are portrayed to the watching world through the mining villages of Billy Elliott, Catherine Cookson prose, or the Fanta-faced sex beasts of Geordie Shore. It’s a wonder the rest of Europe know there’s any normal inhabitants in these once Viking-invaded lands.
Still, some marvellous wonders have risen from this old chunk of Britain: Mr Bean is from Durham; Sting from Northumberland; Lucozade was originally made in a small chemist in Newcastle… and of course, there’s Greggs. It was Geordie music producer Chas Chandler who first discovered Jimi Hendrix and brought him to Newcastle and George Stephenson – the “Father of Railways” – who built the first inter-city railway line.
- 4/7/2014
- by Nina Cresswell
- Obsessed with Film
Congratulations to Ant & Dec, who celebrate 25 years in showbusiness together this year.
The dynamic (and diminutive) duo first hit our small screens in Byker Grove and have gone on to become a fixture of prime-time telly viewing with Bgt and their Saturday Night Takeaway.
We celebrate Ant & Dec's career successes - from paintballing to motorboating - below:
1. He can't see man!
"He can't see man!!" Dec points out the obvious as Ant lies blinded by paint after an illegal paintballing contest on Byker Grove.
2. Not stable...
Dec makes an earnest-looking stable boy in his sadly uncredited appearance in an adaptation of Catherine Cookson's The Cinder Path in '94.
3. Ant & Dec knighted
Ant & Dec dressed as knights at Knebworth House. Just because.
4. Let's Get Ready...
It's the Geordie answer to the Blues Brothers (sort of), as the duo perform as Pj & Duncan at the Royal Albert Hall back in 1996.
5. Trio of TV fun
Ant,...
The dynamic (and diminutive) duo first hit our small screens in Byker Grove and have gone on to become a fixture of prime-time telly viewing with Bgt and their Saturday Night Takeaway.
We celebrate Ant & Dec's career successes - from paintballing to motorboating - below:
1. He can't see man!
"He can't see man!!" Dec points out the obvious as Ant lies blinded by paint after an illegal paintballing contest on Byker Grove.
2. Not stable...
Dec makes an earnest-looking stable boy in his sadly uncredited appearance in an adaptation of Catherine Cookson's The Cinder Path in '94.
3. Ant & Dec knighted
Ant & Dec dressed as knights at Knebworth House. Just because.
4. Let's Get Ready...
It's the Geordie answer to the Blues Brothers (sort of), as the duo perform as Pj & Duncan at the Royal Albert Hall back in 1996.
5. Trio of TV fun
Ant,...
- 2/22/2014
- Digital Spy
High bids expected for James Bond's autogyro in a business which has proved handy for Tyneside and Teesside
One of the unusual specialities of north eastern England is toy auctions, with Vectis of Stockton on Tees the largest auctioneers of children's discarded playthings in the world.
Through prosperity and recession alike, they have sold over £80 million worth of secondhand model cars, dollies and the like since 1997 and have 55,000 customers on their international database.
The firm's chairman Bryan Goodall is also the man behind Saltburn-by-the-Sea's Artsbank, a converted bank which now showcases and sells the work of the many artists who like living on Teesside. These famously include the Master of Drawing at Eton College, Ian Burke, who comes from the area and is a termly boarder down south from his home and studio up on the North York Moors.
Vectis do not have the market to themselves, however, and the...
One of the unusual specialities of north eastern England is toy auctions, with Vectis of Stockton on Tees the largest auctioneers of children's discarded playthings in the world.
Through prosperity and recession alike, they have sold over £80 million worth of secondhand model cars, dollies and the like since 1997 and have 55,000 customers on their international database.
The firm's chairman Bryan Goodall is also the man behind Saltburn-by-the-Sea's Artsbank, a converted bank which now showcases and sells the work of the many artists who like living on Teesside. These famously include the Master of Drawing at Eton College, Ian Burke, who comes from the area and is a termly boarder down south from his home and studio up on the North York Moors.
Vectis do not have the market to themselves, however, and the...
- 10/4/2012
- by Martin Wainwright
- The Guardian - Film News
Whether it’s great new rom-coms like One Day and Crazy Stupid Love, such classics as Brief Encounter and Wuthering Heights or box sets including Cold Feet and the complete Catherine Cookson Collection, you’ll love the great selection of film and TV gift ideas for Valentine’s at hmv stores and hmv.com this year.
We have a selection of fabulous Blu-rays from HMV’s Valentine’s Day selection to give way to our readers including Crazy Stupid Love, One Day, Eat Pray Love, Friends With Benefits and Just Go For It.
Here’s what you can (please note the screenshots are the Dvds but the Blu-rays are on offer as prizes);
All you need to do for your chance of winning the Blu-rays is email contest@obsessedwithfilm.com with the e-mail header HMV Valentine’s Day. Make sure you leave your full name and address. Winners will be...
We have a selection of fabulous Blu-rays from HMV’s Valentine’s Day selection to give way to our readers including Crazy Stupid Love, One Day, Eat Pray Love, Friends With Benefits and Just Go For It.
Here’s what you can (please note the screenshots are the Dvds but the Blu-rays are on offer as prizes);
All you need to do for your chance of winning the Blu-rays is email contest@obsessedwithfilm.com with the e-mail header HMV Valentine’s Day. Make sure you leave your full name and address. Winners will be...
- 2/9/2012
- by Matt Holmes
- Obsessed with Film
London, Feb 3: Book readers in Britain have lost their affection for love stories in favour of action packed thrillers and gritty crime novels, library lending figures have shown.
According to experts, the shift over the last decade could be linked to a feeling that life is more serious and precarious because of the September 11 attacks and the economic downturn.
The death of Catherine Cookson may also have had an effect.
"In the decade following 9/11, I believe crime fiction has become more important in people's lives," the Telegraph quoted Lee Child, the British thriller writer of the Jack Reacher novels as saying.
"It gratifies their desire for safety and security and the rule of law, because at the end.
According to experts, the shift over the last decade could be linked to a feeling that life is more serious and precarious because of the September 11 attacks and the economic downturn.
The death of Catherine Cookson may also have had an effect.
"In the decade following 9/11, I believe crime fiction has become more important in people's lives," the Telegraph quoted Lee Child, the British thriller writer of the Jack Reacher novels as saying.
"It gratifies their desire for safety and security and the rule of law, because at the end.
- 2/3/2012
- by Meeta Kabra
- RealBollywood.com
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