AUTHOR & PUBLIC SPEAKER ON THE HISTORY AND CULTURE OF TYNESIDE & NORTH EAST ENGLAND; CONTRIBUTOR TO TELEVISION DOCUMENTARIES
(Newcastle upon Tyne: Tyne Bridge Publishing, 2006):
Author of Hidden Newcastle an illustrated history looking at the forgotten and lesser-known
surviving artefacts of the history of Newcastle upon Tyne - No.1 North East Regional Best-Seller
(The Journal/Waterstones) Nov-Dec 1995. Preview from The Journal (July 1993); review (Oct. 1995)
(Newcastle upon Tyne: Newcastle City Libraries, 1995). Buy on Amazon
Author of The Story of the People's and illustrated history of the People's Theatre,
Newcastle upon Tyne (Newcastle upon Tyne: Newcastle City Libraries, 1991)
Story about The Story of the People's from The Journal newspaper.
Chris gives public talks and lectures on the history and culture of North East England. These
have included talks at Newcastle Central Library on:
and at the Laing Art Gallery on:
Chris has appeared in a number of TV documentaries, including:
Expert contributor on the history of the People's Theatre in Inside Out, BBC 1 North East (Feb 2011)
(ITV3, September 2007)
Expert contributor on the history of Newcastle upon Tyne and Victorian Music Hall artiste
George "Champagne Charlie" Leybourne in Inside Out (BBC1 North East, January 2007)
Expert contributor on the history of Newcastle upon Tyne in four episodes of Ant and Dec's History of Tyneside
(ITV1, October 2006 & DVD) Link to Youtube clip here (I'm about 2 mins in)
