Podcasts about Catherine Cookson

‘In de stilte van de nacht' heeft alles wat je zoekt in een romantisch drama: onvergetelijke personages en stomende romantiek. Een must-read voor fans van de boeken van Catherine Cookson en Barbara... Uitgegeven door SAGA Egmont Spreker: Machteld van der Gaag

Voor liefhebbers van de historische romantiek van Catherine Cookson en Barbara Cartland. ‘De geur van wilde rozen', vol drama, spanning en liefde, is een opwindend boek dat tot de allerlaatste pagi... Uitgegeven door SAGA Egmont Spreker: Christel Schimmel

In this week's episode, host Kelly-Anne Taylor is joined by TV chefs, Si King and Dave Myers – aka The Hairy Bikers. Dave was born and raised in Barrow-in-Furness, and Si in Kibblesworth County Durham and both brought up in working-class families. They met on the TV set on Catherine Cookson's The Gambling Man – Si was the second assistant director and Dave, head of make-up. It was their united love of motorbikes and good grub that helped launch The Hairy Bikers – but it's not always been an easy ride. In this episode, they discuss low-ratings and the Christmas special that was supposed to be their swan-song, Dave's on-going battle with cancer and why Christmas means so much to them this year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Content warning: Rape and sexual assault will be discussed throughout. Today is a special episode as I have Dr Julie Taddeo and Dr Katherine Byrne joining me to talk about their 2022 book Rape in Period Drama Television: Consent, Myth, and Fantasy. We will be discussing representations of rape in TV shows such as Outlander, Poldark, Harlots, Bridgerton, Banished and more. Dr Julie Taddeo is a Research Professor of British History at the University of Maryland in the USA. She has published multiple books and articles on topics including the Bloomsbury Group and British modernism; the British novelists Catherine Cookson and Anne Perry; Steampunk; and British period drama TV. Dr Katherine Byrne teaches English at Ulster University in Northern Ireland, and has published many books and articles about period drama, Victorian literature and medicine, women's writing, and the Gothic. Thanks again to both of them for joining me! Apologies for the poor audio quality from my mic, I clearly sat in an area of the house with poor wifi, baby podcaster lesson learned! Buy Rape in Period Drama Television: Consent, Myth, and Fantasy: https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781793625854/Rape-in-Period-Drama-Television-Consent-Myth-and-Fantasy See the show notes on the website ⁠amoroushistories.co.uk⁠ Find me on social media; ⁠Instagram⁠, ⁠Facebook⁠, ⁠Twitter ⁠and ⁠YouTube⁠. Drop me an email on amoroushistories@gmail.com ⁠Bookshop.org⁠ UK | Bookshop.org USA Shop: ⁠amoroushistories.bigcartel.com⁠ Donate: buymeacoffee.com/amoroushistpod Track: No Saint, Music by: https://slip.stream/

Milly Johnson was born, raised and still lives in Barnsley, South Yorkshire. A Sunday Times bestseller, she is one of the Top 10 Female Fiction authors in the UK with millions of copies of her books sold across the world. In 2020, she was honoured with the Romantic Novelists' Association's Outstanding Achievement Award and was a featured author in the Reading Agency's Quick Reads and World Book Night campaigns.A writer who champions women and highlights the importance of friendship and community, Milly's characters are celebrations of the strength of the human spirit. Milly's 20th novel, Together, Again, is out now in hardback, eBook and audiobook, and will be published in paperback in March 2023. Milly's Book ChoicesThe Fifteen Streets by Catherine Cookson Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëDumb Witness by Agatha Christie Ed ReviewsThe Tyranny of Faith by Richard Swan Other Books MentionedOur Kate by Catherine CooksonDear Mrs Bird by AJ PearceThe Magnificent Mrs Mayhew by Milly JohnsonWide Sargasso Sea by Jean RhysHeathcliff by David Drum and Jonathan Drake-SummersReturn to Wuthering Heights by Anne L'EstrangePersuasion by Jane AustenOn Writing by Stephen King History Chicks podcast about Charlotte BrontëListener of the Week (Amy Richards from Words & Kisses)The Hating Game by Sally ThorneA special thanks to Debbie Johnson, Veronica Henry and Phillipa Ashley for the guest appearances.You can buy books mentioned in this episode on our Bookshop.org Affiliate page (UK Only). By purchasing here, you support both small bookshops AND our podcast. Keep in touchWe love our listeners, and we want to hear from you. Please leave a review on one of our podcast platforms and chat with us on social media:Twitter: @twolitchicks Instagram: @two_lit_chicks TikTok: @two_lit_chicks Email: hello@twolitchicks.org If you do one thing today, sign up to our newsletter so we can keep you updated with all our news.  If you do two things, leave us a (nice!) review on Itunes.  Thank you so much for listening.  Listeners, we love you.  Two Lit Chicks Podcast is recorded and produced by Your Voice HereSupport the show

Ralph Maughan tells us his Grandfather's story, from a childhood right out of a Catherine Cookson novel to an adult life spent defending miners rights! It's a beautiful story, moving and uplifting. It's a real honour to be able to tell this on our podcast. Plug in your headphones and listen to Ralph tell you about his hero. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/voicesfromthenortheast/message

This week, we sit down with, EJ Harper, scientist turned novelist!She grew up in the North East of England and left to go to university in Nottingham. Home is now a twelfth century mill in South West France.Who or what are your literary influences?For me, the most important aspect of a novel is the emotional journey. I want to shed tears of joy and tears of grief and am in awe of any author that can craft a story with a powerful emotional punch. Maggie O'Farrell's After You'd Gone is the perfect example of this; it tore me apart, as did the achingly beautiful Hamnet.Another emotion is, of course, surprise and there's nothing more delicious than a twist that leaves you reeling. Daphne du Maurier does this beautifully with Rebecca, and so does Sarah Waters with Fingersmith.I've also a soft spot for Irish writers and their wry observations on life; John Boyne's The Heart's Invisible Furies is just about the perfect novel and I unreservedly recommend it to everyone.Tell us about your writing careerI've always loved writing and, following a twenty-five year career in scientific research and communications, finally realised my life-long ambition to write a novel. Early in the process I decided to make it an audiobook complete with a soundtrack. Thus the idea for Lazarus Remembered, my debut novel, was conceived. I'm currently working on my second novel, a psychological drama set in France. I also write short stories and have twice been shortlisted in international competitions. What were the highlights of writing Lazarus RememberedThere were so many! From a writing perspective I remember wrestling with various plot strands and one day, while out walking, suddenly they fell into place. It was an extraordinary eureka moment.Working with Andy was a revelation. Seeing him take a musical phrase and turn it into a song was and is amazing. I still have no idea how he does it.I loved the time in the studio recording the narration, but a particular highlight is Francesca singing Sosban Fach. Late one afternoon we made a spontaneous decision to have her sing it: overnight Andy worked out the melody, Francesca rehearsed it and the next morning a piece of magic was created.Tell us an interesting fact about yourselfWhen I was studying for my PhD, novelist Catherine Cookson and Greggs the Bakers sponsored me to travel to Japan to present my research findings.All content it under copyright. Please do not use/treat as your own. Legal action maybe taken.EJ Harpers contact links.Website: https://lazarusremembered.com/IG: https://www.instagram.com/e.j.harper_author/https://www.facebook.com/lazarusrememberedWarren Adams:Host Warren Adams - Warren Telling TalesWebsite https://www.engagetheatre.com/​​​IG: https://www.instagram.com/warrentelli...​ or https://www.instagram.com/warrenadams...​Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/warren.adams...​Twitter: https://twitter.com/ActorAdamsTikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMe6rx4pj/If your enjoying the content, Like, share and download and please help with any small donation.. See below.You can now support the show through this link.  www.buzzsprout.com/1446487 Just click the the heart shaped coin in the top right hand corner.Or here Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_...​)Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=UF2KW28X2SVPY)

Best-selling romance novelist and Yorkshire lass Milly Johnson talks to us about her biggest writing inspiration, Catherine Cookson. If you haven't read Cookson's books, you've almost certainly seen one of her many, maaaaaaany costume dramas that have been adapted for TV, probably while sick with chicken box circa 1998. We discuss Cookson's first novel, The Fifteen Streets, which tells the story of an Irish Catholic family struggling in the slums of Newcastle. We talk religion, poverty, family, starting your writing career after 40 and mysterious boating accidents See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

If you love Dilly Court and Rosie Goodwin, you'll LOVE Glenda Young's 'amazing novels!' (ITV's This Morning presenter Sharon Marshall) 'In the world of historical saga writers, there's a brand new voice' My Weekly 'She's just a paper mill girl.' Seventeen-year-old Ruth Hardy works long hours at Grange Paper Works, with her younger sister Bea, and spends her free time caring for their ailing parents. Their meagre income barely covers their needs, so when Bea reveals that she is pregnant out of wedlock, Ruth knows even tougher times are ahead. Ruth's hard work at the mill does not go unnoticed and it looks as though luck might turn when she's promoted. But when the arrival of Bea's baby girl ends in tragedy, Ruth is left with no choice but to bring up her niece herself. However, news of Ruth's plan brings a threatening menace close. Although Ruth's friendship with the girls at the mill, and the company of charming railway man, Mick Carson, sustain her, ultimately Ruth bears the responsibility for keeping her family safe. Will she ever find happiness of her own? What readers are saying about Glenda's heartwrenching sagas: 'Better than a Catherine Cookson' 5* reader review 'Wonderful read, full of rich characters, evocative description and a touch of romance' 5* reader review 'Just wanted it to go on forever and read more about the characters and their lives' 5* reader review Praise for Glenda Young: 'I really enjoyed Glenda's novel. It's well researched and well written and I found myself caring about her characters' Rosie Goodwin 'Will resonate with saga readers everywhere...a wonderful, uplifting story' Nancy Revell 'All the ingredients for a perfect saga and I loved Meg; she's such a strong and believable character. A fantastic debut' Emma Hornby 'Glenda has an exceptionally keen eye for domestic detail which brings this local community to vivid, colourful life and Meg is a likeable, loving heroine for whom the reader roots from start to finish' Jenny Holmes 'I found it difficult to believe that this was a debut novel, as "brilliant" was the word in my mind when I reached the end. I enjoyed it enormously, being totally absorbed from the first page. I found it extremely well written, and having always loved sagas, one of the best I've read' Margaret Kaine Look out for Glenda's other compelling sagas, Belle of the Back Streets, The Tuppenny Child, Pearl of Pit Lane and The Girl with the Scarlet Ribbon.

Why did Natt let that Longbottom slip through his fingers? Where was the Sikh empire? Why does Tessa hate the Moomins? Jake Yapp & Natt Tapley & Dr Tessa Dunlop find out in today's Date Fight!

Declan Kiberd on how writers Catherine Cookson, Thomas McCarthy and Frank O'Connor began their love of books in their local libraries and the once stultifying moral censorship of the Irish library system - from 'The University of the People' 2002 series marking the 100th anniversary of Carnegie Libraries in Ireland.

Click here to buy: https://adbl.co/2M0VmQX Can Irene find a new home by the docks? Newly married to dashing RAF officer, Tom, Irene Farley leaves behind her safe countryside life to move in with his family by the docks in South Shields. Little prepares her for the devastation the Jerry bombers have wreaked on the Sixteen Streets or that they would be living under her mother-in-law's roof, alongside Tom's three brothers and two wives! Irene's only escape is her job at the local Wight's Biscuit factory packing up a little taste of home for the brave boys fighting for King and country across the channel. As the threat of war creeps ever closer to the Sixteen Streets, the biscuit factory girls bond together, because no one can get through this war alone... The perfect family saga to read this summer, set on the Newcastle streets that inspired Catherine Cookson's bestselling classic The Fifteen Streets, this is the brand new series for fans of Nancy Revell, Elaine Everest and Daisy Styles.

This week we're exploring the life, legacy and literature of one of the countries best loved authors – Catherine Cookson. We explore her extraordinary life with her biographer, Kathleen Jones. Discover some of the artefacts at the South Shields museum dedicated to preserving her memory. Narrator Elizabeth Proud reminisces about recording Cookson’s novels for the RNIB Talking Books Library. And we immerse ourselves in the harsh realities of the ‘The 15 Streets’.

It's Catherine Cookson Week on RNIB Connect Radio and all week we're celebrating one of the UKs best loved authors and thanking the Catherine Cookson Charitable trust for their continued support of RNIB and the Talking Books service. Today playwright Tom Kelly chats about the musical Tom and Catherine, which charts Catherine Cookson and her husband's 50 year marriage.

Illegitimacy once meant you were a 'bastard'. The MP Caroline Flint wants to know what the word 'illegitimate' means now. Caroline has always been open about her unmarried Mum having her when she was 17 years old and that she had her first son before she got married. Caroline describes her own family's story as a Catherine Cookson novel. There are suspicions that her widowed great-grandmother had an illegitimate child. Her grandmother's older sister had an illegitimate child during WW1 with an American soldier who was brought up as though his mother was his sister. She explores the archives to find out if the stigma has died out with social historian Jane Robinson and discusses the issue with best-selling crime author Martina Cole and fellow MP Jess Phillips. Martina, who is also an ambassador for the single parent families' charity Gingerbread, became a single parent by choice when she was 18 and then again 20 years later. Jess conceived her son when she was 22 and had been with her boyfriend for barely a month. Is the biggest deal today not whether a child is illegitimate but whether she bears her father's surname? Has the cloak of illegitimacy really fallen because daddy is willing to say publicly: she's mine? This programme contains archive clips of the stories of Betty, Ada and Gina from 'The Secret World of Sex: In Disgrace' (1991), sourced from Domino Films, copyright of Testimony Films - http://www.testimonyfilms.com/

Ladey explores the relationship between Author and Reader—the good relationships and the not so good.  She has received some great responses from some Authors in the past, like Catherine Cookson and she shares this story in this podcast. This leads to the best ways to engage more fully with readers. Does an Author have a responsibility to their Readers when they are contacted? As a Reader what sort of response would you like from a favourite Author? As an Author how can you maintain good relationships with your readers? Ladey also explores Beta Reading and Crowd-funding as to how these actions can help Authors.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Kirsty Young celebrates 75 years of Desert Island Discs with some of the wonderful voices in the archive and chooses some of her favourite interviews from her 10 years as presenter. From Dustin Hoffman to Maya Angelou, Stephen Hawking to Victoria Wood, we have glimpses into the castaways' lives and times. Coronation Street stalwart, Betty Driver explains why she chose a song she hates to take with her to the island, Dawn French recalls the infamous 'puddle' scene in the Vicar of Dibley and legendary broadcaster Richard Dimbleby describes his very early days in broadcasting. Cilla Black, interviewed in 1964, describes how her career began, Ian Fleming talks about the early days of James Bond and Louis Armstrong reveals how he first began playing the trumpet. Extracts from the programmes of all the previous presenters - Roy Plomley, Sue Lawley and Sir Michael Parkinson - include the voices of Baroness Barbara Castle, Alfred Wainwright, Russell Harty, Jacqueline de Pre, Catherine Cookson and Lady Thatcher. Kirsty's favourite moments include Noel Gallagher remembering being forced to dance at his wedding, Sarah Millican explaining why she chose the Frog Chorus and Sir David Attenborough's choice of disc - the Lyre Bird. Castaways also explain their choice of luxury, introduce a diverse selection of their choice of discs and describe what they would do to survive on the desert island. Producer: Cathy Drysdale Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra.

Libby Purves meets Si King and Dave Myers - also known as the Hairy Bikers; illustrator Michael Foreman; The Honorable Lady Alexandra Shackleton, granddaughter of Sir Ernest Shackleton and George Hinchcliffe with the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain. Lady Alexandra Shackleton is the granddaughter of Sir Ernest Shackleton. Sir Ernest set up the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, a cross-continent trek that came to be known as the Endurance mission. Endurance departed in August 1914 and by January 1915 it had already become trapped in the Antarctic ice. Two exhibitions document the story - Enduring Eye: The Antarctic Legacy of Sir Ernest Shackleton and Frank Hurley is at the Royal Geographical Society and By Endurance We Conquer: Shackleton and his Men is at the Polar Museum which is part of The Scott Polar Research Institute. The Royal Geographical Society is in Kensington, London and the Polar Museum is based in Cambridge. Michael Foreman is an illustrator and storyteller. His book A Life In Pictures contains previously unseen illustrations from his sketchbooks which give an insight into his inspiration and methodology. Beginning with his childhood in wartime Suffolk, through his early career as a young artist and culminating with his collaborations with authors including Terry Jones and Michael Morpurgo, the book celebrates the places, stories and people that inspired his output. A Life In Pictures is published by Pavilion Children's Books. Painting With Rainbows - A Michael Foreman Exhibition is at Seven Stories - the National Centre for Children's Books in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Si King and Dave Myers are known as The Hairy Bikers. They have written 14 books and celebrated their love of food, travel and motorbikes in a number of TV series. Their latest book, Blood, Sweat and Tyres, tells how two lads from the North East had their childhood challenges and how they met over a curry and a pint on the set of a Catherine Cookson drama. Blood, Sweat and Tyres - The Autobiography is published by Orion Books. George Hinchcliffe is a founder member of the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain which celebrates its 30th anniversary this year. He is also its musical director and arranger. A multi-instrumentalist, he has been playing the ukulele since 1960 and has also played with Mary Wells, Michael Nyman and Brian Eno. The Orchestra has re-released the album (Ever Such) Pretty Girls: 20th Century Punk Classics. Producer: Paula McGinley.

The Boys have the Amazing Amy Victoria-Brooks in her house this Ep. We take a walk down Catherine Cookson's road (I'm surprised it took so long). We learn that sometimes you can stumble across a serious topic by taking a not serious path. This episode will make you laugh and cry and possibly even think. So strap yourself in, it's going to be great!

Cissie Brody kasvab üles talutöölise peres, kus igapäevaelu tähendab pidevat heitlust ellujäämise nimel. Siis aga jätab Inglismaad laastav palavikulaine napilt viieteistkümneaastase tüdruku koos üheksa noorema õe-vennaga vanemateta. Nad tõstetakse rendimajakesest välja lageda taeva alla, peaaegu pennita hinge taga.See jõuline romaan, mille tegevus toimub Victoria-aegses karmis, klassideks jagunenud ühiskonnas, kujutab noort naist, kellel tänu oma arukusele ja otsusekindlusele õnnestub pääseda saatusest, mille sündimine alamklassi talle on määranud, ning saavutada jõukus, austus ja õnn. (Catherine Cookson. Eluase. Loeb Kristi Aule.)

Catherine Cookson is a very successful writer with 61 novels, all in print, to her name. But she was brought up in very poor circumstances on Tyneside by her mother, leaving school at the age of 13. In conversation with Roy Plomley, she talks about her days 'in service', about how she came to run a workhouse laundry, how eventually she became a full-time novelist, and she chooses the eight records she would take to the mythical island.[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]Favourite track: Thora by Adams/Wetherey Book: Her own autobiography Luxury: Piano

Catherine Cookson is a very successful writer with 61 novels, all in print, to her name. But she was brought up in very poor circumstances on Tyneside by her mother, leaving school at the age of 13. In conversation with Roy Plomley, she talks about her days 'in service', about how she came to run a workhouse laundry, how eventually she became a full-time novelist, and she chooses the eight records she would take to the mythical island. [Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs] Favourite track: Thora by Adams/Wetherey Book: Her own autobiography Luxury: Piano