Howay the Lads!: Interview with Dan Jackson, by Carys Vickers, New Writing North Dan Jackson, North East historian and author of The Northumbrians, is back with Howay the Lads!, a richly detailed celebration of North East England through the eyes of Newc…

Jon Tait – who has a book out early next year entitled ‘Raiders Along The Anglo-Scottish Border – looks at the north’s connection to the Gunpowder Plot. Jason Davidson is a former Cumberland and Westmorland world champion, as was his father, Ken, befor…

North-east set thriller ‘Jackdaw’ is now in cinemas, but ahead of its release Connor Lightbody caught up with its director Jamie Childs to chat about premiering the film in the region, what it’s like to transition from TV to film, and how he got Sam Fende…

With the cost of a night out at an all-time high, Dr Bethany Usher suggests the resurgence of a historic British popular past time – walking the city at night. It is a warm midsummer evening and we have an unexpected offer to babysit. A year ago, we may h…

War has rarely felt so up-close and personal as it does today. Footage of crumbling buildings and horizons being lit up by rocket fire has escaped the evening news and become unremarkable features of our social media feeds as they sit alongside nondescrip…

Claudia Rankine is the author of the acclaimed trilogy on race and whiteness in the US – Don’t Let Me Be Lonely, Citizen and Just Us. Her play The White Card, written before the world turned upside down in 2020, has it’s European premiere at Northern …