Shows
listenupnorthEmily Inspires! writing competitonSuffragette Emily Davison was fatally wounded under the King's racehorse at The Epsom Derby. To commemorate the centenary of her death & to celebrate her Northumberland roots, listenupnorth.com ran a writing competition with Northumberland County Council & Greater Morpeth Development Trust sponsored by the Arts Council England Listen to the winning entries
2022-05-1113 min
listenupnorthThe Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge CompetitionEnjoy short stories & poetry from the winning entries of our national writing competition. A collaboration between listenupnorth.com & Writers’ Block NE
2022-05-1135 min
listenupnorthG.F. Phillips RememberedFeaturing the work of the late North East writer G.F. Phillips, a writer I first met and recorded through Keith Armstrong and Northern Voices Community projects. This collection of Gordon's work was taken from recordings made for listenupnorth 2010-2013. I knew him as a gentle and perceptive man, drawing on astute and sensitive observations for his writing. Through his work we often felt the raw plight of others, with other pieces, a mischievous dry humour and irony. Gordon leaves us a legacy of fantastic written work and through listenupnorthhe leaves his voice. Po...
2017-03-1718 min
listenupnorth027 Agnes's Bench a short story by Sue White (3:34)A short story by Northumberland writer Sue White set on the banks of the River Wear and recorded at a writing retreat run by Rachel Cochrane at Gibside National Trust, Rowlands Gill. It was inspired by the radio play Benchmark written by Rachel Cochrane which is also available as a podcast on listenupnorth.
2016-09-1003 min