Dr John Cameron Hartley

'Britannia once both far and near
For common sense was famous;
But now, surrounding states we hear,
Call her an ignoramus.'

John Stagg, 'An Elegy on the Death of Johanna Southcott'
'The Minstrel of the North'
(2nd edition, Mark Wardle, Manchester, 1816).

Me too (that, & the moles, the rats, & the 'epicurean worms').

John Stagg: The Minstrel of the North with John Hartley This talk introduces the life and work of poet John Stagg

This weekend, we're joined by John Hartley to talk about the Cumbrian poet John Stagg. Most famous perhaps for writing one of the earliest vampire poems! Join us at 10am or 7pm British time

10 - www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1018518124...

7 - www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1018519217...

This magazine page from December 26, 1930, features listener thoughts on radio broadcasts, including letters about the six Brandenburg Concertos, announcements, dance bands, church bells, and the pronunciation of Kenya. There are articles on William Barrand, technical staff, Gillie Potter, James Agate, Gershom Parkington, Hugh Walpole, and children's services. The page also includes an article by Dr. Sanford Terry on Bach's Cantatas. Editorial featuring: Bach's Cantatas Dancing with tears in my eyes Ernest Procter Gershom Parkington Gillie Potter Hugh Walpole If Jack Payne James Agate Luther Osbert Sitwell Other Days Plays and the Theatre Sanford Terry The six Brandenburg Concertos Toy Town William Barrand

#Christmas 1930 Radio Times: Editorial featuring Bach's Cantatas; Dancing with tears in my eyes; Other Days; Toy Town; Plays and the Theatre; If; The six Brandenburg Concertos; Ernest Procter; Luther; Jack Payne and more

READ: https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/page/41b1be4ea862456ea9236f90420b8a8b?page=8

She had me in tears in Bennett's 'A Woman of No Importance' (1982), reminded me so much of my mother.

That's a lovely tribute Colin.
We saw him perform with Roger McGough sometime in the 80s, first poem they did was Edwin Morgan's 'The First Men on Mercury'.
Can't find my favourite poems of his online, I'll have to fish out my copy of 'The Mersey Sound'!

Haha!
Let us know what you think.
Slightly tangential, but my brother-in-law reads 'Jack Reacher' books, & finds it hilarious that everyone who encounters the character instantly has an internal monologue estimating Reacher's height & weight.

Cover of the book 'Wigton and the Solway: Times of Change', by Trevor Grahamslaw. The cover illustration is a black & white etching of a view of the town from across some farmland.

The contents page from the book 'Wigton and the Solway: Times of Change'.

Excited to receive this from my good friend Trevor Grahamslaw, his exhaustively researched history of the Cumbrian market town of Wigton.
Mainly set in the Georgian era of the Hanoverian Kings, it's a labour of love, lavishly illustrated from his vast collection of photographs.

Astonishing film, panned on release & Laughton didn't direct again, more's the pity.
Some stunning imagery, Shelley Winters in the river, Mitchum pursuing the children in the cellar, & his animal howl of frustration.
I've never read the book, some film critics said the film didn't do it justice!

Why is he even being given a platform?
The media enabling a national death-wish.

Wet but worth it?

Excellent!
Thank you.
'That Terrible Dentist' - the mind boggles!

Any chance of a list of contents?

Peek-a-boo Ziggy Stardust top!

Got to say, although I'm only a rank amateur, I'm very fond, or as fond as one can be, of extended clauses myself.

'...after an infinity of elaboration, the thing that he wanted to say would sometimes emerge at last trivial and unimportant - as though in despair he had let his treasure go, because he could not haul it up far enough into the light...'

Hugh Walpole on James, from 'The Apple Trees' (1932).

Sounds like a definition of James himself.

But me & Chris Baldick will fight any gothic historian who says so!
I know, I know, we're all living in the expanded gothic aesthetic now.
Howsabout proto-philosophic-science fiction?
I did say I was being pedantic, & it's a slow sunday.

Home James, & don't scythe the hydra!

Not strictly 'gothic'.
(Dr Pedant strikes again).

My favourite castle, a wonderful location, & it sends out a clear 'you shall not pass' message.
But yes, Redcap hefting down stone blocks at the unwary calls for a certain caution.

Always hate these:
Team hasn't won;
Team hasn't scored;
Team sits at the bottom of the table;
BANANA SKIN FOR BLUES AHOY!

Finally!
There's been a great online conference on James this weekend,
I'm an idiot & couldn't find the link.
Too late to join obvs!
www.tickettailor.com/events/roman...

good for you sir!

Oh dear, oh dear!
Still, we didn't exactly set the Conference alight the last time we started.

The cover of the June 1969 issue, #191, of the science fiction magazine 'New Worlds', showing an image of 'Jerry Cornelius' as painted by the artist Mal Dean. Cornelius is shown in front of a Rolls Royce, wearing wide flared trousers, and gnawing on a femur.

At last I have it!
'New Worlds' #191, 1969.
The 'Jerry Cornelius' issue, with cover art by the late, great, Mal Dean!
Jerry!
Jerry!
Jerry!

Fabulous artist, loved his work on 'New Mutants'.

A friend used to let me have his old Marvel issues, which I had to smuggle home as my mam didn't approve of 'horror comics'.
Consequently, I didn't always see a storyline resolved.
I can remember Strange 'on the run' in his astral state, & it was the weirdest thing I'd ever read; hope he got away!

Good grief!
Where is this shop of which you speak?

Michael Caine hated that USA poster for 'The Italian Job', he said (quite rightly) it gave an entirely wrong impression of what kind of film it was.