Grim Up North

Episode Four : Getting Carter - Noir from the North

With thanks to the makers of Get Carter. Matt and Adrian would also like to say a huge thank you to A. A. Dhand and Lesley McEvoy, both great crime writers for a fantastic conversation about Northern Noir. You can find their books on all good online booksellers and in all good bookshops. Credit also to the Red Riding Trilogy and to the wonderful Happy Valley that is about to go into a third season. You can comment and enter the conversation with Matt and Adrian at grimupnorththepodcast@gmail.com or on our facebook page https://www.facebook.com/groups/1630818283956087  

Episode Three | The Defeated North?

Many thanks to Chris Peace and Kate Flannery - in the interview Kate's is the first voice you hear, followed by Chris. They are from the Orgreave Truth & Justice Campaign https://otjc.org.uk We wish them well in all their work.
Thanks also to Lesley Boulton for taking us back to Orgreave and telling us the story of that day.
We also want to acknowledge John Harris who took the photo we discussed. Here is a link to a photographic essay about the strike and the day. The Miners Strike - A Photo Essay
Gratitude to Harry Paterson for his interview with us. His book Look Back in Anger is widely available. His website is worth a good look. https://harrypaterson.com 
Thanks as always to the KLF for Grim Up North, and to Billy Bragg for such a great rendition of Joe Hill's There is Power in a Union. 
You can comment, give us feedback, share your own stories with us at grimupnorththepodcast@gmail.com or visit us on our facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/1630818283956087
Matt's blog can be read at https://mattcarr.substack.com
Adrian's Website is www.adriangrscott.com 
 
 
 

Episode Two - The North - How Did It Get So Grim?

To contact Matt and Adrian with thoughts comments and your own 'not so grim up north' moments write to grimupnorththepodcast@gmail.com
The books mentioned are Love on the Dole by Walter Greenwood, English Journey by J B Priestley, and The Road to Wigan Pier by George Orwell. 
Special thanks to Richard Blair, George Orwell's son for giving us an interview and being so kind with his time. Thanks also to Benedict Cooper from the Orwell Society for helping us to set up the interview. https://orwellsociety.com
Here are some links to the clips we used 
Walter Greenwood https://waltergreenwoodnotjustloveonthedole.com/walter-greenwood-the-kersal-flats-co-uk-interview-1973/?fbclid=IwAR0gYa0vtR-lmX7P-qHW5RwYWQSB0JZFOdcu5OjFNGbkLRFZYSXbRn4-BhQ
J B Priestly https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkloVLeAtiY
The Film of Love on the Dole https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBHHOm8CbYg
Here is a link tot he Bill Brandt photograph Coal Searcher Going Home to Jarrow 1937 https://www.moma.org/collection/works/53508
With thanks again to the KLF for the theme music. https://open.spotify.com/artist/6dYrdRlNZSKaVxYg5IrvCH/discography/all?pageUri=spotify:album:1kJY7mRPwF5eJOf8DMZdwa

Episode One - True North

If you want to join our conversation about the North you can email us at grimupnorththepodcast@gmail.com Brian Groom's book- Northerners: A History, from the Ice Age to the Present Day is published by Harper North. With many thanks to the band The KLF for allowing us to use their track It's Grim Up North as our opening jingle and in the podcast. Also thanks to all the people we spoke to on the streets of Sheffield for their kind participation. Matt Carr writes a great blog called Matt Carr's Infernal Machine at https://mattcarr.substack.com Adrian Scott has his own podcast and that and his other works can be found at www.adriangrscott.com