Episodes
Monday Jul 11, 2022
Episode Two - The North - How Did It Get So Grim?
Monday Jul 11, 2022
Monday Jul 11, 2022
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
Sunday Jun 12, 2022
Episode One - True North
Sunday Jun 12, 2022
Sunday Jun 12, 2022
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