Just us and the beach 😎 #Northumberland ⁦Aly Thompson⁩

Sunderland’s finest on the practicalities of surviving in the music business. ⁦Field Music⁩ theguardian.com/music/2025/aug…

An undoubted highlight of Edinburgh. Johnny McKnight’s tour de force in She’s Behind You! ⁦Traverse Theatre⁩ His cleverly observed celebration of the panto dame attracted a sell out crowd and standing ovation 🎭🎵

Very sad to hear Stuart Prebble has died. He went to university in Newcastle and set up the North East production company Liberty Bell after quitting his role as chief exec at ITV. Here are his recollections of his time at World in Action and creating Grumpy Old Men

Emotional screening of I Fought the Law ⁦Gala Durham ⁦North East Screen⁩ The 4-part drama starring the extraordinary Sheridan Smith chronicles the fight by Teesside’s Ann Ming to overturn the double jeopardy law after her daughter’s murder. Starts Sunday on ITV An awards cert!

Talking about our show A Century of Coalmining at the newly reopened Redhills Miners Hall in Durham with ⁦Gilly Hope⁩ Tickets redhillsdurham.org Graeme Danby & Valerie Reid perform songs from the coalfields on Saturday Sept 6th with a screening of In the Veins

A must see tonight on ITV The extraordinary story of Ann Ming’s campaign to the change the double jeopardy law. Sheridan Smith as the Teesside grandmother is exceptional in this 4-parter shot in the North East North East Screen

Looking forward to tonight’s show in the beautifully restored Redhills Miners Hall in Durham. Songs from the coalfields and a screening of In the Veins which chronicles through archive a century of coal mining in the region. Tickets still available.

Packed house ⁦Sunderland Empire⁩ for Steve Pemberton & Reece Shearsmith’s hilarious fright fest. Great gags, unexpected musical highlights and a mystery celebrity guest. Highly recommended.

Interesting survey among Royal Television Society bursary students showing 73% of them access BBC News (UK) to get their news. 33% also use ITV News and 20% Sky News Tends to undermine popular assumption that young people don’t use independent news providers.

Great challenge from Royal Television Society bursary student Harry New University of Sunderland who asked if they properly call out politicians who spout untruths. Panel said journalists are expected to use data and facts to challenge. Deborah Turness said BBC mantra is pursuit of truth without agenda

Very excited about this!

Full throttle hilarity at the revival of The Producers in London. ⁦Mel Brooks⁩ outrageous Soringtime for Hitler musical has lost none of its joy and has gained even more camp, glitz and breathless fun in Patrick Marber’s inventive staging. Go see!

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Highly recommend this fabulous production of Mary Poppins Sunderland Empire Magical & entrancing for the young & young at heart! Fabulous company, terrific band and proper musical spectacular. It’s on until October 25th & is practically perfect!

Just completed all six eps on I-player! Proper rollercoaster - laugh out loud moments alongside gut wrenching drama. Perfect casting & extraordinary writing from the exceptional Sally Wainwright. Highly recommended

Delighted our community arts project for Sunderland and South Tyneside The Cultural Spring has been awarded £1million to continue our work for another three years. Thanks to Arts Council England for supporting us since 2014 theculturalspring.org/latest-news/cu…

Congratulations! Proper life-changing investment by Royal Television Society

How others see us. Opinion | The Insidious Joviality of Nigel Farage - The New York Times nytimes.com/2025/10/27/opi…