What I’ve done in the past
Workshop Leader
For Yorkshire Art Circus in Creative Writing 1986-2007
London Sinfonietta since 1990.
Academy of St. Martins in the Field 1991.
Opera North 1989, 1990, 1992.
Royal Festival Hall 1991, 1992 and 1995.
National Youth Orchestra 2001
Pathways Consultancy 1996
Benjamin Britton School of Advanced Musical Study Aldeburgh Suffolk 2004
English National Opera at Sky TV 2003
Books Published: a selection
Bringing It All Back Home (a musical memoir) Route 2007
Entertaining Angels (St. George’s Crypt 2002) - a book about the work of a charity that helps homeless people. Foreword by the Archbishop of York.
When Push Comes To Shove, 2 Volumes (Yorkshire Art Circus 1993 and 1995)
One in the Eye (Biography of Terry Cryer Yorkshire Art Circus 1991)
On A Clear Day You Can See Barnsley Town Hall (editor), Yorkshire Art Circus 1989.
Mobile Memories (in collaboration with Age Concern), Yorkshire Art Circus 1988
When Poverty Knocks On The Door,(assistant editor), Yorkshire Art Circus 1987.
Television.
Arthur Scargill’s Yorkshire, a 70th birthday special. ITV Yorkshire 2008
My Yorkshire. 5 Series. 2005-2008
Daddy, What Did You Do In The Strike? (20th anniversary of the miners strike) Yorkshire TV 2004.
Only Here For The Pier. Yorkshire TV 2004.
With A Little Help From Our Friends (in Belarus) Yorkshire TV 2001.
The Big Trip/Ian’s Big Trip in Northern Europe 2000. In Southern Europe 2001. In America 1997.
Former Glory, Discovery Channel 1999.
Truckers (Narrator), Channel 5 1998.
Tonight (Magazine Show), Presenter 1995 to 2002.
In A Different Light (A Mediterranean Cruise), with the artist, Ashley Jackson, YTV, 2001
Wakefield Jailhouse Opera for the Late Show BBC2 1989.
On Earth To Make The Numbers Up, Open Space BBC2 1988.
Radio
Short Stories for Radio 4 1989 -1991.
Blue Tulips. Radio 3 1994.
Still Angry After All These Years, Radio 4 2004.
That’s My Name, Radio 4 2005
Film
Prometheus, Tony Harrison Film 1998.
Theatre
In Our Backs, 1989
This is Featherstone, 1991
The Enemy Within, 1993
Arabian Nights, 1994 at Putney Hospital London
Sunny Day, London Sinfonietta 1992, at Wormwood Scrubs Prison
Opera
The Last Great Northern Hippo Show, 1990 Opera North at Leeds University
Wakefield Jailhouse Opera, with Opera North at Wakefield Prison 1991
The Buckie Bourach, Scotland 2001
Performance
Austin International Poetry Festival Texas. 1997.
Ilkley Literature Festival, !991, 1993, 1995, 2007
East of England Libraries Storytelling Tour, 1996.
Key work as an interviewer
Arthur Scargill - half hour film on his seventieth birthday
John Entwistle - on music
Chumbawamba - on photography.
Alan Plater - on books.
Julian Temple - on the Sex Pistols.
Joanne Harris - on writing.
Prince Andrew at Buckingham Palace - for a documentary on photography.
David Blunkett, Minister of Education - for a books programme.
Denis Healey - on photography.
Leslie Garrett - on books.
Ken Dodd - on theatre.
Archbishop of York - on storytelling.
Barry Hines - on Cinema.
Jim Sheridan (My Left Foot, In the name of the Father) - on film.
John Godber on theatre.
Joanna Lumley on film and photography.
Stephen Fry on - the English seaside pier.
Awards and Nominations
Pen Ackerley Prize, long-listed 2008.
Alfred Williams Prize, Highly Commended, for Entertaining Angels 2003.
Arts Guild Bursary - Nominated by Alan Plater (Z Cars, Beiderbecke Affair.)
Sunday Times Publishing Award. Highly Commended for When Push Comes to Shove.
BP Arts Film - Nominated for Wakefield Jailhouse Opera.
BAFTA - Nominated for On Earth to make the numbers Up.
Royal Television Society - Nominated for Regional Presenter of the Year.
UNICEF - One World Award nomination for With a Little Help.
Work Environments
Schools from infant to senior, Colleges and Universities.
Prisons: Wakefield, Wormwood Scrubs, Maidstone, Askham Bryan and Bullwood Women’s Prisons.
Hospitals: Putney Home and Hospital, Meanwood Psychiatric.
Libraries: throughout Britain.
Arts Centres: Bristol, Scotland, Wales, London.
Aged Persons Homes: throughout Britain.
Theatres and Community Centres.
Museums and Heritage Centres.
