1953: a year when the country celebrated the Coronation of Elizabeth II, when sweet rationing ended and when, for 5 months over the summer, newspapers were full of the mysterious death of a widow in the seaside town of Blackpool. Discover how one person was convicted, another released, and what Louis Tussaud's Waxworks had to do with it.
Views: 730 | Enquiries: 5I am a retired university lecturer and teacher as well as a writer. I write non-fiction books and articles and I’m a historical novelist with two novels to my name. My particular interest is the 19th century: popular entertainment, theatre, music hall and circus, although I do stray into the 20th century. I have appeared on The One Show, The World’s Oldest Joke (with Sir Michael Grade) and in documentaries about fairs and circuses on BBC4. I’ve been a guest expert on Who Do You Think You Are twice, once with Sheridan Smith and in 2016 with Sir Ian McKellan. Recently I appeared in the second series of the BBC's A House Through Time, when the location was Newcastle. .My talks are informative, well-researched and well-presented. Someone said to me recently, “I could have listened to you for another hour!” Praise indeed.
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