Children's author and former children's laureate, best known for 'Mrs Doubtfire', lives in the County.
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Novelist and Durham advocate, Bill Bryson, is current Durham University Chancellor taking up the role in 2005. In his book 'Notes from a Small Island' 1991 - he called
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The poet and critic was born in Bishop Auckland. He is founder and editor of the arts magazine 'Arete'.
His poetry collections include the acclaimed The Onion, Memory (1978), A
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The English poet of the Romantic movement was born in Coxhoe Hall between the villages of Coxhoe and Kelloe in 1806.
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The Booker prize winning author of the 'Regeneration' trilogy lives in Durham and went to Durham University.
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The writer of novels, tv screenplays, poetry and short stories whose works are mostly set in the North East England of the 1940s and 50s was born and brought
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Terry Deary is the author of over 200 books for young people. His most popular series are the "Horrible Histories" (around 50 titles). Born in Sunderland, he
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Great news – Lumiere, the magical festival of light which many of you enjoyed last November was a winner at Tuesday’s Journal Culture Awards. And ...
culturedurham: A play originated at Gala Durham on show at Theatre Royal Newcastle and Fenwicks Window - Alf Ramsay knew my Grandfather...
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