The Gingerlicious Company Presents

I recently had the pleasure of meeting Lesley Howarth and we spoke about poetry. Lesley kindly shared a selection of poems with me, which were written by her uncle. Now I have the pleasure of sharing them with you.
Henry Wolfenden Demain - 1919 - 1980
The poems were written whilst he was a prisoner of war for four years in Germany, from 1941 until 1945. He was aged 21 when he was captured and was repatriated just before his 26th birthday. They were written on any available scrap of paper and despite the conditions, he managed to keep them safe. Most of them were written in the last two years of the war, when he felt the urge to tell the story for all. 
These poems put into words the deep feelings of any such prisoner and the philosophical way he had for thinking, `Over the Prison Gate`. 
 
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Writer, poet, singer and star of stage, Kate Hames,  joins me in the studio for a chat. 
 
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I travelled to Settle, North Yorkshire to catch up with my good friend, Diane Allen. With twenty books to her name, Diane is a firm favourite in the Romantic Novel genre. She also writes under the name, Gracie Hart. 
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This episode features three short stories written in different genres; Moonlight Couple, For Sale and Rejected, Redundant, Recycled. 
 
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In this episode, you can listen to some of my 99 word stories and I also run through the alphabet, with a rhyme for each letter.
 
This episode is aimed at a younger audience, but will also inspire those who are just starting their writing journey. It may help with parents or grandparents who have started reading to their children or grandchildren. 
Contains a few darker themes, but nothing too scary.
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Making her debut on the show, poet, writer and spoken word artist, Laura Strickland kindly joined me in the studio for an intriguing interview. Books, authors, films and schooldays were all on the menu and we finally reached the subject of poetry. I really loved this interview, as Laura is so open and honest. 
 
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A fantastic and enjoyable interview with my good friend, the one and only, Nick Toczek; or as I fondly call him, The Godfather of Poetry.
 
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The brilliant and multi talented Debbie Ellison chats about the many roles she has portrayed on stage and gives us a little insight into the world of theatre. 

Writer, playwright, actor, director and poet, Irene Lofthouse talks all things poetry with me in the studio. 
 
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The story is set in the fictitious village of Puddlewick, Yorkshire, present day. It revolves around the Cockwinkle family who have been there for many generations. The Cockwinkles are scrap dealers. Puddlewick is a typical village with many colourful characters. The village includes a pub, The White Swan, a village shop, a church and a manor house. Many builders and land developers have their eyes on plots of land, which is causing issues galore.
 
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