Alan Robson
From the collection of
Johnny Taws
- North Shields
- 1994
Alan Robson
A comedian prowls the Metrocentre... Is any granny safe from this outrageous prankster?
Alan Robson is a Sony award-winning radio DJ and author, whose nightly show on Metro Radio, Night Owls, ran for nearly 40 years. He has presented more than a dozen television series, and is an expert contributor on documentaries about the paranormal. Robson has a particular interest in the paranormal; in addition to writing an anthology of ghostly tales of the North East, he contributes to the US television series Scariest Places on Earth.
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Local Characters in the North East
Land of Vikings, prince bishops, literary greats and local legends; the North East has always been full of character.
The North East is famed for its home-loving people, close-knit communities, strong work ethic and immense industry. People in the North East are proud of their heritage, and embrace high and low culture in equal measure. Pub entertainers and Hollywood stars alike are local heroes in the North East hall of fame. In this series of films, lesser-known legends are captured for posterity as part of the NEFA collection.
9 videos in this collection
1
Johnny Taws
2
Lorna Brown
3
Maxwell Deas
4
The King of South Tyneside
5
Dissent
6
Alan Robson
7
Ingrid Hagemann
8
Five Miles High
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