Many people know and associate Newcastle with TV and Film icons Get Carter, Byker Grove, The Tube and Our Friends in the North.  However, do you know where Ralph Richardson stole money in 1939?  Why a den of spies were living in Jesmond in 1951?  Who met Tommy Lee Jones on the High Level Bridge in 1988?  Why Gateshead High Street was under siege in 2009, and which Newcastle flats seem to appear in every programme or film made in Newcastle?

Media historian Chris Phipps takes us on a virtual tour of Newcastle on film and TV, featuring shows such as Payroll and Auf Wiedersehen Pet, and shining light on hidden gems including The One and Only, Unconditional and The Clouded Yellow.  Newcastle continues to be the perfect film set, seeing filming for Vera, Wolf Blood and Transformers: The Last Knight in 2016.  Chris will sign copies of his new book 'Forget Carter' after the presentation.

The event is free to members of the RTS, who can register on Eventbrite — please bring evidence of membership with you on the night.  Non-members can buy tickets:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/royal-television-society-forget-carter-tickets-29254501000