Outside Broadcaster: An Autobiography

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But he wrote about the town, its inhabitants, and the nearby landscape and geology of the Lakes in a unique way.

He grew up on a council estate in Carlisle (his father was a fireman) and attended the local grammar school. With existing leadership roles representing the Western Lake District and Coast group, the Ullswater Association and Bay Tourism Association, Rachel will bring wide-ranging operational, marketing and product development experience.Eric is much more than that, a vastly experienced commentator and broadcaster, ranging from TV Documentaries to Royal occasions but more than that, a brilliant storyteller.

I know very little more about this broadcaster having finished the book than I did at its opening page.Eric is making a programme for BBC Radio 4, to go out in early January around the time of Norman Nicholson’s centenary. With a new places to visit on a weekly basis, where often two episodes would be recorded, the sheer amount of travelling involved was one of the things that led to his decision to stand down. It is quite possible that some the more anecdotal aspects of the book are true, but if that is the case, it would have been far better if some the details had been left unrecorded.