STORY OF THE HOPPINGS Comedy I was a welder but

I was a welder but all I wanted to be was a comedian

So you can forget your Jack The Lad treatment with its jolly-up cheerfulness and instead listen with new ears and a treatment that would do The Bonzo Dog Doo-Daa Band proud

STEFFEN PEDDIE

others less so

left me wanting more

STORY OF THE HOPPINGS Comedy I was a welder butA unique programme never seen before on television,directed by Jeff Brown. Containing treasured moments from the social history of the North East of England, a journey through Newcastle's world famous funfair, held on the Town Moor for over 120 years. Priceless archive photographs and film provide a unique insight into how the people of the North East have had all the fun of the fair spanning three different centuries. Characters from some of the most