TALL SHIPS RIVERS & SEA Comedy Loose Women's Denise Welch and

Loose Women's Denise Welch and Byker Grove's Donna Air

'I was hiding under a blanket when musical talent was handed out

Tommy Handley and Arthur Askey

As usual at Sunday for Sammy the music rocked the house

TALL SHIPS RIVERS & SEA Comedy Loose Women's Denise Welch andTall Ships, Rivers And SeasA celebration of the maritime heritageof the North East of England. 1986. 1993. 2005. Each of these years is marked by a visit to the River Tyne of the Tall Ships. And to celebrate the event, the Northumbria Anthology has put together this video,directed by Ken McKenzie. It's a collection of thoughts and reminiscences of five North East writers, who specialise in the history of our region, our shipbuilders and our seafarers: