We got some great news this week. Tom Baker has agreed to write the forward for Richard’s new book on Haunted Britain.
The book is due out in October this year just in time for Halloween. Richard is currently doing some of the extra photos for the book and it looks great.
London Theatres Project.
Richard is now working on a project with Sir Donald Sinden that has seen him exploring several of London’s theatres. Indeed, they have had unprecedented access to some of the top theatres in London and Richard now has a fund of anecdotes that will, over the next few months be charted on our London walks blog.
Jack the Ripper and Toulouse.
On Wednesday this week Richard flew out to Toulouse to give a talk on Jack the Ripper to the International School. This is the second time Richard has done the trip and it appeared, once more, to go down very well with the students. It’s fascinating how the Jack the Ripper mystery has the ability to hold the interest of people from all over the world. The students were given the assignment of getting together in teams and presenting a case for a particular Jack the Ripper suspect of their choosing. It was interesting to see how the case against such suspects as Francis Thompson, Thomas Cutbush, Joseph Barnet and M.J. Druit was put together by the students.
More details on Richard’s new book will be going up soon. The book does really look great and the true ghost stories included are both varied and fascinating. So keep an eye on the blog for more information on Richard’s project with Sir Donald Sinden, the new book with the forward by Tom Baker, and the project that Richard is working on with one of Britain’s top rock stars.
