Author: T.G. Campbell
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A VICTORIAN HAUNTING, October 2019
T.G. Campbell’s visit to Delapré Abbey in Northamptonshire In the Northampton countryside is a hidden gem dating back 900 years to a time when nuns following the Cluniac order formed a nunnery dedicated to St. Mary de la Pré. Delapré Abbey, as it’s known today, has been partially restored to its former glory. It’s a…
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COFFEE WITH A CURATOR: Dr Claire Smith, Metropolitan Police Historic Collection, May 2020
May’s blog sees the start of a new series of interviews intended to give you an insight into the captivating work of curators around the world. For the first instalment, I was privileged to share a (virtual) coffee with Dr Clare Smith, Historic Collection Curator at the Heritage Centre dedicated to the Metropolitan Police Service…
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INTERVIEW WITH RETIRED BOW STREET POLICE STATION OFFICER, March 2020
Bow Street is one of London’s most famous thoroughfares — in addition to being the location of the Society’s fictional headquarters, of course. Its police station was as famous as its magistrates’ courts. The vast majority of police presence at the Bow Street station was removed in the second half of the twentieth century with…
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YEAR OF THE RABBIT vs RIPPER STREET, February 2020
First aired in the UK on the 30th December 2012 on the BBC, Ripper Street was created and written by Richard Warlow (Waking the Dead). Initially set in 1889 and then progressing through the subsequent decade until 1900 where the drama ended in 2016, Ripper Street focuses on Whitechapel in the wake of the infamous Jack the Ripper murders…
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THE YEAR AHEAD, January 2020
T.G. Campbell’s plans for the Bow Street Society and more! 2019 was a busy year for me in terms of my writing and personal life and 2020 promises to be the same. Last year saw the release of the fourth full length Bow Street Society Mystery, The Case of the Toxic Tonic and the release of the…
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LADY OWSTON’S PERFECT CHRISTMAS, December 2019
An introduction by T.G. Campbell: As we’re entering the festive season I wanted to include something light-hearted in my blog this month. Given Lady Katheryne Owston’s usual occupation as a freelance journalist for the Truth and Women’s Signal publications, in addition to being an active member of the Bow Street Society, I thought it apt to write a piece from…
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THE MAKING OF THE CASE OF THE CURIOUS CLIENT BOOK TRAILER, November 2019
Celebrating the 1st anniversary since its release November 2019 marks the first anniversary of The Case of the Curious Client book trailer’s release. To celebrate, I’ve a Director’s Commentary for you to watch and enjoy, as well as give further details from behind-the-scenes. My motivation for making a book trailer…I wanted to make a trailer to introduce…
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WHERE DID “COPPER” COME FROM? September, 2019
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The 190th Anniversary of the Founding of the Metropolitan Police Force The 29th September 2019 will mark the 190th anniversary of the founding of the Metropolitan Police by Sir Robert Peel. It’s difficult for many to imagine a world in which there’s no police. Almost more difficult to imagine is a society so resistant to…
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GREAT CONNECTIONS AT THE UK INDIE LIT FEST, August 2019
On Saturday 27th July I was one of the 30+ attending independent authors at the UK Indie Lit Fest at the Kala Sangam Arts Centre, Bradford. This was my second stint as an attending author and I have to say I enjoyed it even more than I did the first time. I met many familiar…