Sillitoe trail: Old Market Square

Sillitoe trail: Old Market Square
Derrick Buttress: Old Market Square : Sillitoe's Nottingham: Then and Now
Derrick Buttress: Old Market Square : Sillitoe's Nottingham: Then and Now
Author Derrick Buttress is the first author to feature on the Sillitoe trail with five essays about the Old Market Square in Nottingham. Listen to an interview and read his essays
duration: 70 secs
format: Video
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Seaton rifles : Sillitoe's Nottingham: Then and Now
Seaton rifles : Sillitoe's Nottingham: Then and Now
What would Saturday Night and Sunday Morning's main character have to say about Derrick Buttress essays and the Sillitoe Trail? Actor Tom Keeling plays Arthur Seaton in this recording
duration: 9 mins
format: Video
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A walk with Alan Sillitoe : Sillitoe's Nottingham: Then and Now
A walk with Alan Sillitoe : Sillitoe's Nottingham: Then and Now
Author Alan Sillitoe retraces his steps around Nottinghamshire in a 1987 video from the BBC
duration: 4 mins
format: Video
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Saturday Night and Sunday Morning: A suite : Sillitoe's Nottingham: Then and Now
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning: A suite : Sillitoe's Nottingham: Then and Now
Nottingham-born jazz trombonist, John Aram, wrote the 'Saturday Night and Sunday Morning' suite over a four year period as a loose adaptation of Alan Sillitoe's novel, following the twists and turns of the plot. Listen to the overture
duration: 9 mins
format: Video
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Don't Let the Literati Grind You Down : Sillitoe's Nottingham: Then and Now
Don't Let the Literati Grind You Down : Sillitoe's Nottingham: Then and Now
An essay on how Nottingham writers Alan Sillitoe and Derrick Buttress have challenged the literary establishment through their representations of working class people
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An introduction : Sillitoe's Nottingham: Then and Now
An introduction : Sillitoe's Nottingham: Then and Now
Introducing a virtual tour of writer Alan Sillitoe's Nottingham
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The Space Collections:Sillitoe Trail: The White Horse
The Space Collections:Sillitoe Trail: The White Horse
The Sillitoe Trail's second stop is The White Horse pub, which is used by writer Al Needham as a starting point to discuss the demise of the British pub
The Space Collections:Sillitoe Trail: A Lifetime Guarantee
The Space Collections:Sillitoe Trail: A Lifetime Guarantee
The third featured location on the Sillitoe Trail is Raleigh, the factory where Saturday Night and Sunday Morning anti-hero Arthur Seaton slugged his guts out over a lathe. This is of particular significance this year as Raleigh proudly celebrates its 125th anniversary of building bikes for the world
The Space Collections:Sillitoe Trail: Turgid Trent
The Space Collections:Sillitoe Trail: Turgid Trent
The fourth location on the trail is the "turgid Trent" where Arthur Seaton would fish to escape the noisy factory and gossiping neighbours
The Space Collections:Sillitoe Trail: Goose Fair
The Space Collections:Sillitoe Trail: Goose Fair
The final featured location on the Sillitoe Trail is the Goose Fair, where main character Arthur Seaton is caught out with the married sisters Winnie and Brenda. The Goose Fair is an annual event in Nottingham during the first week of October and can be traced back seven centuries

Welcome to the first stop on the Sillitoe Trail: Old Market Square in Nottingham. Read author Derrick Buttress’ essays about the square through the ages, listen to music inspired by Saturday Night and Sunday Morning, and listen to Arthur Seaton himself.