Mancunian Writer, Broadcaster, Musician, Guest Speaker, Film Historian and Senior Lecturer at the University of Salford ...
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RESEARCHER - DR LEE: CP is creator of www.itsahotun.com, the online archive dedicated to preserving the memory of the Mancunian Film Company whose films stars included Frank Randle, George Formby and Norman Evans, and www.manchesterfilmhistory.info, the open-access resource on the history of film-making in Greater Manchester.
TELEVISION - WRITER/PRESENTER/TALKING HEAD: documentary writing / participation includes BBC 4's Timeshift Fairgrounds (2/8/11) and Timeshift Circuses (9/8/11), BBC 4's 1960: The Year of The North (19/09/2010), BBC 4's Rude Britannia (2010), guest on BBC 4's Comedy Routes and Channel 4's The Secret Diaries of Les Dawson. Internationally, following the cult interest in CP's own TV series, Teach Yourself Gibberish which he wrote and performed in with Alberto Y Lost Trios Paranoias in the 1970s, he was invited as a guest panellist on Australia's Rockwiz in Melbourne (13 December 2008).
RADIO - WRITER/PRESENTER: documentary writing and presentation (30-minute BBC programmes) - Burl Ives (BBC R4 11th June 2009), From Manchester to the Mississippi (R4 2008), Tiny Tim the Human Canary (R4 2005), Soul Satisfaction on Northern Soul (R4 2005), M'Lords and Ladies Lord Buckley (R4 2003), Jollywood (R4 2003), 'Britain's First Pop Star' a documentary on George Formby with Stuart Maconie on BBC Radio Two - 07th + 14th Mar 2011.
MUSICIAN - DR ROCK!: Scroll down for a shop-load of sounds and visuals, mostly from CP's days with the Albertos! More recent times are reflected here: CP with The Salford Sheiks and with The Hotshots - HOTSHOTS website linked here and solo/other musical moments here: CP Medley from a one-off HOOTENANNY with film director/musician John T Davis at the King's Arms, Salford on St Patrick's Day 2011 followed a screening of John T's film 'Hobo' at Salford University.
GUEST SPEAKER/LECTURER/GUIDE: As guest speaker for historical societies and a whole range of audiences, CP's entertaining talks on Comedy and Rock and Roll subjects continue to captivate and amuse audiences worldwide, whilst his professional interest in Comedy and Identity culminates in worldwide dissemination of his research papers. Since 2007 he has facilitated an annual International Comedy Conference held at Salford and the Manchester Metropolitan Universities. CP also acts as consultant within the Heritage Industry eg exhibitions at the Salford and Lowry Museums, Manchester's Cornerhouse, Urbis and the Manchester International Festival eg Jeremy Deller's Procession, 2009. Also in 2009 and in 2010 CP screened Cliff Twemlow films for the Salford Film Festivals. In January 2011 CP chaired and panelled 'How Do Jokes Work? The Mechanics of Comedy' at the British Library with Tim Vine and Barry Cryer, Guy Pratt and Mick Kidd. In recent times CP has joined in a popular new learning craze and he can be found once a month conducting walks in Manchester on the City's music and comedy heritage - see New Manchester Walks website for timings. Plus see CP's own New Manchester Walks page also 'DYLAN AND FOLK MUSIC' walk - Hear the Music
THEATRE - WRITER/DIRECTOR/VENTRILOQUIST: Lord Buckley performance: Dig Infinity British Library - link to the performance (5 March 2011) + visit CP's Buckley page . See My Lords and Ladies - Welcome to the Royal Court - The Most Immaculately Hip Aristocrat Lord Buckley tells his story 'God's Own Drunk', performed in Paris, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the publication of William S Burrough's Naked Lunch, Wednesday 1st July 2009 as part of the University of London Institute in Paris' celebration events hosted by Oliver Harris and Andrew Hussey. Listen to this clip from CP's BBC Radio 4 documentary on LORD BUCKLEY ... See CP the puppeteer of JOLLY ROGER at the LOWRY. CP's stage show Sleak broke all box office records at London's Royal Court Theatre before transferring to the Roundhouse. (See Ray Lowry's 1977 NME review of Sleak) (See Ray photos) It was then performed in Amsterdam, Munich, Brussels and New York. As producer: CP won "Best Fringe Production" at Buxton Festival for Menotti's The Medium (1996).
AUTHOR - BERTS, DYLAN, TWEMLOW: (Scroll down to purchase) CP's first book 'Like The Night Revisited' was based on the infamous Dylan 'Judas!' concert at Manchester's Free Trade Hall in 1966. Three other books followed, one more on Dylan entitled 'Like A Bullet of Light', one on Manchester Popular Music called 'Shake, Rattle and Rain', and his personal memoir published in 2008 'When We Were Thin. CP's latest book 'The Lost World of Cliff Twemlow' emerged from a collaborative interest in and research focus with fellow film historian colleague Andy Willis; together they examine and bring to life the films of the Man-Man-Man-Mancunian Cliff Twemlow who, as the title of the book suggests, was The 'KING OF MANCHESTER EXPLOITATION MOVIES'. CP's contributions in books and periodicals including the Bob Dylan Isis Anthology, Tate Modern Remix Catalogue, the North West Labour History Journal and the Journal of British TV and Film.
CP's PAST FOR YOUR PRESENTS
FREE P&P * UK only * International: please email for shipping cost Pay by PAYPAL to buy (PayPal link below) Remember to ask for a special inscription if you'd like one. CLIFF TWEMLOW: THE KING OF MANCHESTER EXPLOITATION MOVIES Signed copy THE BERTS BOOK - WHEN WE WERE THIN Signed copy £9.99 - includes a free postcard or badge SNUFF ROCK (CD - 31 Tracks) Printed cdr-digital copy, boxed with a Snuff Rock badge inside. £5.00 DVD - TEACH YOURSELF GIBBERISH (GTV 1981) TV series - All 6 episodes on 3 dvds in a triple dvd box £10.00 DVD - Sight and Sound ALBERTOS IN CONCERT (BBC2 1977) TV 40-min concert on DVD in a slipcase £5.00 CLICK FOR COVER* - or try this DVD - ROCKPALAST (WDR TV broadcast 1978) TV 28-minute concert/studio footage on DVD in a slipcase £5.00 CLICK FOR COVER * A DYLAN BOOK - LIKE THE NIGHT (Revisited) Signed copy £9.50 includes free DYLAN 1966 postcard. (another) DYLAN BOOK - LIKE A BULLET OF LIGHT Signed copy £7.50 includes a Bob Dylan badge. A BOOK ABOUT MANCHESTER MUSIC - SHAKE, RATTLE & RAIN - Signed copy £12.50. SORRY SOLD OUT! * DVD covers design: Big thanks to Vic Raffles for these cover designs. |
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John T Davis at the King's Arms, Salford on St Patrick's Day 2011 |
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Since CP's Blues and Gospel Train documentary was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 last November, there has been more controversy over the location of this legendary concert. At a recent introduction to the film CP recounted visiting the scene in 2008 with the show's producer Johnnie Hamp. As always at the Q&A the question arose, wasn't the site at the current Morrisson's on Wilbraham Road in Chorlton? ... No, it wasn't!! Hopefully this Granada TV ticket from 1964* will settle once and for all that the venue for the recording was the disused Wilbraham Road Railway Station accessed at the end of Atholl Road. Latest: CP recently filmed an in-depth interview where he talked at length with Johnnie Hamp about his extraordinary life and career as someone who worked in television and show business for over sixty years. The recording has been place in the BECTU bfi archives. * ticket scan (opposite) courtesy of Brian Smith |
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CP talks to Aidan O'Rourke about the history of Manchester music and explains why the city has been so pre-eminent as a city of successful bands, not just in recent years but going back to the 19th century. Download this podcast from Aidan's site |
ANDY KERSHAW was to be featured in John Humphry's On The Ropes programme scheduled for Radio Four Tuesday 28 April 2009 but it was pulled at the last minute - read why here (see link here) - Here's wishing all the best to Andy and hoping it will be soon that you're back on air where you belong xxx |
Quicktime Movie - BBC1 29/09/05 - CP/Stuart Flinders re Judas CP Lee found Judas! - Listen - Bob Dylan at that JUDAS MOMENT A reunion of as many Albertos as possible took place early May 2007 and in October they rejoiced in the publication launch of CP's book When We Were Thin, his insider's personal look back at the Albertos' part in the 1970s' music scene, featuring guest appearances by the Pink Floyd, Sting, Elvis Costello, Buzzcocks and Count Duckula.
Jacko Ogg and The Head People 1967 L:R Bruce Mitchell, CP Lee and Spyder Mike King
Greasy Bear 1968 - L:R Ian Wilson, Bruce Mitchell, CP Lee |
CP as Lord Buckley 1982 & April 2006 - See Movie of Willie the Shake CP is available for Lord Buckley performances as well as for his illuminating talks on Film, Comedy, Rock, Bob Dylan, Manchester walks, Manchester people and Manchester anything! ... write to him at - cp@cplee.co.uk
The Salford Sheiks finished their time in October 2009 - remember them here See the Sheiks doing COCAINE AND CORINNA CORINNA The Salford Sheiks were Bob Dickinson, John Scott, CP Lee, Dave Lunt, Gary Atkinson |
Heads Down, No Nonsense, |
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CP recent events: Manchester and Salford Film Society's 80th Anniversary a talk on the film history of Manchester entitled 'City in Shot' (16 Feb 2011 Cornerhouse) CP hosted the GEORGE FORMBY SEMINAR at 'THE FORMBY PROJECT' in Wigan on 1st April 2011. CP presented 'A CITY IN SHOT' for the Manchester Civic Society on 13 May at the Briton's Protection, Manchester and a post-screen discussion following the screening of 'The 39 Steps' at Cornerhouse on 18 May. CP walked his first DYLAN AND FOLK MUSIC WALK on Sunday 22 May 2011 (Hear the Music). He began his latest cinema walk 'Lights! Camera! Drizzle!' on 18 September 2011. CP and Dave James presented the Fifth Comedy Conference at the University of Salford on 02 and 03 June 2011. CP presented his talk 'A HISTORY OF BRITISH COMEDY FILMS' at the Leyland Historical Society on 06 June 2011
CP 'Mr Tambourine Man' image by Andy Hinds
