A few samples of my work

Author : Chris Arnot

Chris Arnot has been a national freelance feature writer for 18 years. A regular contributor to the Guardian, he has also written for the Daily Telegraph , the Independent and the Observer. He has a monthly column in Candis Magazine, Starting in October, 2009.

Heavy Metal

By Chris ArnotPosted on February 25, 2005Posted in The Independent

Chris Arnot meets the Smith brothers, playing merry hell at Merry Hill

Jeffrey Richards: Fast forward

By Chris ArnotPosted on January 11, 2005Posted in Guardian Education

Chris Arnot meets the professor who has had to make the leap from the 19th century to current cinema – and DVDs

Precious gem

By Chris ArnotPosted on October 7, 2000Posted in Guardian G2

As ministers from Nato gather in Birmingham, Chris Arnot explores the Jewellery Quarter’s mix of new bars and Georgian architecture.

Too much too young

By Chris ArnotPosted on September 13, 2000Posted in Guardian G2

Twenty years ago Coventry was briefly the hottest spot in British pop. As a new musical revisits those high-energy days, Chris Arnot talks to some of the stars of 2-Tone.

To Hull and back

By Chris ArnotPosted on September 13, 2000Posted in Guardian Society

In the 1950s, the trawlermen made Hull a wealthy city. Often derided for their antics on land, today the men are regaining respect – and compensation for their lost industry. Chris Arnot reports

Playing for real

By Chris ArnotPosted on August 30, 2000Posted in Guardian G2

The portrayal of life on a grim West Yorkshire council estate caused a stir in the play and film Rita, Sue and Bob Too. Nearly 20 years on, preparations for a new play revealed a community still trying to cope with its problems.

What’s the bard of Barnsley doing in Mexico City?

By Chris ArnotPosted on August 15, 2000Posted in Guardian G2

Chris Arnot on the cultural mission of poet Ian McMillan

Spears of destiny

By Chris ArnotPosted on May 20, 2000Posted in Guardian G2

Chris Arnot visits the one place in England to take full advantage the asparagus season

Broadcasting’s voice in the wilderness

By Chris ArnotPosted on April 8, 2000Posted in The Daily Telegraph

Ray Gosling documentaries were once a regular TV feature. Now, waiting for the bailiffs, he tells Chris Arnot why his era is over.

Fear of the truth

By Chris ArnotPosted on March 8, 2000Posted in Guardian Society

A contract has been taken out to kill a public servant. His crime? Persuading key witnesses to give evidence that helped convict a gang of thugs who beat a teenage boy to death. But this is not Sicily or the Bronx – it’s Bermondsey, south London. Chris Arnot meets up with Simon Hughes, the Lib – Dem MP who has been targeted by local gangsters