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John Sunderland (OS 1969) Has book 'On my way to Jorvik' published
Monday, 17 October 2022
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‘Why can’t museums be more like films?’ thought 11-year-old John Sunderland. He was a truant in a West Yorkshire grammar school, a maths failure and a great respecter of art, history and film. He went on to create the iconic British TV cartoon character Dusty Bin and made films with the zany comedian Kenny Everett. He turned out to be the perfect person to solve the quandary of the archaeologists who wanted to bring the 10 th century finds of Viking York to life for the public. You’ll romp chortling through this uproarious, incredible behind-the-scenes account of the creation of the original Jorvik Viking Centre told with the unremitting Yorkshire wit of its Project Designer, John Sunderland. ‘The opening of the Jorvik Viking Centre was a watershed moment in the history not only of archaeological heritage management but also of archaeology itself. The buzz among the global community of archaeologists was immediate.’ – Douglas C. Comer, Ph.D., RPA, Co-President, ICOMOS International Scientific Committee on Archaeological Heritage Management (ICAHM) ‘A witty, honest account… hugely entertaining and informative… fascinating behind- the-scenes insight’ – John Oxley, FSA, City Archaeologist, City of York Council ‘(A)n amusing… thoroughly readable revealing story of the ride of [John’s] life, including the bumpy bits.’ – Colin C. Pyrah OBE After Jorvik John Sunderland designed and built 24 international museums and cultural heritage centres and produced, directed and wrote scripts and dramatizations for film and video. He is a writer of fiction, humour, short stories and poetry, an illustrator of children’s books and a painter. For more information about the author: www.johnsunderland.co.uk To contact the author: info@johnsunderland.co.uk |