4.1K views · 37 reactions | Take a trip up North to the 19th Century this afternoon 麟 #CatherineCookson's A Dinner of Herbs concludes today from 3:30pm. | U&Drama | Facebook

34K views · 2.5K reactions | Remembering the remarkable author Catherine Cookson born this day back in 1906. Cookson was to become one of the UK most widely read novelists selling over 100 million books, she took her inspiration from her deprived youth in South Tyneside, North East England. Have you read any of her novels? Which was your favourite? | gransnet.com | Facebook

Many people have heard of Catherine Cookson the famous novelist, but on this week’s #SongsOfPraise Rev. Kate Bottley visits St George's Church, Jesmond to discover her remarkable legacy and Kate meets a Ukrainian family whose lives have been improved by The Catherine Cookson Charitable Trust. Do join us on Sunday 21st April on BBC Two this week, at the different time of 1.25pm and afterwards here bbc.in/2QIw5uT | BBC Songs of Praise