Want to talk like a Stokie but unsure of your vowels? This handy guide will teach you perfect Potteries dialect so you'll never find yourself tongue-tied at a Bentilee barbecue or in a 'Castle curry ice' ever again. Converse with North Staffordshire folk with complete confidence! Everything you need to survive in The Potteries covering basic grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation rules Handy phrases Cultural tips Slightly interesting facts A fast track course for beginners - makes learning Potteries dialect easy and fun! Easy-to-find phrases for every situation! Avoid embarrassment with essential tips on culture & manners! Bay keerful thee dunner wet thesen! "Funnier than Fifty Sheeds Agree." (Mrs. Potter)

One of the earliest great stories of English literature after ?Beowulf?, ?Sir Gawain? is the strange tale of a green knight on a green horse, who rudely interrupts King Arthur's Round Table festivities one Yuletide, challenging the knights to a wager. Simon Armitrage, one of Britain's leading poets, has produced an inventive and groundbreaking translation that " helps] liberate ?Gawain ?from academia" (?Sunday Telegraph?).

Explore Stoke-on-Trent's secret history through a fascinating selection of stories, facts and photographs.