Festival Event: Dennis Coath - the Band That Time Forgot & the Band That Time Forgave

The beatles weren't supposed to be!
Former ITV and BBC journalist Dennis Coath has published his second in a trilogy about an aged rock band.
Dennis has also published books with England's greatest cricketer Ian Botham and most capped footballer Peter Shilton. As well as Rats, Pies and Pigeon Poo - a guide for aspiring young journalists.He also originated the World's Biggest Liar Competition, now an annual event in Cumbria. That's the truth!
After gaining an MA in history in his seventies at Bristol University, Dennis began writing the trilogy about the geriatric rock band - The Dogs. The Band That Time Forgot came out in 2024. The Band That Time Forgave is out now and The Band That Turned Back Time follows later this year.Next year Dennis publishes a history novel with a totally new appraisal about 1066. Very relevant with the Bayeaux tapestry on display in the UK.When The Beatles were launched, there was another band in the background expected to be bigger, there is more than a grain of truth in this. But The Dogs from Derby miss out on stardom. Fifty years later an impromptu reunion leads to a sensational success story and the fading four are propelled into the spotlight as septuagenarians and octogenarians, facing up to the rigours of sex, drugs and rock and roll. The story is very pertinent with the success of aged rockers like The Stones, The Who, Paul McCartney and Rod Stewart, bands and acts Dennis saw, in London clubs during the 1960s