Brian Baker
My name is Brian Baker and I live in Manchester, England though I was born almost 70 years ago in Liverpool, 30-odd miles down the road.
Since I was 17, I've worked in journalism on a whole range of newspapers, from local weeklies to a national daily. Until I was dragged kicking and screaming into retirement four years ago, I worked as a news sub-editor on the Liverpool Daily Post, my home town morning paper for 18 years. Before then I worked for the Daily Telegraph and edited a couple of local papers. I've also been lucky enough to have a couple of books published.
My interests include all aspects of the paranormal, history, particularly military history, sport, notably football (of the round ball variety) and cricket. I am also a voracious reader. If there's nothing else available, I'll read the back of a cornflakes packet.
I'm one of those incredibly lucky people who loved their job and I'm still at my happiest when I'm writing. I bless the day I chanced upon Suite101!
Latest Articles
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Were Jesus, Horus, Krishna, Buddha and Mithras the Same Being?
Or did Christ not even exist, with his story simply borrowed from ancient, almost identical beliefs?
Nov 16, 2011
- Brian Baker
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The Real 007 was Elizabethan Mystic John Dee - not James Bond
Confidant of Queen Ellizabeth, John Dee was mathematician, astrologer, occultist - and royal secret agent
Oct 27, 2011
- Brian Baker
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The Titanic's Unsinkable Violet Jessop
Ship stewardess Violet Jessop survived the Titanic after rescuing a baby and nearly went down with the doomed liner's sister ships
Oct 19, 2011
- Brian Baker
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Mary Anning, the Amazing Woman who Gave Dinosaurs to the World
Uneducated and poverty-stricken, Mary Anning risked her life in a thirst for knowledge that astounded the scientists
Oct 17, 2011
- Brian Baker
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The Green Children - From Another World or just Abandoned Waifs?
Two villages tell the same story - of strange youngsters who appeared from nowhere and told of their home in a twilight world
Oct 12, 2011
- Brian Baker
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The Dog that Saved Manchester United
One of the world's great clubs might not exist if a St Bernard had not run away and been found by the friend of a wealthy man
Oct 10, 2011
- Brian Baker
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Borley Rectory - The Most Haunted House in England?
That's what the place was called by psychical researcher Harry Price and there were certainly strange goings-on and the legend of a tragic romance
Oct 5, 2011
- Brian Baker
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The Chilling Mystery of Spring-Heeled Jack
Who was the super-human creature who terrorised communities in Britain and the USA?
Oct 1, 2011
- Brian Baker
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The Dogs of War - Not to Mention the Horses, Pigeons and One Cat
63 gallant creatures have been honoured with the Dickin Medal - the Animals' VC
Sep 28, 2011
- Brian Baker
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The Ordinary Housewife Acted as Secretary to Dead Composers
Rosemary Brown produced dozens of compositions she said were dictated to her by such greats as Liszt, Chopin and Beethoven
Sep 26, 2011
- Brian Baker
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