Journalistic work by Mark Hodkinson
During the past 10 years or so I have contributed hundreds of pieces to newspapers and magazines, predominantly The Times. I have included a cross-section here, the ones that were still left on my PC. The Times articles can be accessed by putting in a search for my name in the 'archive' section on www.timesonline.co.uk. Please note that the articles remain the copyright of the publications and cannot be reproduced without permission. Please contact me in the first instance.
- The Observer, 3rd August 2008. United in tolerance: the brutal attack on goths Sophie Lancaster and Robert Maltby.
- The Times, 3rd May 2008. Review of autobiography: A Renegade, the Lives and Tales of Mark E. Smith.
- The Times, 29th March 2008. Book review: Gig, the life and times of a rock star fantasist by Simon Armitage.
- The Observer, 17th November 2007. The murder of Lesley Molseed and the torment of Stefan Kiszko.
- The Times, 11th May 2007. Book review of That's Me in the Corner by Andrew Collins.
- The Times, 3rd March 2007. Review: The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner by Alan Sillitoe.
- The Times, September 2006. Review of books by Kevin Sampson and Patrick Hannan.
- The Times, September 2006. Book review of The Damned United by David Peace.
- The Times, April 2006. Feature and interview with Robin Hardy, director of The Wicker Man.
- The Times, November 2005. Feature, interview, Paul Gascoigne and Gary Charles.
- The Times, 2005. Review of sports books by Simon Freeman and Jeff Connor.
- The Times, 2005. Feature on kids' football.
- The Times, 2006. Book review of The Giro Playboy by Michael Smith.
- The Times, 2006. Review of autobiographies of Donny Osmond and Donovan Leitch.
- Mail on Sunday and The Times, 2004. Feature on British impassiveness and Police indifference.
- Love Songs, the lyrics and poetry of Crass, 2004. Foreword by Mark Hodkinson.
- The Times, 2005. Feature entitled The Writer's Retreat.
- The Times, 2003. Feature on the use of cortisone in football.
- The Times, September 2006. Book review of Best and Edwards by Gordon Burn.
- The Times, 9th March 2002. Article on the death of footballing hero, Pedro Richards.
- 4-4-2 Magazine and The Daily Mirror, 2000. Feature on football reporting; Running With the Press Pack.
- The Times, 24th April 1999. Interview with Stuart Hall.
- The Times, 29th March 1999. Interview with Bernard Manning.
- Record Collector, 1991. Feature on alternative stadium rock group, The Chameleons.
- The Times, May 2003. Feature article on Bobby Stokes - cup final hero.
- Rochdale Football Club Supporters' Trust website, 2006. Article on My First Game.