Stan Beckensall has lived and worked in Northumberland for thirty-five years. He has directed and taken part in many excavations, is an international expert on prehistoric rock art and has published work on place and field names. Beckensall has written and produced plays with a local flavour for adults and children, some of which have been broadcast on local radio. He has appeared on television, Classic FM radio and is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland and London.