The Cottingley Fairies: A Study in Deception

Merrick Burrow

Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities

Description

Merrick Burrow curated an exhibition to mark the centenary of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's publication of the Cottingley fairies photographs in the December 1920 issue of the Strand Magazine. The exhibition will run throughout 2021 at the Treasures of the Brotherton Library gallery at the University of Leeds, which holds most of the important documents and artefacts in its Special Collections. This is the first time that the materials have been exhibited on public display.

The exhibition was launched with a public talk via Zoom on Thursday 10th December.

Subject

Period	4 Dec 2020 → 18 Dec 2020

Media coverage

Title	Exhibition: Cottingley Fairy hoax centenary celebrated
Degree of recognition	National
Media name/outlet	British Photographic History
Media type	Web
Duration/Length/Size	655 words
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
Date	17/12/20
Description	A web page feature covering The Cottingley Fairies: a Study in Deception exhibition. It includes images from the exhibition quotations from Merrick Burrow featured in the press release.
Producer/Author	Michael Pritchard
URL	britishphotohistory.ning.com/profiles/blogs/exhibition-cottingley-fairy-hoax-centenary-celebrated-leeds-janua
Persons	Merrick Burrow

Title	Cottingley Fairies: How Sherlock Holmes's creator was fooled by hoax
Degree of recognition	National
Media name/outlet	BBC
Media type	Web
Duration/Length/Size	1000 words
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
Date	5/12/20
Description	BBC Online news story about The Cottingley Fairies: A Study in Deception (exhibition and public talk).
Producer/Author	Oliver Wright
URL	https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-55187973
Persons	Merrick Burrow

Title	Arthur Conan Doyle and the Cottingley Fairies
Degree of recognition	National
Media name/outlet	Museum Crush
Media type	Web
Duration/Length/Size	750 words
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
Date	4/12/20
Description	A web page covering The Cottingley Fairies: A Study in Deception exhibition, including images from the exhibition. The write up also quotations from me, as featured in the press release.
Producer/Author	Richard Moss
URL	https://museumcrush.org/arthur-conan-doyle-and-the-cottingley-fairies/
Persons	Merrick Burrow

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Media contributions

Title	BBC Radio Bradford interview
Degree of recognition	Local
Media name/outlet	BBC Radio Bradford
Media type	Radio
Duration/Length/Size	7 minutes (approx.)
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
Date	18/12/20
Description	Interview for the Breakfast show in which I discuss The Cottingley Fairies: a Study in Deception (exhibition)
Producer/Author	Rima Ahmed
URL	https://www.bbc.co.uk/events/evgrn3/live/cg54wh
Persons	Merrick Burrow

Title	How Sherlock Holmes creator Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was fooled by Cottingley fairies hoax
Degree of recognition	Regional
Media name/outlet	Yorkshire Post
Media type	Print
Duration/Length/Size	1282 words
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
Date	10/12/20
Description	Full-page feature article in the Yorkshire Post covering The Cottingley Fairies: a Study in Deception (exhibition and public talk). The article includes an interview with Merrick Burrow.
Producer/Author	Laura Reid
URL	https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/heritage-and-retro/heritage/how-sherlock-holmes-creator-sir-arthur-conan-doyle-was-fooled-cottingley-fairies-hoax-3062303
Persons	Merrick Burrow

Title	BBC Radio Leeds interview
Degree of recognition	Regional
Media name/outlet	BBC Radio Leeds
Media type	Radio
Duration/Length/Size	)2:16:47 - 02:25:30 - 8 minutes 43 seconds
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
Date	7/12/20
Description	Interview on Mid-Morning programme in which I discuss The Cottingley Fairies: A Study in Deception (exhibition and public talk).
Producer/Author	Gayle Lofthouse
URL	https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p08zg85h
Persons	Merrick Burrow