Gervase shares his hilarious tales of life as a schools inspector in the Yorkshire Dales which will have you in stitches. He taught in a range of schools for fourteen years before becoming an education adviser and school inspector and is probably best known for his best-selling autobiographical novels: The Other Side of the Dale, Over Hill and Dale and Head Over Heels in the Dales. He possesses a natural ability to tell a story in a language that appeals to adults as well as children and is a popular choice for after dinner, as well as educational events.