Bingley-based singer-songwriter, author and journalist Tim Wyatt is drawing on his life experiences as a ‘rogue journalist’ in an evening of ‘songs and revelations.’

At the event, in The Studio, Bingley Arts Centre on Main Street, he will be playing a selection of original songs from his recent albums Atlantis Outcome and Naming the Darkness as well as a number of new compositions. "It is me and a guitar," he says, describing - as closely as he can - his music as "folk rock."

The evening also includes brief readings from his new novel Revoking the Reich - a fascinating story of how magic and intrigue helped the Allies defeat Germany in the Second World War. Based on detailed research, it reveals how British intelligence used the wickedest man in the world to lure a top Nazi to Britain - not to talk peace but to subvert the Third Reich by occult means. A working class boy from Yorkshire plays a pivotal role in the top-secret deception, which also involves King George Vl and two world-famous writers.

An acknowledged expert in esotericism, Tim has spent decades researching the occult arts and is a prominent speaker throughout the UK as well as a spiritual activist.

The former Telegraph & Argus and national TV reporter will also be reading from his fascinating and quirky travel book Postcards from Chiangmai, covering three months seeking spiritual enlightenment and sanctuary in northern Thailand.

Appearances by "a couple of surprise guests" will add to the entertaining mix.

Founder and co-owner of the Bingley-based music label Hummadruz Music, Tim's varied working life also involves acting - appearing on TV and in feature films. He wrote and directed the 2002 film Dead Money, an indie film telling the sobering tale of a shy and retiring man’s struggle with overnight fame after winning the lottery.

He has also been involved in public relations, crisis management, car design and production and a spell as a spin doctor, along with other diverse activities.

Says Tim: “The evening will also involve confessions and revelations from a chequered journalistic career going back to 1968, some humour and special guests. I first performed in a couple of plays at Bingley Little Theatre in the late 1960s when I was still at Bingley Grammar School and this is the first time since then. It will prove to be an experimental and hopefully enjoyable evening.”

*Songs & Revelations on Saturday February 6 at The Studio, Bingley, starts at 7.30pm, tickets cost £5 and are available from the box office on (01274) 567983 or ticketsource.co.uk/bingleyartscentre