Geoffrey Beattie

Geoffrey Beattie is Professor of Psychology at Manchester University and regularly appears on television as a psychologist on Channel 4’s Big Brother. His previous books include We Are the People: Journeys Through the Heart of Protestant Ulster and On the Ropes: Boxing As a Way of Life, which was runner-up for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year award.

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Essays & MemoirEssays & Memoir | The Online Edition

Essays & Memoir | The Online Edition

Protestant Boy

Geoffrey Beattie

‘I was going home to Belfast to visit my mother. It was the spring of 1998 and the weather was very good for that time of year.’

Essays & MemoirEssays & Memoir | The Online Edition

Essays & Memoir | The Online Edition

Men as Chickens

Geoffrey Beattie

‘She had offered four men £2,500 each to live like battery hens for a week.’