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Sport Relief - Battle of the Five-a-Sides
Mark Helsby
Producer, BBC Radio 5 live 'Battle of the Five-a-Sides' for Sport Relief
As a 57 hour five-a-side tournament prepares to kick off in Salford in aid of Sport Relief, producer Mark Helsby shares his experience organising the event that includes 1800 players.
Building something special in the north of England
Helen Boaden
Director, BBC Radio and Executive Sponsor for myBBC
Director of BBC Radio and BBC England, Helen Boaden highlights the success of DIY SOS: Homes for Veterans and how the BBC relocation to Salford has encouraged other companies to join the creative hub in the north of England.
A Blue Peter Badge opens doors
Harriet
Nine-year-old Blue Peter fan
Nine-year-old Blue Peter fan Harriet blogs about how she got her badge and her visit to MediaCityUK.
A filming day in the life of Blue Peter
Jen Macro
Digital Content Producer, About the BBC
Thursdays are sacrosanct in the Blue Peter calendar. They’re the day that the live programme is filmed and broadcast each and every week. The About the BBC team visited Media City UK in Salford, where Blue Peter is based, to document a day in the life.
Here's One We Made Earlier
Joe Godwin
Director, BBC Academy and BBC Birmingham
Head of Children's, Joe Godwin looks back at almost a century of BBC content for younger viewers via a new exhibition at The Lowry.
Reflecting on the first BBC 6 Music Festival
James Stirling
Head of BBC Music
James Stirling reflects on the first 6 Music Festival, a two day celebration of what the station does 365 days a year.
Watching Salford 'Turn Up The Talent'
Jon Jacob
Editor, About the BBC Blog
Jon Jacob observes local audio drama talent being unearthed at BBC North.
BBC Radio Leeds' Crime and Justice Week
Jon Jacob
Editor, About the BBC Blog
Rozina Breen is the Managing Editor of BBC Radio Leeds. In this post, she writes about the station's Crime & Justice Week which begins this Monday. The week of programmes includes interviews, documentaries and debates which ask the question "Is the criminal justice system in the UK working?"...
Uniting communities and the nation throughout the summer
Peter Salmon
Director, BBC Studios (formerly Director, England)
At the weekend Manchester, Salford and Trafford became part of Olympic history when they hosted the Olympic Flame on its way to its final destination in East London. In recent weeks it has travelled through the North East - Alnwick, Newcastle, Gateshead, Durham, Middlesbrough, Hull, York and C...
BBC Breakfast is live from Salford
Mary Hockaday
Controller, BBC World Service English
The gallery during rehearsals ahead of the first BBC Breakfast broadcast from Salford. Every morning for more than a decade, BBC Breakfast has helped viewers start the day, with its trademark mix of news, issues and guests. Today, it's done just that - but this time from its new studio at ...
