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Northern Power: Speaking From the North
10/10Melvyn Bragg on 'speaking from the north' and what the future might hold for the north.
The 20th-Century North
9/10Melvyn Bragg explores the north's radical impact on 20th-century culture.
The Radical North
8/10Melvyn Bragg on the radical north, from the Peterloo Massacre to the suffragettes.
Manchester: First City of the Industrial Revolution
7/10Melvyn Bragg celebrates the first city of the Industrial Revolution.
Northern Inventions
6/10Melvyn Bragg on the inventiveness of the north and the birth of the Industrial Revolution.
Lakes and Moors: The Power of Northern Landscapes
5/10Northern landscapes have been inspiration for some of England's greatest literature.
The Rebellious Tongues of the North
4/10Melvyn Bragg on the the turbulent years of rebellion which swept the north of England.
Invasion: Vikings and Normans
3/10Melvyn Bragg on the invasions of the north of England by Vikings and Norsemen.
The Glories of Northumbria
2/10Melvyn Bragg explores the glories of the Northumbrian Renaissance.
The Origins of the North
1/10Melvyn Bragg on the fall of Rome and the rise of Northumbria.
