Episodes to download
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Northern Power: Speaking From the North
Fri 9 Sep 2016
10/10Melvyn Bragg on 'speaking from the north' and what the future might hold for the north.
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The 20th-Century North
Thu 8 Sep 2016
9/10Melvyn Bragg explores the north's radical impact on 20th-century culture.
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The Radical North
Wed 7 Sep 2016
8/10Melvyn Bragg on the radical north, from the Peterloo Massacre to the suffragettes.
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Manchester: First City of the Industrial Revolution
Tue 6 Sep 2016
7/10Melvyn Bragg celebrates the first city of the Industrial Revolution.
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Northern Inventions
Mon 5 Sep 2016
6/10Melvyn Bragg on the inventiveness of the north and the birth of the Industrial Revolution.
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Lakes and Moors: The Power of Northern Landscapes
Fri 2 Sep 2016
5/10Northern landscapes have been inspiration for some of England's greatest literature.
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The Rebellious Tongues of the North
Thu 1 Sep 2016
4/10Melvyn Bragg on the the turbulent years of rebellion which swept the north of England.
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Invasion: Vikings and Normans
Wed 31 Aug 2016
3/10Melvyn Bragg on the invasions of the north of England by Vikings and Norsemen.
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The Glories of Northumbria
Tue 30 Aug 2016
2/10Melvyn Bragg explores the glories of the Northumbrian Renaissance.
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The Origins of the North
Mon 29 Aug 2016
1/10Melvyn Bragg on the fall of Rome and the rise of Northumbria.
