Schedule
Early
01:00
As BBC Radio 5 live—18/03/2016
BBC Radio Manchester joins BBC Radio 5 live.
05:00
Shourjo Sarkar—18/03/2016
Shourjo starts your day with news headlines, business, sport and music.
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Morning
06:00
Alison Butterworth and Phil Trow—Bramhall Hall
Alison and Phil have a sneak preview of the £1.6m makeover of Bramhall Hall in Stockport.
09:00
Mike Sweeney—Frederick Forsyth
Mike speaks to Frederick Forsyth about his switch to writing music rather than books.
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Afternoon
12:00
Becky Want—Eddie Edwards
Becky speaks to Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards about how his story has been turned into a film
15:00
Eamonn O'Neal—Chris Green MP
Eamonn speaks to Conservative MP for Bolton West, Chris Green about disability benefits.
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Evening
18:00
Manchester Sports: Weekend Preview—18/03/2016
Liam Bradford looks ahead to the weekend's football including the Manchester derby.
19:00
Manchester Total Sport: Commentary—Super League live: Warrington Wolves v Castleford Tigers
FM: Super League coverage of Warrington v Castleford. DAB + online: Mark Forrest
22:00
Richard Searling’s Northern Soul—Northern Soul (18/03/2016)
Richard features two hours of 70s Northern Soul in an all-winners special.
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Late
00:00
Eastern Horizon—Tong Peng
Dee Lo speaks to piano teacher and composer Tony Peng.
01:00
As BBC Radio 5 live—19/03/2016
BBC Radio Manchester joins BBC Radio 5 live.
