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Manchester
6 Items
Dame Sarah Storey: 'I was just a sports fanatic'
Dame Sarah Storey tells Phil Trow how she became a legendary Paralympian.
10 Apr 2026,·8 mins
Barry Mackleston from Wythenshawe travelled seven days from John O' Groats to Land's End.
2 mins
The undercover vagrant: Saviour of the slums
Meet Mary Higgs, the woman who went undercover to expose the workhouse conditions.
09 Jun 2025,·7 mins
Is Manchester really the UK's second city?
1 min
Resident doctors on strike for six days
Resident doctors have begun a six day walk-out in dispute over pay and job opportunities.
07 Apr 2026,·3 mins
Madchester
1. Wilderness
Steve Lamacq and Alison Bell tell the story of Madchester
16 Mar 2026,·18 mins
