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Manchester: Alchemical City

Jeanette Winterson presents a personal exploration of Manchester, from its Celtic roots to the present day and beyond, recorded on the streets of the city.

Radio 4,5 episodes

Episodes

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Beginnings
Jeanette Winterson presents her personal exploration of Manchester.
08 Dec 2014,15 mins
The Golden Sewer
Jeanette takes listeners on a journey by rail and canal into the land of Cottonopolis.
09 Dec 2014,15 mins
Politics
Anti-slavery protests and striking mill workers: Jeanette explores radical Manchester.
10 Dec 2014,15 mins
Music
The cotton had gone, the ship canal had gone, the money had gone. Then music arrived.
11 Dec 2014,15 mins
Vision of the Future
A computer called Baby, Alan Turing, 25 Nobel prize winners and the wonders of graphene.
12 Dec 2014,15 mins