Interviews
“Hi-yo, Silver, away!” the Lone Ranger used to cry at the end of each episode. Silver, as the name suggests was a magnificent grey horse, the trusty steed of one of the most popular heroes of children’s TV in the 1950s and early 60s. I imagine this...
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My mum’s Auntie Nora and her husband, Uncle Ben, really, really loved each other. However, their deep and enduring mutual affection might not have been immediately obvious to anyone just listening in. I called round once, unexpectedly, just after...
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The first place we lived in after I was born was an ancient stone cottage, with walls four feet thick, property of the printing and dyeing factory in Bradshaw, where my dad worked at the time. I was not quite three-years-old when the factory closed...
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Me and Our Kid, Mick and Tim Coleman, tell Lorraine Worsely-Carter the story behind Mick’s Number One hit single, Match-stalk Cats and Dogs, with Brian and Michael, that had everyone singing about Salford artist, L.S. Lowry. There are songs...
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There was a time when every bus ride was a job for two people. The driver had his own separate cabin and his own personal door to climb in through, with a single inset step (almost like a stirrup) to help him mount his steed. The other member of the...
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Songs of Arrival is a performance of songs based on the stories of Jewish refugees arriving in Cheetham from Manchester Jewish Museum’s oral history collection as well as contemporary stories of migration to Manchester. Carmel Thomason talks to...
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Alex Wheatle MBE’s award-winning young adult novel, ‘Crongton Knights’ has been adapted for the stage by Emteaz Hussain and is on its first UK tour. He talks to Carmel Thomason about life on the fictional Crongton Estate, bringing...
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Ahead of Birmingham Royal Ballet’s production of Swan Lake at The Lowry, Roz Laws talks to dancer Céline Gittens who along with Momoko Hirata takes on the double principal roles of Odette/Odile for the tour. Céline Gittens made history in 2012 in...
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Su Pollard reveals a grittier side in one-woman show, Harpy written for her by award-winning playwright Philip Meeks, that throws a light on mental illness and loneliness among the elderly. How would you describe the show to someone who hasn’t seen...
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When ballet superstar Carlos Acosta was planning the new show for his company Acosta Danza there was only one possible name. He called it Evolution because he believes it will show audiences just how much his company has grown since he founded it...
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Martin Thomasson
Lorraine Worsley-Carter
Carmel Thomason
Diane Parkes