TV
The day I met Bet Lynch in a bathroom showroom
I’ve learnt many things in this life, one of them being this: if you get an email from your editor asking if you’d like to join Julie Goodyear for some Corrie-related gardening, you say yes.
Caroline Aherne: Manchester remembers a comedy great
It seems amiss that despite having written about the Manchester stand-up scene for 17 years, I neither met nor interviewed Caroline Aherne.
Caroline Aherne: a tribute
In the first of our tributes to the comedian, writer and actress Caroline Aherne, who died earlier this month, Northern Soul’s Gerry Potter writes about a very special person.
Adventures in VHS: a love affair with the video
Recently, the BBC Store, the Corporation’s portal for buying legal TV downloads, announced a bold new initiative: for every digital purchase made, customers would receive a VHS copy of the programme delivered straight to their door.
Corrie: Life on The Street
It is 55-years-old but shows no sign of slowing down. The TV institution that is Coronation Street produces five episodes each week, a far cry from its original remit of just one weekly show.
Mackinnon and Saunders: world-class animation in Altrincham
If you wander into quiet, leafy Oldfield Brow just outside Altrincham, you’ll find many things that you might reasonably expect to see: a little church, a Post Office, a couple of takeaways and a butty shop.
Screenwriter Andrew Davies talks to Northern Soul
Down the decades, British television has thoroughly enjoyed a good literary adaptation.
Black Roses: Julie Hesmondhalgh talks to Northern Soul
On August 11, 2007, Sophie Lancaster was beaten unconscious in Stubbylee Park, Bacup, and later died from her injuries in hospital.
Class of 92: Out of Their League
If like me you’re a United fan, you’ll have watched the legendary Class of 1992 reign over football for more than 20 years.
Lights, Camera, Action! When Hollywood pays a visit
Where there’s muck there’s money. A film shoot was going on in our street and the crew paid us to let them squeeze the lavatory trailer onto our drive.
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