Articles relating to: BBC
“Once you’ve done Blue Peter, I think you can face most things.” Northern Soul meets Blue Peter presenters, past and present
When I was growing up, I had two career ambitions: 1) to be a pop star, and 2) to be a Blue Peter presenter.
Preview: Hull’s Headscarf Heroes, BBC Four
Brian W. Lavery, author of The Headscarf Revolutionaries: Lillian Bilocca and the Hull Triple Trawler Disaster, writes for Northern Soul about a new BBC documentary, Hull’s Headscarf Heroes.
Detectorists: small-scale, low-key and utterly perfect
In a year when pure joy has generally been in short supply, the third series of the BBC sitcom Detectorists has been a cultural highlight.
The League of Gentlemen: why the time is right for revival
Well, they did say ‘you’ll never leave’.
Review: CBBC’s The Worst Witch, Manchester Town Hall
As a list of magical ingredients, it’s hard to beat. Manchester Town Hall on a Sunday afternoon in the run-up to Christmas with the festive German Market in full swing outside, playing host to several hundred excited children who have come to take part in a range of bespoke themed activities, all culminating in a gala preview screening of the first episode of a new CBBC adaptation of a modern classic.
Craig Charles talks scary fairies and funk and soul with Northern Soul
What do you get if you take Craig Charles, the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra and Hansel and Gretel and shake them all up together? You get an invitation into the world of the Scary Fairy.
Review: To Walk Invisible, BBC, Hebden Bridge Picture House
It is a cold, wet and windy night in Hebden Bridge.
Northern Soul talks to Cookie Monster, Big Bird and Elmo at The Furchester Hotel
Midway through my chat with Cookie Monster, I ask him if his diet extends to anything non-cookie related and, if so, what?
Handbags at Dawn: Archers fans go to war on Facebook
Call me middle class, but accept that I’m from working class stock.
The Archers: a national institution
Part of me likes to believes that I’m too young to listen to The Archers, Radio 4’s ‘ordinary tale of countryfolk’. But let’s face it, I’m in my mid-40s, live in a city and have never made jam. I’m probably the BBC’s target market for the show.
The Northern Soul Awards 2018
The Northern Soul Awards 2018 took place at the stunning Manchester Cathedral on November 15. Here’s our list of winners, along with the Highly Commended and Special Mentions for each category. Congratulations!
https://awards.northernsoul.me.uk/the-2018-awards/the-2018-winners/
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The Northern Soul Poll
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