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“It’s about understanding.” Northern Soul previews the BBC’s Mimi and the Mountain Dragon
With the all-conquering stage and screen success of War Horse still fresh in the memory, a new Michael Morpurgo adaptation is a big deal.
Read the full story..Missing Peaky Blinders? Don’t worry, you can relive it at locations across the north
To the outside world, Peaky Blinders is filmed at a series of locations in and around Birmingham, places that evoke the spirit of the early 20th century.
Read the full story..Win a family pass to the BBC Summer Social at Croxteth Hall, Liverpool
Win a family pass to the BBC Summer Social at Croxteth Hall, Liverpool.
Read the full story..“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.
Read the full story..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.
Read the full story..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.
Read the full story..The League of Gentlemen: why the time is right for revival
Well, they did say ‘you’ll never leave’.
Read the full story..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.
Read the full story..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.
Read the full story..Review: To Walk Invisible, BBC, Hebden Bridge Picture House
It is a cold, wet and windy night in Hebden Bridge.
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