Manchester Histories Festival: Intangible Sounds, Manchester Met
The plural in Manchester Histories Festival is an essential one. Just as there is no single...
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Maxine Peake: “I am proud of being Northern”
When I was first starting out as a journalist, all fresh-faced, keen and not unlike an eager puppy desperate to please, an experienced hack gave me some invaluable advice. “When writing up an interview, start with the most...
Read MoreBetty Tebbs: a lifelong activist for peace, workers’ rights and equality
In an unassuming Manchester suburb there’s a living room with a piece of furniture you’re unlikely to find anywhere else. It’s a lamp made from a Greenham Common section of fencing. It belongs to lifelong...
Read MoreReview: Gentry Families of Greater Manchester in The North, Manchester Histories Festival
“The North West has always been regarded by the South East of England as remote and slightly backward.” So says Jonathan Spangler from Manchester Metropolitan University. But he’s not talking about the 21st...
Read MorePreview: Manchester Histories Festival 2016
When you think of a history festival, what comes to mind? Simon Schama waxing lyrical on 17th century Dutch culture? A walking tour of medieval churches? Or an exhibition showcasing Roman Empire pottery shards? If any of these...
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