Shourjo starts your day with news headlines, business, sport and music.
Alison and Phil begin the countdown to our auction for BBC Children In Need by previewing some of the lots on offer.
Mike speaks to singer/songwriter Guy Garvey.
Becky speaks to Strictly professional Kristina Rihanoff about her book, Dancing In The Darkness.
Sam finds out how the people who were affected by the Bosley explosion are doing now and finds out the story behind lemon posters that are appearing around Manchester.
Jimmy Wagg is joined by Keith Trudgeon from Stalybridge Celtic, Jim Gannon from Northwich Victoria and Brian Flynn from Altrincham.
Mark talks about the differences between male and female brains and speaks to author Patricia Cornwell, who has sold more than 100 million books, about what drives her to write.
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BBC Radio Manchester joins BBC Radio 5 live.
