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Alison Butterworth and Phil Trow
Shourjo Sarkar sits in with Alison (29/06/2017)
3 hours
on BBC Radio Manchester
Shourjo and Alison find out what people living close to Hindley prison think about plans for its expansion.
Mike begins his Musical Mystery Tour on Upper Standishgate in Wigan town centre.
Becky speaks to author Martina Cole about her latest thriller, Get Even.
Ted talks about the auction for one of George Formby's banjo ukuleles and hears from an expert plus a new state of the art bike sharing scheme in Manchester and Salford.
Jack Dearden and Trevor Hunt are joined by Logan Tomkins from Salford and Warrington's Kurt Gidley to discuss how increasing the value of drop goals would change the game.
BBC Radio Manchester Special
Manchester International Festival (29/06/2017)
2 hours
on BBC Radio Manchester
Jason Hardy hosts coverage of the launch of this year's Manchester International Festival live from Piccadilly Gardens.
Georgey Spanswick
The oldest thing in your purse/wallet and 50 years of black and white TV
3 hours
on BBC Radio Manchester
Georgey asks what is the oldest thing in your purse or wallet, celebrates 50 years of black and white television and has a cream tea.
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