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First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
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A computer called Baby, Alan Turing, 25 Nobel prize winners and the wonders of graphene. An ice age boulder connects Manchester with its own long history back through time. Show more
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The cotton had gone, the ship canal had gone, the money had gone. Then music arrived. From Herman's Hermits to Joy Division and the Smiths. Show more
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First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM
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Jeanette Winterson explores radical Manchester, detailing anti-slavery protests, Peterloo, the Manchester Guardian and mill workers 'pulling the plug out'. Show more
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First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
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From the site of the world's first passenger railway station, Jeanette Winterson takes listeners on a journey by rail and canal into the land of Cottonopolis. Show more
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First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Jeanette Winterson presents her personal exploration of Manchester, from its Celtic roots to the present day and beyond, recorded on the streets of the city. Show more
