Katie is joined by sober coach and author Kate Bee plus hears from children’s author Michael Morpurgo whose latest adaption Mimi and the Mountain Dragon is on BBC One.
Katie is reunited with former CBBC colleague Hacker T Dog for your Christmas dedications and we meet the zookeepers looking after the animals at Chester Zoo.
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Cleopatra Higgins (28/09/2021)
4 hours
First broadcast: on BBC Radio Manchester
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Katie chats to Cleopatra Higgins about performing with the BBC Philharmonic as part of a special programme for BBC Radio Manchester which you can hear on Saturday at 6pm.
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Charity Champion award (06/10/2021)
4 hours
First broadcast: on BBC Radio Manchester
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Katie chats to Frank Rothwell from Oldham who has been given a Charity Champion award.
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HGV driver shortages (29/09/2021)
4 hours
First broadcast: on BBC Radio Manchester
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Katie speaks to a local business owner to see how the driver shortage is affecting them.
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No Time To Die (30/09/2021)
4 hours
First broadcast: on BBC Radio Manchester
Available for years
Katie chats to a local cinema to find out if the new Bond film will tempt people back.
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With Hacker The Dog (25/12/2021)
1 hour
First broadcast: on BBC Radio Manchester
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Katie and Hacker share Christmas presents and cracker jokes.
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Kundai Maridzo-Chikwenengwe
3 hours
Katie hears how Kundai Maridzo-Chikwenengwe has gone from pastry chef to personal trainer plus Alex Grundy looks ahead to this week's TV.
Katie Thistleton
With Hacker The Dog (25/12/2020)
1 hour
Katie and Hacker chat to some of the BBC Radio Manchester family around the world.