September 17, 2019
Join me on Tuesday at 12 on North Manchester FM for another Helping of History. On this week’s show, I’ve decided to return to one of the stories from last week’s Three Tales of Old Alkrington show, as I’m not … Continue reading
September 15, 2019
On this Saturday’s Hannah’s Bookshelf on North Manchester FM I was thinking about bad luck. The show was pre-recorded the previous day… which was Friday the 13th. So I guess that got me think about superstitions and luck. Instead of … Continue reading
September 15, 2019
North Manchester FM presenter Hannah Kate wants your scary stories for Halloween! She’s asking people throughout Greater Manchester to submit their scariest 3-minute stories for her annual creative writing competition. Writers keen to be crowned Greater Manchester’s Spookiest Wordsmith can … Continue reading
September 10, 2019
Join me on Tuesday at 12 on North Manchester FM for another Helping of History. And it’s time for another of my ‘Three Tales…’ shows! As I’ve done ‘Three Tales’ of Old Crumpsall, Cheetham Hill, Collyhurst and Chadderton, I’ve run … Continue reading
September 8, 2019
On this week’s Hannah’s Bookshelf on North Manchester FM, I decided to take a look at some literary depictions of that beloved (but dying?) art: letter-writing. Handwritten, hard copy letters have a special place in the novel tradition, both in … Continue reading
September 2, 2019
Join me on Tuesday at 12 on North Manchester FM for another Helping of History! This week, I’m talking to Mark Wilson from the People’s History Museum about a fantastic exhibition currently on display in the museum. You may remember … Continue reading
August 27, 2019
Join me on Saturday at 2pm on North Manchester FM for more from Hannah’s Bookshelf. This week, my guest will be the fantastic Elizabeth Ducie. When Elizabeth had been working in the international pharmaceutical industry for nearly thirty years, she … Continue reading
August 27, 2019
Join me on Tuesday at 12 on North Manchester FM for a bit of a myth-busting Helping of History! This week’s show was inspired by something I made for the Friends of Crumpsall Park last week (for a talk on … Continue reading
August 25, 2019
On Tuesday’s Helping of History on North Manchester FM, I talked about Broughton’s William Crabtree and Cheetham Hill’s Joseph Baxendell, two North Manchester men who made their name in the field of astronomy. In 1639, Crabtree was one of only … Continue reading
August 20, 2019
Join me on Tuesday at 12 on North Manchester FM for a truly stellar Helping of History! We’ll be reaching for the stars, as I take a look at some stories of North Manchester astronomy. I’m going to be talking … Continue reading