Brian Rooney

Writer and artist Clare Archibald and ambient musician brothers Andy and Mike Truscott (Kinbrae) tell us about the background to, and their inspirations for, a new collaborative record, Birl of Unmap.

We discuss the Ramsbottom-based theatre company's past, present and future, from sports changing rooms to an exciting 2022 programme.

The Greater Manchester actor, singer and songwriter talks to Now Then about guinea pigs, his lockdown album, and filming with Shane Meadows and Paddy Considine.

The ex-Fall accomplice talks memorable gigs, super fans and trying out his first amp from Forsyths.

Wythenshawe-born actress Lorraine Cheshire tells us about working with the likes of Maxine Peake, Caroline Aherne, and Terry Gilliam.

Podcasts have opened my eyes like nothing else in my life – variously, these are obnoxious, political, philosophical, and, sometimes: helpful.

When I was young, it was Aah Bisto or Bovril; Horlicks or Ovaltine; Vesta curry meals or vomit. You chose a side, be it sport, religion or…

HaHa HaHa HaHa, I hear you cackle, because you see what I did there? I opened with a very funny acerbic and yet old school catchphrase. Get…

I love radio. There, I’ve said it. More than TV; more than theatre; more than film. In fact, my misunderstanding of aural sex has led me…

Whilst across the Atlantic a despotic leader and his family attempt to take over the world, do we in Manchester have our own Trump Lite? I…

The following is a conversation overheard in a Manchester department store. In the interests of national security, the names and location…