John Peel was the king of alternative music on BBC Radio One. But BBC Radio Lancashire’s On The Wire team has been dedicated to playing some equally challenging tunes for 30 years. Steve Barker and his loyal team...
Read MoreFor some X Factor winners it is a swift return to pub gigs. For others like Joe McElderry it leads to gold records and gigs at decent-sized venues. After winning the X Factor in 2009, the personable young Geordie has kept up his...
Read MoreIf there was one folk act guaranteed to do a First World War project it was The Unthanks. After a few false starts, they have co-created a project with fellow Mercury Prize nominee Sam Lee. A Time and Place: Musical Meditations...
Read MoreRed Ladder might have lost all of its Arts Council funding but the Leeds-based theatre company is still standing strong. Its latest work, We’re Not Going Back, focuses on the year-long Miners’ Strike but, according to the...
Read MoreMost budding directors start off with a small show over a pub but not so Downton Abbey’s Nigel Harman who is at the helm of a multi-million pound touring production of Shrek The Musical. It probably helps that he is an...
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