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In this episode my guest is Àgata Alcañiz - she's an artist, a facilitator, an activist and all round creator.

She's the founder of Life Drawing plus - hosting themed drawing sessions in the Northern Quarter.

Here, she tells her story of discovering Manchester 20 years ago when she moved there to study and never left.

In this episode Brian Connolly talks about growing up in Moss side, studying art and design at Manchester Polytechnic, following his creative path to London and eventually breaking into the world famous 'Mad Men' world of advertising in New York city.

http://www.brianconnollywork.com/

This week my guest is Jamie Kennerley - a Mancunian living and working in a small town in Brazil.

He shares stories about


Working in the tv and commercial industry
Learning to speak fluent Portugese
And making sure Manchester gets recognition for something other than football!

Fun conversation with Robert Brooks as he shares stories about moving to Finland and learning a language considered to be one of the most difficult to learn.

Here, Rob talks about:
- the first time realising a Mancunian accent might not be understood in other places
- learning Finnish words while working on a building site
- his preference for initially learning language through the grammatical rules
- and his appreciation for being alone in the dark, silent Finnish forest!

Good vibes and a nice chat with an old friend -  Marsha Thomason - from Oldham Sixth Form College as she shares stories about 

- getting her first big break
- learning about stop signs from a Dawson's Creek star
- reciting 'Grease' lines to John Travolta
- name checking Manchester on 'Lost'
- and why she shouldn't have to second guess her pronunciation of the word 'adult!'

My guest this week is Chris McGuire - one of the top camera operators in the tv and film industry.

Here, Chris shares stories from the very beginnings of his career working with corporate video in Manchester to finding himself on the set of Harry Potter filming Lord Voldemort's big entrance. Today he lives in Atlanta, GA and is one of the most sought-after camera operators in the business.

Get ready for some serious A-list name dropping!