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Take an audio journey from Oxford Road to Withington. Every month, we zoom in on a theme or an area and bring you tales from Rusholme, Fallowfield and beyond.

Episodes

  1. 01/06/2014

    The last of the Lass?

    The Lass O'Gowrie pub on its last night as a fringe theatre venue. As the landlord, staff and a hotchpotch of Dr Who fans, Coronation street fans and retro video gamers move on, they describe what the change means to them.

  2. 12/14/2013

    Ep4. From Oxford road to Advent avenue

    Meet the cast and production team of the Contact Young Actor’s Company as they prepare their Christmas show Advent Avenue.

  3. 07/15/2013

    Antwerp Mansion

    Once a Conservative club now a music venue, Antwerp Mansion is a Rusholme institution. Over three very different nights visitors, performers and former residents explain what makes it so unique.

  4. 06/13/2013

    Cycling the Corridor

    It's bike month in Manchester. Commuters and campaigners talk about what it's like cycling on one of Europe's busiest bus routes and Councillor Kate Chappell, Manchester's cycling champion, discusses plans to improve the stretch. One of the founding members of the co-operative Bicycle Doctor explains how it all began. Plus, there's pedal powered music and tricycles at Envirolution festival, Bike Friday, Critical mass and much more besides - and there's still the rest of the month to go!

  5. 05/12/2013

    The Curry Mile

    In this first episode of the Manchester Corridor podcast, author Zahid Hussain reads an extract from his novel 'The Curry Mile' and talks about what the road means to him. The owners of Spicy Hut and Sweet Box reflect on the changes on the Curry Mile and Rusholme councillor Rabnawaz Akbar addresses the origins and peculiarities of its name.

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Take an audio journey from Oxford Road to Withington. Every month, we zoom in on a theme or an area and bring you tales from Rusholme, Fallowfield and beyond.

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