Castlefield
Old Granada Studios
Manchester’s old Granada Studios is an iconic piece of the city’s history and home to Sidney Bernstein’s television empire.
Stevie Mackenzie-Smith
Written by Stevie Mackenzie-Smith
Manchester
Home Sweet Home, Manchester
Home Sweet Home in Manchester’s Northern Quarter is a cafe and milk bar that does a mean line in cake, puddings and all things sweet – but its savoury menu isn’t half bad either.
Manchester
Toast Rack (building)
The iconic MMU Hollings Campus, or the Toast Rack as it is more affectionately known. Nikolaus Pevsner described it as “a perfect piece of pop architecture” when it opened as a Domestic and Trades College in 1960.
Manchester
International Anthony Burgess Foundation (IABF)
The International Anthony Burgess Foundation in Manchester was established in 2003 by the A Clockwork Orange writer’s wife, Lianne Burgess.
FutureEverything 2016: Our top 5 highlights, including emails in smoke rings & a high-profile party
It’s one of Manchester’s most innovative cultural events – but the FutureEverything programme isn’t always easy to navigate. So, these are our highlights. One of my favourite gigs in recent...
Competition: WIN tickets to all of FutureEverything Festival’s live events & parties
It did a stint in Singapore – now FutureEverything Festival returns to Manchester, and you can win a bundle of tickets. FutureEverything returns to Manchester 30 March – 2 April,...
SICK! Lab in Manchester preview: Loneliness, the mind… and tower blocks
SICK! Lab is a four-day festival exploring mental health, bodies and the mind, and the personal complexities of living in an imperfect society. Have you ever eaten a meal alone...
Queer Contact 2016, highlights: Life’s a drag
Manchester’s annual festival of LGBT theatre, music, cabaret and more, is back – here are our highlights. Macho cowboys, a polysexual Saint, mediations on happiness and hook-up apps, and a...
Hofesh Schecter's barbarians: A Trilogy
at HOME, preview
at HOME, preview
Internationally-renowned dance choreographer Hofesh Shecter returns to HOME this month with barbarians: A Trilogy. For the second time within a year, internationally-renowned choreographer Hofesh Shechter brings work to Manchester’s HOME,...
A guide to visiting Leeds during Unfold: Where to eat, drink, shop, visit and stay
Visiting Leeds during Unfold? Contemporary art aside, there are excellent places to go, eat, drink and shop during your stay. Discover them with our handy guide. With British Art Show...
A Guide to Unfold in Leeds: Our highlights
With both the British Art Show 8 and the city-wide Unfold festival taking place, now is the time to visit Leeds and soak up the city’s cultural vibrancy. The black...
Bill Viola
at Yorkshire Sculpture Park: Fire, water, earth and beyond
at Yorkshire Sculpture Park: Fire, water, earth and beyond
A stunning new exhibition, spanning 20 years of work by American video artist Bill Viola, comes to Yorkshire. “The world goes on for eons and eons, you are only here...