OUR PROGRAMMES
It’s 25 years since South Africa won football’s African Cup of Nations on home soil following the fall of Apartheid. Former Leeds United defender Lucas Radebe was part of the team and was later hailed by Nelson Mandela as his hero. He talks to Ashley Byrne about an emotional victory for the new “Rainbow Nation” and his own upbringing in Soweto. The programme is a Made-In-Manchester Production.
Lord Kinnock looks at the role Welsh politician and firebrand Nye Bevan played in keeping Churchill's all-party coalition Government to account during the Second World War.
The actors are Dyfan Rees and Christopher Strauli.An MIM production for BBC Radio Wales
Professor Alice Roberts presents a ten-part narrative history series about the human body - a time-travelling tour of anatomical knowledge from the Stone Age to the Silicon Age.
Actor: Jonathan Kydd
An MIM production for BBC Radio 4
In 2011, US Navy bomb disposal officer Brad Snyder was blinded by an IED while serving in Afghanistan. Formerly a successful college swimmer, Snyder used sport as part of his recovery and exactly a year later took two gold medals at the London Paralympic Games. He talks to Ashley Byrne.
In this second programme, guest presented by radio presenter, columnist and professional Northerner Darryl Morris, 'Life Matters' looks at the impact of suicide on young people and students.
In 2004, the Indian long-distance swimmer Bula Choudhury became the first woman to complete the challenge of crossing straits of the world’s seven seas. Her challenge took her to five continents, although she says one of her hardest swims was in the cold waters of the English Channel. Bula Choudhury talks to Maya Mitter.