Made in Manchester

07/08/2022

The entire Tongue and Talk: The Dialect Poets series is now available on BBC Sounds This Year we’ve been exploring Hull, Portsmouth, Liverpool and Cornwall with presenters Gill Adams, Maggie Sawkins, Catherine Harvey and Stacey Guthrie. Listen to the full 5th series here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0b3m9sh/episodes/guide

19/06/2022

The must listen of the week from MIM. Important doc with important questions for all of us.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00187wz

Clive Myrie investigates why Ukraine gave up its nuclear weapons.

16/06/2022

The latest doc from MIM for Radio Wales https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0018636

The story of Peter Shaw, the Welshman who was kidnapped and forced to live in a hole

13/06/2022

An important little programme we’ve been making with Clive Myrie airs on the World Service and Radio 4 this week asking if the US and Britain actually let Ukraine down in the past 30 years and whether we’ve all been kidding ourselves that the nuclear threat was a thing of the past. 1.30pm Tuesday on WS & Ukraine’s Nuclear Gamble 11am Wednesday on Radio 4. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct42ll

Why did Ukraine give up its nuclear weapons in 1994 and how did it shape the world today?

04/06/2022

Today from MIM. People from all over the world talk about meeting The Queen on the BBC World Service including an aide to Nelson Mandela & a 9/11 firefighter. The show also hears about the Queen’s connections with children suffering with HIV in Uganda. Today at 7pm BST. Sunday 12 noon BST and afterwards BBC Sounds https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct42gh

People the world over remember their meetings with The Queen during her 70 year reign

31/05/2022

The latest doc from MIM for Radio 4 https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0017t95

The story of the survival guide for young black men in America.

29/05/2022

The first of 3 special programmes from marking the tonight on - recollections from Tanni Grey-Thompson Tim Vincent, Aberfan survivors and more in THE DAY I MET THE QUEEN from 7-8pm & afterwards

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0017rnc

People from across Wales recall meeting the Queen during her 70 year reign

27/05/2022

MIM’s latest doc - a powerful & moving account of the experiences of the people forgotten in the whole process - the relatives of people killed by the state. What does 20 years of visits/watching a botched ex*****on do to you? https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct42dp

What effect does having a relative facing ex*****on have on families of the condemned?

21/05/2022

From MIM this weekend - a stand-up comedy special with the brilliant Don Biswas. the https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0017k54

Don Biswas on how mental health conditions have shaped his outlook on life and politics.

13/05/2022

The last in the series of Likely Dads is now available on . This time & join regulars with Tim Vincent in the chair for the comedy panel show about the funnyside of fatherhood

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00174fg

Tim Vincent hosts the comedy panel show about the funny side of fatherhood.

08/05/2022

Another dose of MIM Productions’ Likely Dads comedy panel show with guests 5live host Nihal & Comedian and Tom Holland’s dad Dominic Holland is now available on BBC Sounds - join them and host Tim Vincent with regulars Mick Ferry and Russell Kane for the funny side of fatherhood. This time discussing success and failures. follow links below. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0016y6h

Tim Vincent hosts the comedy panel show about the funny side of fatherhood.

10/04/2022

Back for another 3 part series from tonight at 9 on Radio 2. From the team at MIM. Producers Kurt Brookes and Ashley Byrne. Recorded, not in London or Manchester but in glorious Armthorpe nr Doncaster close to where Ricky has been living recently. Enjoy! https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0016bn2

Ricky Wilson plays his favourite music of the 1950s in his Rock and Roll Classics.

07/04/2022

Packed few days of new programmes from Sunday with his Rock N Rolll Classics Tonight the comedy panel show with & this morn ‘The Mozart of Table Tennis’ with

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct36f9

Swedish ping pong player Jan-Ove Waldner is a legend in his own country - and in China.

06/04/2022

A project we’re immensely proud of. Life Matters is about busting the taboos around talking about su***de. Real people talk about their experiences of rebuilding their lives after being affected by su***de or attempted su***de in some way. Inspiring stories plus the latest information on research on trends around su***de prevention. Brought to you via the NHS Zero Su***de Alliance who have trained 2 million people in looking out for the signs of su***de. All 6 episodes so far are here. Have a listen and subscribe: https://open.spotify.com/show/4UZyjp6zMKMvRTQyyjEFtJ

Listen to Life Matters on Spotify. Life Matters is a ground-breaking new podcast where people with real experiences talk candidly about how su***de has affected them, where we get the very latest on innovative su***de prevention initiatives being developed around the world, investigate special proje...

04/04/2022

We’re all v.sad to hear about the passing of the legendary She was a great supporter of & Distinct Nostalgia. It was through us she announced she was leaving in 2020 - & she played her last ever role in our drama Missing You!

https://distinctnostalgia.buzzsprout.com/650596/7004677-new-drama-missing-you-starring-june-brown-mbe-and-sam-barnard

Distinct Drama presents...MISSING YOU by Richard VergetteStarring June Brown MBE and Sam BarnardProduced by Ashley Byrne, Iain Mackness and James BrownAn MIM Production for Distinct Nostalgia - More than a Podcast!This 30 minute drama kicks off ‘G...

22/03/2022

MIM’s latest doc for the BBC World Service hosted by Jerry Barnett https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct3tpr

Author Jerry Barnett investigates the recent decline in s*x in the western world