Television

Mariama Bojang with her billboard on Kirkstall Road in Leeds

Meet the ‘Articulate Autistic Actor’ hoping to bag a role by advertising herself in Media City

An aspiring neurodivergent actress is putting up a billboard by Coronation Street at MediaCity with the hope it could get […]

“This is a real treat for our audience, whilst also allowing us to get across a very important message" - Soaps including Coronation Street crossover to tackle climate change

“This is a real treat for our audience, whilst also allowing us to get across a very important message” – Soaps including Coronation Street crossover to tackle climate change

People have welcomed the news that Coronation Street is to crossover with the other soaps to draw attention to the […]

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“I’d not hugged my family for months, and there I was being all raucous on set” – Salford alumni Joanna Higson talks filming Brassic 3 in the midst of a pandemic

Salford University alumni Joanna Higson says she “felt so lucky to be back at work” with the return of hit […]

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Just what the Doctor ordered: Ten years after ‘The Crash of the Elysium’, Salford theatregoers would love to see the return of immersive, audience-driven productions

A decade after Doctor Who landed in Salford with The Crash of the Elysium, local Sci-Fi lovers and theatre fanatics alike […]

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“To tell the story of an affair from two metres has been challenging to say the least!” – Coronation Street’s Alan Halsall on his current storyline

A resident of Coronation Street for 23 years, Salford-born actor Alan Halsall talks to Kathryn Austin about his latest storyline, […]

"We really missed them" - dock10 hosts first audience after coronavirus lockdown

“We really missed them” – dock10 hosts first audience after coronavirus lockdown

Television fans have been back at dock10 for the facility’s first recording with an audience since the easing of coronavirus restrictions.

Sophie Lancaster (left), and her Coronation Street counterpart Nina (right). Photo credit: screenshots, left from (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unQPaLw0Z7Y) and right from (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fifv2fqyoko)

“Whilst I can talk about her, she’s still here” – Coronation Street storyline sheds light on tragic story of Sophie Lancaster

Sophie Lancaster, who was murdered in 2007 for being a goth, has been remembered in a new Coronation Street storyline inspired by her storyline.

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Facts and figures – 60 years of Coronation Street: How the show is celebrating the anniversary

© Copyright Elaine Champion and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence. Salford-based soap opera Coronation Street will be […]