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e-programme edition 6 1st June 2020 Welcome to the sixth edition of Listen the Manchester Lit & Phil e-programme! Jessica White and Adam Waddingham PLACES AND SPACES OF COMMEMORATION IN MAN- Welcome to the 6th edition of the Manchester Lit and Phil e-pro- gramme. https://soundcloud.com/user-338375708/plac- es-and-spaces This edition is called “A Taste of the and Culture of Manches- ter”, and is an eclectic mix. We’re sure you will find many items that appeal to you. Give it a try, and let us know what you think. Manchester showcases its rich cultural history in a variety of ways. In this podcast, Jessica White and Adam Waddingham from the University of Man- It has been brought together by a partnership with our Young Persons chester take you through the history of some of Manchester’s commemorative Committee who would like to thank the following friends of the Lit sites. and Phil for their input, and in particular for the original material, and Recorded exclusively for the Manchester Lit and Phil Society, they talk about the cultural exploring different sites of commemora- some introductions, provided specially for Lit and Phil members: tion, such as public memorials and the Manchester Carnival. Jessica White and Adam Waddingham, of the Manchester Post Gradu- ate History Network, Manchester University. Discover Ed Condole, Manager at the award winning ALLfm community radio station. ARCHIVES + Neil MacInnes OBE, Head of Libraries, Galleries and Culture at Man- https://manchesterarchiveplus.wordpress.com/ chester City Council. Larysa Bolton, Senior Archivist, Manchester City Council. Ed Glinnert, historian, Penguin author and founder of New Manches- ter Walking Tours. Julia Maine, , Manchester. David Govier, Unlocking the UK’s Sound Heritage, NW Hub Manager. “Archives+ is a one stop shop for everything you need to know about the city of Manchester and the surrounding area. Although we can’t currently accommo- As with previous editions, the material listed in this e-programme is date Lit and Phil members in our searchroom, there’s plenty to discover about free and we do not own it. our collections at our blog. Just click on the link above. And if you want to make local history a little more personal, take a look at our online Memory Boxes, which have lots of fantastic material to spark memories and get you thinking Front cover image: credit Lee Baxter about history on your doorstep”. Larysa Bolton, Senior Archivist, Manchester City Council. Watch Discover BBC Manchester Libraries DEMOLITION ALONG ROAD IN THE MANCHESTER LIBRARIES BLOG 1970’S https://manclibraries.blog/ https://www.facebook.com/manchesterpast/vid- eos/219402549470940/?d=n

This is a fascinating BBC short film from the 1970s taken along Stockport “We at Manchester Libraries are delighted to offer members of the Manchester Road to Gardens, and looking at the extensive “ clearances” Lit and Phil Society a whole range of delights to interest you in these difficult demolition along the way. It makes a great watch, in particular for those in- times. Just click on the link and see our Stay at Home Ideas from Free Borrow- terested in the history of Manchester’s regeneration. box ebooks and audiobooks to investigate your family history. Have a browse, and let us know what you think”. Neil MacInnes OBE, Head of Libraries, Galleries and Culture, Manchester City Council. Listen ALLfm 96.9 Quiz AN AUDIO TAPESTRY OF M19 https://www.mixcloud.com/routesintolevenshulme/ Visit Manchester QUIZ routes-the-final-compilation-show/ https://www.visitmanchester.com/ideas-and-in- spiration/blog/read/2020/05/greater-manches- ter-quiz-questions-b1213

“Broadcast every week on ALLfm 96.9 “Routes Into “ explores the journeys travelled literally and metaphorically by the residents of Levenshulme. Diverse experiences and distinct voices: they create an audio tapestry of M19. Would you like to find some Greater Manchester Quiz Questions to test your We want members of the Lit and Phil to hear this. Enjoy.” knowledge or just to annoy everyone? Ed Connole, Manager at ALLfm 96.9 “Community Radio Station of the Year”. Here are the questions and the answers!

www.manlitphil.ac.uk I @manlitphil I [email protected] Read Listen Julia Maine THE JEWISH COMMUNITY OF THE SOUTH MAN- North West Sound Heritage CHESTER OF DIDSBURY 1891-1914 UNLOCKING THE UK’S SOUND HERITAGE https://www.webpalette.co.uk/jewishresearch.htm https://northwestsoundheritage.org/

In this article Julia Maine explores Didsbury’s Jewish Community during the period 1891-1914. “Thousands of cassettes, open reels, CDs and MiniDiscs are sitting in archives Socioeconomic comparisons were made between the community and the museums, libraries and in people’s homes all over the UK. All kinds of unique northern sector of the city’s Jewry. Analysis of Trade Directories and cen- live music, radio and conversation are recorded on these tapes and discs. We’ve sus records confirmed the hypothesis that separation of classes affected the already lost many of the people captured on them. And the British Library es- Manchester Jewish minority as much as the general population. Besides the timates that we have fifteen years to preserve the sounds themselves. Lit and expected North-South divide, further divisions within the Didsbury com- Phil members can find out more about how Archive+ are working with the munity were found between the Sephardi and Ashkenazi . British Library and the National Lottery Heritage Fund to save our sounds in the North West”. Listen David Govier, Unlocking the UKs Sound Heritage NW Hub Manager. Melvyn Bragg and guests IN OUR TIME: MANCHESTER FIRST CITY OF THE https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07syn- wj

Page 2: Manchester Postgraduate History Network, with permission of the Manchester Postgraduate History Network. Archives + centre, with permission of Manchester City Council. Page 3: Still taken from the movie. Routes into Levenshulme poster (cropped and colour changed to black and white), with permission of ALLfm 96.9. This is Episode 7 of the Radio 4 series “The Matter of the North”, all of which Page 4: Shelves, with permission of Manchester City Council. Picture of Manchester by and with permission of Niall Power. Page 5: Portrait of Julia Maine, with permission of Julia Maine. Portrait of Melvy Bragg by Chris McAndrew, CC BY 3.0 (cropped and colour changed can be downloaded. In this episode, we are told, “ Melvyn Bragg celebrates to black and white). Page 6: Tape, with permission of Manchester City Council. the achievements of Manchester, the original northern powerhouse. It’s em- Page 7: Picture of Manchester by and with permission of Niall Power. blem is the bee, a symbol of work, cooperation and industry. It was from here that huge scientific, social and commercial changes would sweep the globe”.

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