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27/07/2026

Michelle chats to singer Michael Ball ahead of his concert at the Bridgewater Hall in September.

Michelle chats to singer Michael Ball ahead of his concert at the Bridgewater Hall in September. She also talks to Michael Jones, who has founded the Greater Manchester opera collective. It's to help young people from working-class backgrounds or those who haven't grown up around classical music get into the industry.

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Music Played

  • The Stranglers

    Golden Brown

    • Stranglers - Singles, The UA Years.
    • Parlophone UK.
    • 18.

  • Simon & Garfunkel

    Mrs. Robinson

    • Paul Simon - The Ultimate Collection.
    • Sony Music UK.
    • 04.

  • Harry Styles

    American Girls

    • Columbia.

  • Cyndi Lauper

    Time After Time

    • True Colors: The Best Of Cyndi Lauper.
    • Legacy Recordings.
    • 05.

  • The Killers

    Human

    • The Killers - Human.
    • VERTIGO.
    • 01.

  • Electric Light Orchestra

    Don't Bring Me Down

    • The Essential Electric Light Orchestra.
    • Epic.
    • 07.

  • Snow Patrol & Kylie Minogue

    These Alarms

    • BMG.

  • Wet Wet Wet

    Sweet Little Mystery

    • Popped In Souled Out (30th Anniversary Edition).
    • UMC (Universal Music Catalogue).
    • 03.

  • Queen

    A Kind Of Magic

    • Queen: Greatest Hits 2 (Remastered 2011).
    • EMI.
    • 12.

  • ABBA

    Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)

    • Abba Gold.
    • Polar Music International.
    • 01.

  • R.E.M.

    Losing My Religion

    • R.E.M. Out Of Time.
    • Concord Records.
    • 02.

  • Chaka Khan & Snoop Dogg

    Boogie's In My Soul

    • BMG.

  • Lewis Capaldi

    Someone You Loved

    • Breach.
    • VERTIGO.
    • 01.

  • Heaven 17

    Temptation

    • Now That's What I Call 40 Years.
    • Now! Music.
    • 11.

  • Jack Savoretti & KT Tunstall

    Tempting Fate

    • Lanza Music.

  • Michael Jackson

    Beat It

    • HIStory: Past, Present And Future Book 1.
    • EPIC.
    • 10.

  • Roxette

    It Must Have Been Love

    • Simply The Best Love Songs.
    • WARNER E.S.P..
    • 04.

  • Alex Warren

    FEVER DREAM

    • ATLANTIC RECORDS.

  • Pet Shop Boys & Dusty Springfield

    What Have I Done To Deserve This?

    • Pop Art: The Hits.
    • Parlophone UK.
    • 01.

  • Stevie Wonder

    Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours

    • Stevie Wonder Song Review.
    • MOTOWN.
    • 06.

  • The Rolling Stones

    In The Stars

    • Polydor.

  • Mark Ronson

    Valerie (feat. Amy Winehouse)

    • Mark Ronson/Amy Winehouse - Valerie.
    • Columbia.
    • 01.

  • George Benson

    Never Give Up On A Good Thing

    • George Benson - Classic Love Songs.
    • Rhino.
    • 09.

  • Blur

    Parklife

    • Parklife (2012 Remaster).
    • Parlophone UK.
    • 16.

  • Taylor Swift

    I Knew It I Knew You

    • Walt Disney Records.

  • The Trammps

    Disco Inferno

    • Trammps - Disco Inferno.
    • EAST WEST RECORDS.
    • 01.

  • Prince & The Revolution

    Raspberry Beret

    • The Hits/The B-Sides.
    • PAISLEY PARK/WARNER BROS.
    • 09.

  • Paul McCartney

    Come Inside

    • The Boys Of Dungeon Lane.
    • Capitol Records.

Broadcast

  • Monday14:00
    BBC Radio Manchester