Television

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University of Salford lecturers celebrate the long and impactful legacy of an overlooked northern screenwriter at Manchester’s HOME cinema

As part of the British Writer’s event at Manchester’s HOME cinema, Salford University lecturers Andy Willis and Andy Murray have […]

"It does really test your nerve" - I'm A Celebrity... Jungle Challenge comes to MediaCityUK

“It does really test your nerve” – I’m A Celebrity… Jungle Challenge comes to MediaCityUK

Staff at a new I’m A Celebrity… Jungle Challenge in Salford have promised its trials will test visiting campmates’ nerves. […]

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“It’s actually quite emotional seeing everyone in the same room” – QuaysTV win at Salford-hosted NaSTA Awards

QuaysTV and The University of Salford hosted the 48th annual National Student Television Association (NaSTA) awards this weekend, honouring students […]

“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, […]

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.