by Everything But A Beach
Exploring Manchester’s hidden history. Dr Dean Kirby, author of best-selling book, Angel Meadow: Victorian Britain’s Most Savage Slum, and journalists Chris Osuh and Yakub Qureshi delve into offbeat, hidden and unreported stories from the past. Discover compelling stories about the world’s first industrial city, from its Roman origins to the present day, and how its inhabitants created a template for modern music, sport, and culture.
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June 27, 2026
Conjurer, scientist, schemer. John Dee was the most learned man in Tudor England. An advisor to Queen Elizabeth and an ambitious diplomat who coined the phrase 'British Empire'. He also had an unquenchable thirst for the occult, conducting secret experiments to speak with angels, using magic to solve crimes and travelling across Europe in search of forbidden knowledge. Chris, Dean and Yakub discuss the life of this mysterious polymath and the decade he spent in Manchester during a time when there was no distinction between magic and science.
May 23, 2026
"The worst night of violence and destruction suffered by Manchester city centre since the Blitz”, according to a senior judge. The 2008 Uefa Cup final between Glasgow Rangers and Zenit St Petersburg should have been a showcase for international football - but instead ended up in a night of shame. By some estimates, 200,000 Rangers fans traveled to the match - cited as one of the largest travelling contingents in football history. A day that promised to cement Manchester's reputation as a sporting capital instead saw the city transformed into a battleground, with dozens injured and shops and businesses damaged. Yakub, Dean and Chris talk about their memories of the day and night, the lessons that were learned from the event and hear one fan's recollections of the events.
April 24, 2026
Death was everywhere in Victorian Manchester. In this episode we discuss the dangers of factory life and beyond, as well as the traditions for remembering the dead. Dean talks about the grim legacy of mass graves around the city, including sites (some now in city parks) where the dead were buried 18 deep. We also look at the Coffin Flood, which saw bodies torn from the ground and float down the River Medlock to the horror of passersby, and the running battles between Catholic priests and local families to stop raucous 'whisky wakes'.
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Exploring Manchester’s hidden history.
Dr Dean Kirby, author of best-selling book, Angel Meadow: Victorian Britain’s Most Savage Slum, and journalists Chris Osuh and Yakub Qureshi delve into offbeat, hidden and unreported stories from the past.
Discover compelling stories about the world’s first industrial city, from its Roman origins to the present day, and how its inhabitants created a template for modern music, sport, and culture.
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