Parhaat Everything But A Beach Podcastit (2024)

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God's Cop (Part 4) 56:53

2M ago56:53

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James Anderton has declared that AIDS patients are ‘swirling in a cesspool of their own making’. Days later, he makes cryptic remarks that he might be a prophet ‘being used by God’. Margaret Thatcher’s Conservative government scrambles to deal with the fallout. In this episode, we discuss how civil servants and fellow police chiefs were openly ques…

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God's Cop (Part 3) 42:56

2M ago42:56

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It's Britain in the 1980s. Manchester's police chief is a household name. Satirised on TV comedy shows for his conservative Christian views. Celebrated by government ministers for his robust approach to crime. He is rarely out of the headlines for his clashes with politicians. But the crisis of the Stalker Affair is about to propel both Anderton an…

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God's Cop (Part 2) 44:14

2M ago44:14

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God's Cop James Anderton has brought his crusade to the streets of Manchester. His officers have launched a crackdown on pornography, gay bars and clubs, and businesses selling ‘immoral’ material. But the new chief constable faces opposition at every turn. Running battles with the city’s politicians, the unruly threat of National Front marches, the…

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God's Cop (Part 1) 50:04

3M ago50:04

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James Anderton was the most controversial police officer in modern British history. A hero to some. A reactionary menace to others. This is the story of how the chief constable of Greater Manchester Police brought a moral crusade to the streets of 1980s Britain, becoming an electrifying public figure famed for his outspoken views and religious zeal…

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The Salford Sioux (Part 2) 38:32

3M ago38:32

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Buffalo Bill has packed up his travelling show, taking hundreds of performers back on the road. But what legacy has been left behind in Greater Manchester? Historian Dean delves into the truth of whether Sioux performers from North Dakota slipped into the Salford streets and ended up make their homes in Victorian England. Using archive material and…

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The Salford Sioux (Part 1) 33:59

3M ago33:59

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American promoter Buffalo Bill Cody brings the greatest show on earth to a racecourse ground in Salford, where an army of performers and crew construct ‘the largest theatre ever seen in the world’. The Wild West show thrills England’s Victorian millworkers and is remembered for decades to come. But did, according to local legend, hundreds of native…

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Elizabeth Gaskell's Guide to Manc (Part 2) 39:34

3M ago39:34

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Which Manc words have survived over time? We look at the work of journalist and poet Samuel Bamford, who created an ambitious collection of words from the Victorian city and its surrounding towns, and we also make some surprising discoveries about expressions that are still used today. We’ll talk about the poets, actors, comedians and singers - fro…

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Elizabeth Gaskell's Guide to Manc (Part 1) 29:38

3M ago29:38

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Are you a choughin-yed? Do you feel wambly? Does someone you know talk too much flother? In this episode, we look back at the language used by 19th century Mancunians, whose dialect was championed by novelist Elizabeth Gaskell in her novels Mary Barton and North and South. We’ll discuss how Gaskell challenged lazy stereotypes about women writers, b…

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Football - how Manchester created the modern game (Part 2) 38:33

4M ago38:33

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Today Manchester City and Manchester United are sporting superpowers with supporters around the globe. But both clubs can trace their origins to the industrial boom of the late 19th Century and workers craving respite from drudgery of mills and factory life. In this episode, we discuss the early stars, sponsors and business interest that propelled …

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Football - how Manchester created the modern game (Part 1) 38:37

4M ago38:37

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Manchester is home to some of the biggest sports brands on the planet. In this episode, Chris, Dean and Yakub argue the city is also the birthplace of modern football as we understand it. We tell the story of the city's economic boom and the grinding factory conditions which saw the working population turn to sport for recreation and escape. We'll …

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Scuttlers 56:22

4M ago56:22

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Welcome to Victorian Manchester, where the streets throb with violence and teenage gangs are waging war. The Scuttler gangs pose a menace unlike any England has seen before. Groups calling themselves the Bengal Tigers and Meadow Lads prowl the cobbled streets, marked by their distinctive clothes and vicious weapons, including brutal brass belts. Ba…

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Hangman - the double life of Albert Pierrepoint 55:05

4M ago55:05

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As Britain’s official executioner, Albert Pierrepoint hanged notorious murders, spies and war criminals. But he also lived a seemingly ordinary life as a grocery man and pub landlord in Greater Manchester, balancing his work behind the bar with grim professional duties as a Home Office hangman. As his fame grew, so too did doubts about the death pe…

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Everything But A Beach

Everything But A Beach

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God's Cop (Part 4) 56:53

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God's Cop (Part 3) 42:56

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God's Cop (Part 2) 44:14

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God's Cop (Part 1) 50:04

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The Salford Sioux (Part 2) 38:32

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The Salford Sioux (Part 1) 33:59

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Elizabeth Gaskell's Guide to Manc (Part 2) 39:34

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Elizabeth Gaskell's Guide to Manc (Part 1) 29:38

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Football - how Manchester created the modern game (Part 2) 38:33

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Football - how Manchester created the modern game (Part 1) 38:37

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Scuttlers 56:22

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Hangman - the double life of Albert Pierrepoint 55:05

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