Part two of the interview with Mike Sweeney on Radio Manchester has aired today and at the end of it I say a few words about Francis Lee too. The interview was to discuss the Manchester Corinthians and can be heard here (it starts with Margaret Whitworth and Margaret Shepherd at 2 hours 30 minutes):
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Radio Manchester Feature
Earlier today both BBC Radio Four’s Today programme and BBC Radio Manchester’s Mike Sweeney show featured interviews about the Manchester Corinthians and the blue plaque unveiling which will be happening this Friday at Fog Lane Park, Didsbury.
The Radio Four interview was with Margaret Whitworth (Whit) and Margaret Shepherd (Tiny) at 7.40 this morning and the Radio Manchester interview has been split into two parts. Part one was played today and begins with Whit & Tiny talking, which was recorded as part of that Radio 4 interview, then Mike Sweeney & I discuss the Corinthians and the club’s history.
The Radio Manchester feature starts at about 2 hours 34 in on this programme:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0gd2vdx
Part two is tomorrow but I’m not certain what time.
Good work Whit & Tiny and thanks to Mike Sweeney, who has a genuine love of football and was good at putting it into context/introducing it too. I think Mike first interviewed me at Piccadilly Radio back in the 1990s.
BBC & MCFC Interviews
Busy day today talking about the history of Manchester City, in particular the story of City’s stadia. It’s 100 years on Friday since Maine Road’s first game and we’ve just had the 20th anniversary of the Etihad’s (then known as City of Manchester Stadium) first game. Time flies!
The interviews today started with Mike Sweeney interviewing me about Maine Rd and the Etihad for BBC Radio Manchester – that will be played on Friday assuming all is okay – and then it was off to Manchester City for the next set of interviews about the club’s grounds and other stuff.
Later I’m chatting elsewhere about football, sorry soccer, in the USA. A busy day.
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