NORTHERN EXPOSURE
Beauty And The Beasts
Baby it’s cold outside (but these tickets are hot!)
CALLING ALL FILM BUFFS
18-28 MARCH
The Bradford International Film Festival is set to be better than ever this year. “It’s been condensed from 16 days to 10,” says director Phil Oates, “but it’s going to be bigger than before, with eight to nine new venues being confirmed as we speak.” Based at the city’s state-of-the-art National Media Museum, the festival will see the return of the ever-popular Widescreen Weekend, with screenings including a 70mm version of Brooke Shields’ breakout The Blue Lagoon, the first Die Hard, and sci-fisequel 2010. Special themes and guest speakers are TBC, but last year’s luvvies included Oscar-winning Slumdog Millionaire screenwriter Simon Beaufoy and Python’s Terry Jones. www.national. mediamuseum.org uk
HAIRY BIKERS ON TOUR
FEBRUARY – APRIL
Catch the North’s favourite TV chefs on their first ever live UK tour. Si King and Dave Myers, stars of BBC2’s The Hairy Bikers’ Cookbook, will be entertaining the masses with an evening of cooking, chat and laughter. Expect anecdotes from their adventures on the road, cooking demonstrations, recipes and, of course, their trademark gentle humour – the perfect antidote to shouty Gordon and his ilk. The Hairy Bikers’ Big Night will visit around 40 UK towns including Grimsby (10 February), Newcastle (12 February), Sheffield (18 February), Durham (3 March), York (5 March), Salford (21 March), Edinburgh (27 March), Harrogate (31 March) and Leicester (10 April). See www.hairybikers.com
URBAN CULTURE TRAILS
Uncover Manchester’s urban culture, myths and icons at your own pace via new downloadable city trails. Full of quirky stories, the art, music and culture tours published online by Visit Manchester run along four themes. There’s a “Radical Manchester” download for museums and galleries such as the People’s History Museum, the Chinese Arts Centre and the Richard Goodall Gallery. “Creativity and the City” takes in Rags to Bitches vintage boutique, Manchester Craft and Design Centre and the Northern Quarter’s free-spirited Odd Bar – part DJ bar, part cinema/gallery space. “A City Performs” caters to theatre-lovers, while “The Sound of Manchester” is a pilgrimage from the former site of the Haçienda to a range of live music venues such as the Manchester Academy, Big Hands and The Deaf Institute. www.visitmanchester.com/trails
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