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Wednesday May 30, 2007

Wednesday's programme (May 30)

Calamity at Channel M News today.

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Tuesday May 29, 2007

Tuesday's programme (May 29)

Middle East-style shisha bars are going to feel the effects of the smoking ban more keenly than just about anywhere else. They exist for people to smoke. On Channel M News tonight, we find out what's going to happen.

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Monday May 28, 2007

Why I love the Royal Exchange

I went to see The Tempest at the Royal Exchange Theatre on Saturday after seeing it previewed on Channel M News last week.The play is excellent. Especially, of course, Pete Postlethwaite.

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Bank Holiday Monday's show.

It's the bank holiday and some of us are at work. Boo! Hiss!

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Friday May 25, 2007

Friday's programme

An hour to go till we go live and things seem to be running smoothly. (So it's sure to go wrong.)

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Thursday May 24, 2007

Thursday's programme.

So, so much for me doing an entry for every show. Yesterday was very busy. And something had to give.

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Tuesday May 22, 2007

Tuesday's programme

We've got a high-tech theme running through tonight's Channel M's early evening news.

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Monday May 21, 2007

Andy in hospital

Our anchorman, Andy Crane, is in hospital as I write this after suffering a broken hip on the Great Manchester Run yesterday. Ouch!

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Friday May 18, 2007

Metro News's farewell

My old paper Metro News was delivered for the last time today.

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Tuesday May 15, 2007

Guilt-tripped into writing

The media industry is in turmoil and nobody knows what's really going to work.

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Sleepless in Crumpsall

I SET the alarm for 1am. So I went to bed at 8pm. And I tried to sleep. I had to be alert for the next day. The hours ticked slowly by. I was wide awake. The more I tried to make myself sleep, the more alert I was.

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Any human beings about?

AT Channel M News, we like to speak to human beings. Unfortunately, those responsible for our services don’t like to be questioned when things go wrong.

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Confession: I Bluejack

BLUETOOTH telephones mean that travellers at Terminal One at Manchester Airport will no longer have to get up off their lazy bottoms to look at the television screens to see if their flight’s delayed or which gate to go from.

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