We Built This City: Greater Manchester
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We Built This City: Greater Manchester
Incredible conversations with the Mancunians - born, bred and adopted - who put the heart into Modern Manchester. We Built This City focuses on how these extraordinary Mancunians have built something that impacts lives and the purposeful relationships that have helped steer them, the values that ha...
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Manc Returns: Will Lees-Jones - Bringing Boddies Back To Town
How has the ‘Cream of Manchester’ been “pulled” back to the city?
Will Lees-Jones is the Managing Director of JW Lees, a seventh-generation fami...
Manc 98: Tom Stannard - Leading a Global City with A Local Touch
"It's all about connecting people and place to opportunity."
Tom Stannard is the Chief Executive of Manchester City Council. A proud public serv...
Manc 97: Amer Gaffar - The Manc (Clean) Fuelling Greater Manchester
What does it take to power a greener future for Manchester?
Amer Gaffar is the Director of the Manchester Fuel Cell Innovation Centre at Manches...
Special Episode: Figen Murray - The Loving Mum Campaigning for Safe Spaces
In this special episode, Lisa Morton revisits one of the most powerful conversations from the podcast to date — her 2022 interview with Figen Murray O...
Manc 96: Erinma Bell - Manchester’s Peaceful Activist
"Peace is an ongoing journey; it never ends."
What motivates somebody to tackle Manchester’s biggest problems?
Professor Erinma Bell MBE j...
Manc 95: Victoria Braddock -The Manc Marketing Manchester
"If you want something, you can't sit there and wait for someone to put it in your hand for you."
In this episode, Lisa sat down with Victoria B...
From Lockdown to Legacy: A Greater Mancunian Story
"We always look out for each other in Manchester, no matter what."
Five years ago Lisa Morton launched the ‘We Built This City’ podcast in an a...
*Special Episode* Reflecting On The Values it Takes to Build a City
"Legacy isn't about monuments or headlines. It's about impact."
Join Lisa Morton in a reflective episode of "We Built This City" as she delves i...
Manc 94: Gethin Jones - The Adopted Manc Combining Courtesy, Community and the Quickstep
Gethin Jones shares his morning with the nation right from Manchester City centre.
In this episode, you’ll hear how Gethin’s Welsh roots have b...
3:00AM Conversations with Lisa Morton
“Everything we do is all about relationships”
We Built This City host Lisa Morton isn't the one asking the questions this week, she shares with...
Special Episode: In Tribute to Sir Howard Bernstein
Remembering the legacy left by Sir Howard Bernstein
This week Lisa attended the memorial for Sir Howard Bernstein, impacted by the emotions, tri...
Manc 93: Nicola Marsh - The Salfordian Helping Talent Shine
"Manchester is just a place of opportunity, whatever it is that you do."
Nicola Marsh is a born and bred Salfordian and Managing Director of Ess...
Manc 92: Colin Shenton - The Restoration Manc
"The whole point about building a city is it isn’t one person’s project.”
Colin Shenton is the founder and CEO of Shenton Group, a property comp...
Manc 91: Julie Hesmondhalgh - The Manc Acting With Heart
“This is my city now till I die. I absolutely love it."
You will probably know Julie Hesmondhalgh as the legendary actor who took on the much-lo...
Manc 90: Dave Moutrey - Creating a HOME for Culture in Greater Manchester
"There's a culture of creativity in our city”
Dave Moutrey has been an integral part of Manchester’s arts and cultural scene since the 1980’s. H...
Manc 89: Seema Malhotra - Reality Housewife of Cheshire. A Real Manc
"What I love about Manchester, is it's constantly evolving”
Seema Malhotra combines glitz, glamour and proper manc graft.
On this e...
Manc 88: Michala Hulme - The Genealogist Who Loves The Bones of Manchester
‘Girls like me, they just don't do history.’
Dr Michala Hulme is a genealogist and broadcaster connecting people with their family histo...
Manc 87: Jonathan Schofield - The Manc That Walks The Talk
"The whole city centre's my playground."
Take a stroll through Manchester's rich history and it’s vibrant present with Jonathan Schofield, a bor...
Manc 86: Matty White - Manchester's Food Guy
Matty is a long-time Manchester resident with an intriguing journey, over his 25 years in the city region he’s become a well-known figure in Mancheste...
Values That Maketh the Manc, Celebrating 50 years of Greater Manchester
Celebrate the 50th anniversary of Greater Manchester with Lisa Morton as she explores the enduring values that make Mancunians remarkable. This episod...
Manc 85: John Robb - The Punk Writing Manchesters Music History
Dive into the vibrant world of punk rock, DIY ethos, and the transformative power of music with John Robb an adopted Mancunian who has built a life in...
Manc 84: Julie Twist - The City Living Pioneer
“We look after the community and try to grow Manchester”
Julie Twist is a property pioneer who has been helping to shape the city's skyline sin...
Changing the Game for Women in Greater Manchester on International Women's Day
“All of these formidable women, it’s amazing”
To mark International Women’s Day 2024, Lisa Morton is asking some of Greater Manchester’s most in...
Manc 83: DJ Paulette - The DJ Sharing Peace, Love, Unity and Respect
“Music is all around us in Manchester. It really is!”
Join Host Lisa Morton as one of Manchester Music’s most influential figures DJ Paulette sh...
Manc 82: Sam Piccione - Building on the Beat of Manchester
“We couldn’t have picked a better city to build this arena”
Dive into the electrifying world of live events with Sam Piccione. Sam is the Presid...
Manc 81: Yvonne Shelton - The Backing Singer Backing Her Community
“You can have such a laugh with Manchester artists”
Yvonne Shelton’s musical career is as rich and varied as the city itself.
Her voice...
Manc 80: John Hughes - The Creator of Places People Love
“All good cities don’t turn their back on the river”
Dive into the transformational journey of Manchester's urban landscape. John Hughes has bee...
*Special* The Mancunian Way In 2024
“We're finding our feet again as a city.”
Lisa Morton is in the process of talking to one hundred born, bred and adopted Mancunians that have be...
Manc 79: Michael Taylor - All Roads Lead To Journalism
“I just love telling people’s stories”
When Michael Taylor left Lancaster for university studies in Manchester, he gained more than a sociology...
Manc 78: Jennie Johnson MBE - The Entrepreneur Getting Better By The Day
“I started listing what I needed from a childcare provider”
When Jennie Johnson’s childcare plans fell through on a work trip to London, she ha...
Manc 77: Andy Spinoza - The Human Pinball of Manchester
“I came here with a blank page to be written on”
PR mogul Andy Spinoza came to Manchester from London in 1979, drawn by the city’s radical histo...
Manc 76: John Henshaw - The Ancoats Actor With Talking Shoes
“Go out there and create. You've got to do it.”
Actor John Henshaw joins Lisa Morton for a conversation in City Tower, which overlooks Mancheste...
We Built This City Trailer
Who's putting the "great" into Greater Manchester?
We Built This City is all about the people, places and relationships that have built the fab...
Manc 75: Anna Jameson - The Broadcaster Making Her Nan Proud
"No one's better than anyone else, everyone's the same"
Anna Jameson is the broadcaster who wakes up Greater Manchester as the pr...
Special Episode: We’ll Build This City - The Future of Manchester
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We Built This City's partnership with Manchester Metropolitan University
On this episode, We Built This City h...
New Podcast: Lobster Brain
Mentioned in this episode:
We Built This City's partnership with Manchester Metropolitan University
On this episode, We Built This City h...
Manc 74:Divina De Campo - The Queen of Four and a Half Octaves
“The only way we got our rights is by showing solidarity”
Divina De Campo is a force to be reckoned with, both on stage and off. ...
Manc 73: Maria Turner - The Scouse Diamond of Manchester
“For me it’s about giving opportunities to others.”
Maria Turner is the Client Services Director at Roland Dransfield. She’s recen...
Manc 72: Davo Howarth - The Artist Here For A Long Time And A Good Time
“If I’m not an artist, what am I?”
Artist Davo Howarth joined Lisa Morton in “Heaven” at Hotel Football for this week's episode. ...
Manc 71: Tony Michaelides - An Alien Of Extraordinary Ability
Tony Michaelides has been described as a walking, talking, encyclopaedia of music. He’s been described that way for good reason, because he’s worked w...