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TV Binge: The Thick of It

Ben Sutton encourages you to catch up with the wickedly entertaining British sitcom The Thick of It

Interview: BBC reporter Jon Sopel

Haider Saleem catches up with BBC World Service journalist Jon Sopel on the difficulties of covering war zones

Fallowfield caterer reaches Food and Farming final

Deborah Kermath, head caterer at Ashburne Hall, has beaten thousands of contestants to reach the finals BBC Radio 4’s Food and Farming Awards.

Student visa tests suspended after fraud exposed

BBC programme discovers student visa system riddled with fraud

University Challenge: Manchester ready to smash UCL in final

Ahead of tonight’s University Challenge final, we meet the all-conquering Manchester team and the man behind their continued success

Manchester mastermind falls short of final

Blind Rachael Neiman pipped to post by just one point

Interview: Conor McNamara

The Mancunion speaks to BBC commentator Conor McNamara

Manchester’s got Wood: University hires TV historian

World renowned historian, Michael Wood, has made over a hundred documentaries and will teach at The University of Manchester from September

Iconic BBC site now a car park

The Oxford Road site formerly occupied by the BBC New Broadcasting House now offers car parking for £2

Society in homophobia scandal shuts down after national outcry

– ‘Global Aspirations of Women’ disbands following outrage – Police receive complaint over homophobic language – Recording receives over 11,000 hits on YouTube

Mastermind success for blind University of Manchester student

‘Festive Fifty’ expert Rachael Neiman through to the semi-finals

Manchester student tames dragons to win investment

Geography student wows dragons with parking app

Six of the best: a potted history of Manchester academia

Andrew Williams profiles six of the University of Manchester’s most influential and prestigious scholars, past and present.

Live: Michael Kiwanuka @ Ruby Lounge

Winner of the BBC’s Sound of 2012, Michael Kiwanuka, takes to the stage at Ruby Lounge.

Column: The Fest Medicine

It’s that time of year again.