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51. Ready to rumble
Oldham Advertiser, Friday 17 March 2006Bouncers writer John Godber is back with his latest play, peeling back the Lycra to look at the strange world of wrestling. Conrad Astley spoke to the playwright.
52. The week ahead: boy aged 12 hunting cure for Aids
Oldham Advertiser, Friday 17 March 2006From medical fact to medical farce - Conrad Astley looks at next week's television.
53. Jerry controversial
Oldham Advertiser, Friday 17 March 2006Jerry Springer The Opera, following months of controversy, is arriving in Manchester, allowing audiences to make up their own minds. Conrad Astley spoke to writer Stewart Lee and composer Richard Thomas.
54. Days out
Oldham Advertiser, Friday 17 March 2006From the last of the Irish festival to a new organic market for Manchester, there's plenty to do this weekend.
55. Days out: The craic of the Irish
Oldham Advertiser, Thursday 2 March 2006FANCY a touch of Irish culture? Well here's what the organisers of the Manchester Irish Festival have planned for the annual event which launches on March 12.
56. The week ahead: Poor girls are rich pickings in TV formula
Oldham Advertiser, Thursday 23 February 2006Conrad Astley flags-up what's worth tuning in for over the next week.
57. Now it's Roy Keane . . . the musical
Oldham Advertiser, Thursday 23 February 2006FORMER Manchester United captain Roy Keane, famous for his quick temper, finds himself being portrayed on stage as a Roman warrior. Conrad Astley spoke to the writer - who also created Father Ted - who decided to dress him decided to dress him in a tunic.
58. The big picture: Images of WWI
Oldham Advertiser, Thursday 23 February 2006IMPERIAL War North is displaying a series of images surrounding World War I which haven't been shown in greater Manchester before. Conrad Astley took a look.
59. Main event: this ain't Spinal Tap
Oldham Advertiser, Friday 17 February 2006The days of Darkness mania may be over, but they are still big enough to tour arenas across the world. Conrad Astley spoke to new member and former fan Richie Edwards.
60. A bit about... Alexei Sayle
Oldham Advertiser, Friday 17 February 2006Liverpool-born Alexei Sayle rose to prominence as part of the alternative comedy boom of the early 80s and became the first compere at London's Comedy Store, before appearing in TV in The Comic Strip Presents and The Young Ones. He is now concentrating on his career as a novelist and comes to Deansgate's Waterstones store on March 2 to read from The Weeping Women Hotel.