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1. The big picture: conservation in action
Oldham Advertiser, Friday 31 March 2006A HISTORIC painting which has spent the last two decades rolled up in storage is now being restored in a Manchester museum. Conrad Astley took a look.
2. New spin on an age-old tale
Oldham Advertiser, Friday 31 March 2006Marrying The Mistress - the first Joanna Trollope novel to be put on the stage - is coming to The Lowry. Conrad Astley spoke to the author about researching the novel and how she is sick of being branded Queen of the Aga saga.
3. Soapbox: Ken says goodbye to enemy Mike
Oldham Advertiser, Friday 31 March 2006Rachel Broady looks at the sad demise of Mike, and events in Emmerdale and Walford.
4. The Mighty Boosh
Oldham Advertiser, Friday 31 March 2006Conrad Astley looks at the strange world of The Mighty Boosh, coming to Manchester for two nights next week.
5. Food: A hairy biker's guide to Manchester fodder
Oldham Advertiser, Friday 31 March 2006Despite travelling around the world, eating crocodile satay and tequilla flambeed scallops, Hairy Biker Dave Myers likes nothing more than coming home to a nice bit of hotpot. He told Conrad Astley about his love of Manchester and its food.
6. 10,000 years of Stockport
Oldham Advertiser, Friday 31 March 2006A MUSEUM that chronicles the lives of Stopfordians during the past 10,000 years has opened to the public.
7. Main event: King of kings
Oldham Advertiser, Friday 31 March 2006A gig this weekend will be most people's last chance to see legendary blues guitarist BB King. Conrad Astley looks at his long and illustrious career ahead of tonight's farewell concert.
8. The week ahead: A Cockney cosies up to celebrities
Oldham Advertiser, Friday 31 March 2006From Jonathan Ross' latest thesp fest, to another new medical drama series, Conrad Astley looks at what's coming up on the small screen.
9. Days out: is there life on Mars?
Oldham Advertiser, Friday 31 March 2006From a trip to the red planet, to an old fashioned funfair, Conrad Astley looks at family events over the next week.
10. Sir Ian comes home
Oldham Advertiser, Friday 31 March 2006IN the past couple of years he's been seen on the big screen as the saintly Gandalf, on Coronation Street as the rascally writer Mel Hutchwright and on stage as Widow Twankey!