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Basildon, Birkenhead and Grimsby among places shortlisted to be named UK’s first Town of Culture

There are 15 shortlisted towns, selected from nearly 400 applicants, who will receive £60,000 to develop full bids to win the award in 2028

The Independent UK

Hollyoaks at 30: Stars reunite in Liverpool as soap marks milestone with explosive twist

The Channel 4 soap toasted its 30th anniversary with a glittering Liverpool screening, while teasing a dramatic storyline involving a Brookside crossover that will leave fans reeling

Evening Standard

Floella Benjamin: Decline of children’s TV is detrimental to their future

The TV presenter said children’s TV is ‘in crisis’.

Evening Standard

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TV bosses should dare to flout Ofcom rules, says Grange Hill creator Phil Redmond

Producer says ‘courage has gone out of broadcasting’ and audiences want to see grittier issues

The Guardian - UK

Hollyoaks and Grange Hill creator says courage has gone out of broadcasting

TV writer Sir Phil Redmond said social media is the ‘big issue’ children are facing nowadays

Evening Standard

Duke of Westminster ties the knot with Olivia Henson at Chester Cathedral with help from Prince William

It was a royal wedding in all but name... and not even a Just Stop Oil protest could dampen the mood

The Independent UK

Dean Sullivan obituary

Actor who played Jimmy Corkhill in the long-running Channel 4 soap Brookside

The Guardian - UK

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I've rewatched 150 episodes of Brookside – here's how the soap captured the nuances of Margaret Thatcher's Britain

If you want to understand how Margaret Thatcher shaped Britain, revisiting one particular 1980s soap opera is a great place to start. Brookside, a show set in a Liverpool cul-de-sac, ran for 21 years, airing just under 3,000 episodes between 1982 and 2003.

The Conversation

ITV eyeing deal for Hollyoaks maker Lime Pictures as part of move for Gogglebox and The Traitors producer

Lime Pictures was founded by Sir Phil Redmond in the early 1980s

Liverpool Echo

ITV 'actively exploring' acquisition of Lime Pictures owner All3Media

Lime Pictures is the maker of Hollyoaks, The Only Way is Essex and Geordie Shore

Birmingham Post

The Grange Hill star from Wales who is now directing the new movie of the classic kids' TV drama

Sara Sugarman played an outspoken character who got expelled from the fictional show

Wales Online

Film reboot of Grange Hill to feature original cast members

Series creator Phil Redmond has teamed up with Sara Sugarman to make a big screen version of the hit BBC drama and they promise that TV favourites will return

The Guardian - UK

Brookside's Sir Phil Redmond explains why he can never return to the iconic Close

The creator of the iconic show exclusively told the ECHO why he was initially against the idea of the soap's return

Liverpool Echo

Brookside storylines that 'predicted the future'

Brookside stars Claire Sweeney and Louis Emerick have praised writer Phil Redmond's "brilliant instinct"

Liverpool Echo

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Liverpool Echo

Look inside Brookside Close house that's available to live in

As the Scouse soap returns to screens for the first time in two decades, a house has become available on the famous stretch of road

Birmingham Post

Hollyoaks and Celebs Go Dating maker bounces back from pandemic slump

The company has also made Educating Joey Essex and Zero Chill

Liverpool Echo

Hollyoaks maker adapting to 'ever-evolving media landscape' after weathering pandemic storm

The company also makes Celebs Go Dating, The Only Way is Essex and Geordie Shore

Leeds Live

Emmerdale stars reveal the real reason why the village was moved

The stars of the soap have spoken of the challenges they faced filming before the new set was built

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Daily Mirror

Grange Hill reunion as Zammo, Roly, Janet and Tucker actors enjoy catch up

Lee MacDonald, who played Zammo in the legendary long-running BBC series Grange Hill, shared a sweet snap of him and three of his castmates, which is sure to make fans feel nostalgic

The Guardian - UK

Farewell, Ramsay Street: 10 ways Neighbours changed British culture

From its first airing in the 80s, the Australian TV soap had viewers hooked. As the final show goes out in the UK on 29 July, what has been its legacy?

Daily Mirror

UK City of Culture 2025 unveiled as Bradford wins title - full list of places that applied

Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries announced the winner of the four-yearly title live on the BBC’s The One Show after Coventry won hundreds of millions of funding for its title in 2021

Chronicle Live

TV producer Sir Phil Redmond visits County Durham as part of City of Culture judging panel

The Hollyoaks and Brookside producer visited the county as part of the UK City of Culture 2025 judging panel

The Guardian - UK

‘It felt like the beginning of rock’n’roll’: how the chaotic early days of Channel 4 transformed British TV

From swearing at 8pm to groundbreaking formats, Katie Puckrik, Phil Redmond, Leslie Ash, Paul Coia and others recall the glory days of the channel

The Guardian - UK

‘What the hell was that episode?!’ Can the soaps ever win viewers back?

A juicy plotline would once get tens of millions watching and talking about EastEnders or Coronation Street. But the water-cooler moments have gone and Neighbours has been given the chop. Is there hope for the soap?

Birmingham Post

Derby down but not out after failing in bid to be 2025 City of Culture

Process was about more than winning, but recognising 'role of culture in making our city a vibrant place to live and work'

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