Mike Sweeney Episodes Episode guide
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Election debate review
Mike reviews last night's election debate in Manchester Withington.
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St George's Day
Mike asks if you think St George's Day should be marked with a bank holiday.
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Grand romantic gestures
Mike asks about your grand romantic gestures that have worked... and that haven't!
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Viv Albertine
Mike speaks to Viv Albertine from the 70s all-girl punk band The Slits.
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Noddy Holder
Mike speaks to musician, broadcaster and author Noddy Holder about his new book.
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Sweeney's Sixties Classics (DAB only 1300-1500)
Mike plays three hours of 60s tracks (DAB and online from 1300). FM: Man City v West Ham.
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Alan Rickman
Mike speaks to actor Alan Rickman about directing his second film A Little Chaos.
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Peter Noone
Mike speaks to Peter Noone about Herman's Hermits and what he's doing now.
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Royal British Legion
Mike chats to the Royal British Legion about the 70th anniversary of VE Day.
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Jamie Allen
Mike speaks to illusionist Jamie Allen.
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Lulu
Mike speaks to Lulu about her new album called Making Life Rhyme.
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Sweeney's Sixties Classics (12/04/2015)
Mike Sweeney plays three hours of songs from the 1960s.
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Things your partner can't do
Mike asks about the things your partner claims they can't do.
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Real life CSI
Mike finds out about a scheme aimed at giving young people an insight into forensics.
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Preserving the cultural heritage of Iraq
Mike speaks to a local professor who is helping to preserve the cultural heritage of Iraq.
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The Voice winner
Mike speaks to the winner of The Voice 2015, firefighter Steve McCrorie.
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Sweeney's Sixties Classics (05/04/2015)
Mike Sweeney plays three hours of songs from the 1960s.
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History of mining
Mike looks at the history of mining in Greater Manchester.
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The man creating his own festival
Mike speaks to a local dad who ran out of things to do so created his own festival.
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Vegetable crops at Ordsall Hall
Mike finds out why Ordsall Hall is growing 17th century vegetables.
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Your childhood v the children of today
Mike asks if you would swap your childhood for the children of today.
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Soldiers trekking to the North Pole
Mike meets four soldiers who are representing the UK in a trek to the North Pole.
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Sweeney's Sixties Classics (29/03/2015)
Mike Sweeney plays three hours of songs from the 1960s.
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Never Mind The Politics festival
Mike finds out about the Never Mind The Politics festival at the People's History Museum.
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Technology and old people
Mike finds out how a local academy is ensuring older people don't miss out on technology.
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Men In Sheds Project
Mike finds out about the Men In Sheds project.
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Famous relatives
Mike asks if you are related to someone famous or has an ancestor made history.
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Alan Lord
Mike speaks to Alan Lord who took part in the Strangeways riot in April 1990.
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Sweeney's Sixties Classics (22/03/2015)
Mike plays three hours of great songs from the 1960s and features the chart of 1964.
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Live from High Legh Community Observatory
Mike is live at High Legh Community Observatory for the solar eclipse.