John Cooper Clarke shot to prominence in the 1970s as the original ‘people’s poet’.

Johnny Vegas stars as Moz, as award-winning BBC TV series comes to the stage for very first time, celebrating 20 years since the show’s first broadcast.

Henry is a writer, poet, TV & Film producer, founder of the Manchester Poetry Festival (now the Literature festival) and co-founder of the Nottingham Poetry Festival.

Brian Bilston has been described as the Banksy of poetry and Twitter’s unofficial Poet Laureate; with over 500,000 followers on social media, Brian has become truly beloved by the online community.

In 1988, Cowboy Junkies proved that there was an audience waiting for something quiet, beautiful and reflective. The Trinity Session was like a whisper that cut through the noise -- and it was compelling. Since its release, they have enjoyed an enduring career in which they have stayed their course, maintaining a low-impact excavation of melody and evocative language delivered sotto voce in singer Margo Timmins’ feathery alto.

John Robb talks about a life in music, his best selling art of darkness book, being the first person to interview Nirvana, inventing the word britpop and adventures on the post punk frontline...

Transatlantic Sessions return for 2025, exploring and celebrating the rich musical traditions that connect Scotland, Ireland and the US.