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MediaCity Studios

BBC Philharmonic Studio

10:00 BBC Get Singing
BBC Get Singing
14:00 BBC Radio 4 Start The Week
BBC Radio 4 Start The Week
16:30 BBC Radio Club Showcase
BBC Radio Club Showcase
19:00 The Laurel Prize: Panel & Prizegiving
The Laurel Prize: Panel & Prizegiving

Gallery

14:00 Writing & Mental Health Poetry Workshop
Writing & Mental Health Poetry Workshop

Piazza Stage

13:00 Bradford Poets: Class of 2025
Bradford Poets: Class of 2025

University of Salford

Digital Media Performance Lab

12:30 BBC Writers: Who We Are and What We Do
BBC Writers: Who We Are and What We Do
15:30 Poetry & Place
Poetry & Place
17:00 Hope Collective: Poetry to Soothe the Soul
Hope Collective: Poetry to Soothe the Soul
19:00 Deaf Time - Film & Discussion
Deaf Time - Film & Discussion
14:00 Poetry & The Imagination: A Readerbank Workshop
Poetry & The Imagination: A Readerbank Workshop

Media City Campus

17:00 Jackie Kay: A Life in Poetry
Jackie Kay: A Life in Poetry

Maxwell Hall, Peel Park Campus

18:30 Joelle Taylor: Maryville
Joelle Taylor: Maryville
21:00 Listen In: Gilgamesh with Simon Armitage
Listen In: Gilgamesh with Simon Armitage

Salford Youth Zone

19:00 Open Mic at Salford Youth Zone
Open Mic at Salford Youth Zone