The BBC is currently looking for some of the worst singers in the region to belt their hearts out on the next series of I Can See Your Voice.
Usually, having a dreadful singing voice isn’t something people jump at the opportunity to show off, but the BBC’s newest singing game show has proved to be such a hit that the broadcaster has already announced it’s coming back for a second series.
I Can See Your Voice – which began first airing on our screens back in April, and currently occupies a primetime Saturday night slot – has been drawing audiences of 3.8 million viewers across its first six episodes, and is hosted by Bolton’s finest, Paddy McGuinness.
The show challenges contestants to eliminate bad singers from a group of “mystery singers” but without hearing them sing a single note, all with a little help of celebrity panelists over the course of four rounds.
The contestants must use their intuition to eliminate one to two singers at the end of each round, before they go on to perform on the “stage of truth”.
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The winning mystery singer is then revealed to have either the voice of an angel or one that sounds like a cat being strangled through the singing of a duet with one of the guest artists.
It’s pretty entertaining, to say the least – and now Mancunians are being urged to take part.
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Speaking on the announcement of the show’s return for a second series, Kate Phillips – Controller Entertainment Commissioning for the BBC – said: “We are so pleased that I Can See Your Voice will be returning.
“I know viewers have really enjoyed playing along with our very funny, frank panel, as we all hold our breaths for those memorable moments when a great or gruesome singer starts belting out a banger”.
Casting calls for the next series have already been made.
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Applications are now open on the BBC website / Credit: Thames TV
All applicants must be over the age of 18, and a current legal resident of the UK, Channel Islands or the Isle of Man, with a spokesperson for the show’s producers, Thames TV, adding: “This whole new take on the singing game show genre provides lots of music, comedy and play-along fun for the whole family to enjoy.
“We are looking for bad singers, great singers and contestants to take part.”
So if you know of someone who’s shocking singing ability might actually come in handy for once, applications can be submitted via the BBC website here.
Applications are also open for good singers, or to become a contestant on the show too.
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Drinks prices revealed as Manchester Airport’s first-ever Wetherspoons pub opens inside T2
Emily Sergeant
It’s official… Manchester Airport’s first-ever JD Wetherspoon pub has officially opened its doors inside Terminal 2.
The 300-seater pub – which welcomed its first customers earlier this week – is named The Belle Vue after Manchester’s historic showground.
Throughout the pub, you’ll spot design features that nod to the city’s sporting heritage – including vintage event posters and memorabilia, a ‘locker wall’ hosting trophies and other sporting exhibits, and a cricket-themed design in the carpets and bar panels.
Creating around 150 jobs in the process, The Belle Vue is the final planned new eatery to open in the airport’s redeveloped Terminal 2, marking one of the final steps in the super-terminal’s decade-long, £1.5bn transformation.
Manchester Airport’s first-ever Wetherspoons pub has opened inside Terminal 2 / Credit: Supplied
According to the MEN, pints are priced from £6.20 for Carling and Coors lager, £6.45 for Budweiser, £6.60 for Guinness, and £6.70 for Poretti and 1664 Biere.
Prosecco is £9.20 for 175ml glass and £37.10 for the full bottle, while spirts and mixers are £6.80 for singles and £10.20 for doubles.
There’s also the classic Wetherspoons tea and coffee machines, where you can refill as many times as you like for just £3.60.
“It’s a proud moment to see the final new retail unit opening in our new-look Terminal 2,” commented Richard Jackson, who is the Retail Director at Manchester Airport.
“To be rounding off this 10-year programme by adding such an iconic name as Wetherspoon to the terminal is particularly special and we know that it will prove extremely popular with passengers. We think they’ll love the nods to Manchester’s heritage in the décor and design – and of course the name.”
The Belle Vue will be open from the first flight to the final flight each day, and food will be served from opening until 10pm.
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Iconic Manc movie 24 Hour Party People is set to return to cinemas for its anniversary
Emily Sergeant
One of Manchester’s most iconic movies is set to return to the big screen next month.
Remastered in 4K and returning to UK cinemas to mark 24 years since its original release, Michael Winterbottom’s 2002 biographical comedy drama film, 24 Hour Party People, tells the story of Manchester‘s popular music community from 1976 to 1992 – specifically about Factory Records‘ founder Tony Wilson.
The film begins with the punk rock era of the late 1970s, before moving through the 1980s into the rave and DJ culture, and of course, the ‘Madchester‘ scene of the late 1980s and early 1990s.
The narrative largely follows the career of Tony Wilson, played by Middleton-born actor Steve Coogan, while also covering the careers of the major Factory Records artists – especially Joy Division and New Order, as well as A Certain Ratio, The Durutti Column, and Happy Mondays.
If you haven’t seen 24 Hour Party People before, it’s a dramatisation based on a combination of real events, rumours, and urban legends, as the film is sure to make clear.
Coogan is joined by a cast by a mixture of big names and, at the time, rising stars like Paddy Considine, Shirley Henderson, Lennie James, John Simm, Ralf Little, Andy Serkis, Sean Harris, John Thomson, and even Peter Kay, alongside cameos from other figures connected to the Manchester music scene.
Before it returns to cinemas, the film will first open music and media festival/conference, Beyond The Music, at MediaCity in Salford on 6 October.
The screening at the festival will also be followed by a Q&A with Coogan, Winterbottom, and producer Andrew Eaton.
24 Hour Party People will then be re-released in UK cinemas from 9 October, and you can check your local cinema for screening times and book tickets online now.
Emily Sergeant -
26th May 2021 
