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Interior Design Masters is looking for Manchester venues to makeover

Producers of the show are reaching out to Manchester in a bid to find a local bar worth redesigning.

The Manc The Manc - 8th April 2021

The BBC has commissioned a brand new series of makeover show Interior Design Masters – and showrunners are have decided to bring their blueprints to Manchester.

Presented by comedian Alan Carr, Interior Design Masters puts budding designers in competition against one another for a chance to win a commercial contract.

Each week, contestants take on various challenges and briefs – tasked with redesigning areas such as shops, cafes, restaurants and salons.

Former Elle Decoration editor-in-chief Michelle Ogundehin then judges each piece of work.

A third series has been commissioned by BBC Two – in which one lucky venue will have its bar rebuilt from top to bottom by the winner of the show.

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Producers are now reaching out to Manchester as they are looking for local locations to makeover.

Interior Design Masters with Alan Carr / Image: BBC

Any venue interested in having their bar rebranded by the Interior Design Masters winner can put their site forward for consideration via email.

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All applicants should send a brief description and recent photo of the space they’d like redesigning to [email protected].

The deadline is April 16.

If your bar is in need of a good sprucing up, this could be just the ticket…

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The new Match of the Day presenter lineup has been confirmed

Danny Jones Danny Jones New Match of the Day presenters BBC

The brand-new presenter lineup has been confirmed for Match of the Day (MotD) following the departures of Gary Lineker and Ian Wright.

Lineker had been the lead anchor on the BBC’s flagship football programme for 25 years, spanning generations of fans after taking over the equally iconic Des Lynam back in 1999.

The 64-year-old ex-pro and England star is still in post at present but will be stepping down after the conclusion of the current Premier League season.

Following months of speculation around who would be taking over in the main chair across from regular pundits like Alan Shearer and Micah Richards, the corporation has now confirmed its new core team.

Who are the new Match of the Day presenters?

Kelly Cates makes the switch from Sky Sports

After reports began appearing earlier this month, popular presenter Kelly Cates is making the big switch to become one of three main hosts, though she does already host BBC Radio 5 Live’s Tuesday night sports coverage.

The daughter of Liverpool legend Kenny Dalglish and a familiar face on Sky Sports weekly matchday on-screen talent since 2016 after first appearing as part of Sky Sports News back in 1998, she’s a recognisable face to anyone who regularly watches football. A great appointment.

‘Chappers’ continues in post

In at number two – a number he’s become more than familiar with during his time as part of the existing Match of the Day team – Mark Chapman isn’t going anywhere and will now be sharing an equal third of the presenting duties as co-host.

Chapman joined MotD back in 2013 following the departure of Colin Murray and has gone on to present various other BBC Sport productions, including their NFL coverage. ‘Chappers’ isn’t going anywhere and rightly so.

Gabby Logan remains a BBC Sport stalwart

Third and finally, Football Focus mainstay, multi-discipline sports presenter and BBC veteran, Gabby Logan, is taking her rightful place on the Match of the Day panel. About time if you ask us.

Also the son of a famous footballer – Leeds legend and Wales international Terry Yorath – and a retired athlete herself, having competed as a rhythmic gymnast, she’s been a household name on British telly for as long as most of us can remember.

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As for Lineker, you can expect an emotional send-off when he does call it this May.

The former Leicester, Everton, Barcelona and Spurs player will still be serving as a key part of the BBC’s FA Cup presenting team as well as future Euros and World Cups.

We’ll always have the memories, eh, Gary?

The new Match of the Day presenters have some big shorts to fill.

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First look images released of new BBC drama series from Happy Valley creator filmed in Yorkshire

Emily Sergeant Emily Sergeant

A new BBC series telling the story of five women who come together to create a makeshift punk-rock band is set to air later this year.

Riot Women, the brand-new drama from the multi-BAFTA award-winning writer Sally Wainwright – best known for being the creator of Happy Valley – is a six-part series set and filmed in Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire.

First look pictures of the new show have now been released.

Starring Joanna Scanlan, Rosalie Craig, Tamsin Greig, Lorraine Ashbourne, and Amelia Bullmore as band members, alongside a talented supporting cast consisting of Taj Atwal, Chandeep Uppal, and Macy-Jacob Seelochan as the band’s riotous backing singers, the newly-released pictures show the women in action.

First look images have been released of a new BBC drama series filmed in Yorkshire / Credit: BBC

According to a synopsis on the BBC website, Riot Women dives headfirst into the world of five women who come together to create a makeshift punk-rock band in order to enter a local talent contest.

But, in writing their first original song, they soon discover that they have a lot more to say than planned – and this is their way to say it.

As they juggle demanding jobs, grown-up children, complicated parents, husbands who’ve buggered off, and disastrous dates, and relationships, the band becomes a catalyst for change in their lives, and it’s going to make them question everything.

Creators and producers say the show is a testament to the power of friendship, music, and the resilience of women who “refuse to be silenced by age or expectation”.

Speaking ahead of the show airing later this year, Riot Women creator, Sally Wainwright, commented: “I’m having a whole new buzz of excitement about the show as we bring it together in the edit, and I can’t wait to share it with everyone.”

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Riot Women will premiere on BBC One and iPlayer in the UK later this year. 

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