In Mapping the Metropolis – 1:00pm – Kit Caless discusses writing and the city with various authors from across the country. The show focuses on the use of cities as characters in contemporary novels and poetry. This week, Kit focuses on Manchester and talks to Mancunian author Joe Stretch. At 2:00pm the inimitable Ben Watson steps into the fray with Late Lunch With Out To Lunch. This week, Ben reads Ken Fox’s latest pamphlet The Flower’s of Rollex.


