Michael Taylor

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<p>Last week on our show, I properly overdosed on Kenneth Branagh’s Oscar-nominated film Belfast, writes Michael Taylor. There are legions of reasons why I loved it. </p> <p>There were the heart-warming moments of innocence as a grim time in our recent history was told through the eyes of Buddy, a really sound nine-year-old kid, played with such grace by Jude Hill. </p> <p>It reminded me of Hope and Glory, John Boorman’s 1987 film about the home front of the Second World War, and Empire of the…

<p>English Fine Cottons, based in Tower Mill in Dukinfield, not only produces very classy garments and cotton sheets for niche brands and big retailers, but it spins all the cotton on site. It’s the only commercial cotton spinner in the UK and the mill is breathing new life into a British industry that used to be the envy of the world. </p> <p>Tower Mill was out of use for much of the 90s, but was used as the location for the BBC comedy drama series Making Out, starring Margi Clarke and Keith…