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Philip Spencer

War poet

Second World War airman Philip Spencer left behind a remarkable legacy – a collection of poems.

North West

Cancer drug

Tony Wilson's son finds out how access to the cancer drug Sutent has changed.

Video - Sammy Gitau

Inside Out catches up with Sammy Gitau, who overcame the odds to go to university in Manchester.

Video - Sutent

Inside Out look at the availability of the cancer drug Sutent. Is treatment a 'post-code lottery'?

Flooding: Reducing the damage...

We all need to be prepared for the worst but how can we reduce the damage of flooding?

Video - preparing for the worst

Inside Out looks at the work being done to minimise the potential damage from flooding.

Gangs of Manchester

A look back to the Victorian era when teenage gangs or Scuttlers had the public living in fear.

Video - Gangs of Manchester

Rob Lees talks about a new play based on the true story of the Scuttlers in Victorian Manchester.

Video - Meet the Scuttlers

Historian Andrew Davies describes how the Scuttlers developed their own street style.

Gallery - The Scuttlers

The Scuttlers were the notorious Manchester gangs working the city's streets in the 19th Century.

From Blackpool to Kenya

Meet the remarkable Blackpool landlady making a difference in a small Kenyan village.

Gallery - Watamu village

A Lancashire woman's remarkable journey to the village of Watamu to help Kenyan children.

Video - Watamu's future

Lancashire's Sue Hayward talks about her hopes and plans for the Kenyan village of Watamu.

Tuberculosis

How the fight against Tuberculosis continues to the present day in the North West.

Gallery - Tuberculosis

Inside the TB sanatorium at Abergele where patients were sent to recuperate in the 1940s.

From Blackpool to Kenya

Meet the remarkable Blackpool landlady making a difference in a small Kenyan village.

Street musical

Behind the scenes of 'Innit', the new stage musical reflecting life on Salford's streets.

Video - Graves

Meet the two Lancashire historians breathing new life into old churchyard tales.

Underground Manchester

Inside Out goes under Manchester's streets to a hidden world of long abandoned tunnels.

Video - Underground Manchester

Delve deep below the surface of Manchester's streets to find unexplored treasures.

Bond cars

The Bond Car Company 60 years after the first models rolled off the assembly line in Preston.

Video - Derek Hatton

We catch up with Derek Hatton over two decades after he left the political spotlight.

Michael Shields - miscarriage?

A report on the case of jailed Liverpool fan, Michael Shields, convicted of attempted murder.

Andy Johnson

Inside Out's Andy Johnson tracks down your insider stories in the North West...

Jacey Normand

Find out more about Inside Out North West reporter Jacey Normand.

The art of Michael Browne

Michael Browne is a rising star of the arts world, drawing his inspiration from his home patch.

Video - Michael Browne interview

Manchester artist Michael Browne talks about his new painting of football icon George Best.

Gallery - The art of Michael Browne

Artist Michael Browne's paintings and drawings of North West sports men, people and places.

Video - Cumbria time

Why Cumbria is at the heart of time keeping in Britain and how it keeps Big Ben's chimes in line.

YouTube video - Jimmy Davies

Meet football manager Jimmy Davies - England's long serving football team boss.

Casualty at sea

Actor James Redmond discovers the story of a namesake who served in the First World War.

Diary - James Redmond

Actor James Redmond goes back in time to trace his WW1 namesake in this blog.

Salford - music city

A new music map of Salford illustrates the city's role in shaping popular music.

Gallery - Salford music city

Visit Salford's music venues and the homes and haunts of popular music icons.

Jodie Prenger

Inside Out finds out how the winning 'Nancy' from 'I'd do anything' is coping with life in showbiz.

Gallery - Jodie Prenger

Jodie Prenger's life has been a whirlwind of activity since winning 'I'd Do Anything'.

Escape from the Holocaust

Nicholas Winton brought hundreds of Czech children to the safety of the UK as the Nazis invaded.

YouTube video - Hovercraft racing

We try out the latest adventure sports down on the farm including hovercraft racing.

YouTube - Mountain boarding

What it's like to race around the slopes of a Cheshire hillside on a mountain board!

Lakeland life on camera

Find out about two men who helped put the Lakes on the map as much as Wordsworth or Wainwright ...

Video - Lakeland photographers

The Abraham Brothers scaled the Lake District's most famous peaks to take their photographs.

Stonehenge

A team from Manchester hunts for clues to discover the secrets of Stonehenge.

Investing in art

With the credit crunch should we be putting our money into art as an investment?

Nico - icon of the North

A new play chronicles icon Nico who spent the last years of her life in North West England.

Dangerous dogs

Are owners to blame for attacks by dangerous dogs? And what can be done to prevent vicious attacks?

Artist Chila Kumari Burman

Liverpool artist Chila Kumari Burman is making waves in the international art world.

Gangster town

We track down some of the players involved in Liverpool's gangland over the last three decades.

Impersonator comic

Meet Stevie Riks, the comic impersonator, making a big splash on the web.

T-rex footprint recovered

Inside Out goes in search of the world's first Tyrannosaurus rex footprint in an amazing journey.

Fake sport memorabilia

Sporting memorabilia is highly sought after by collectors but how do they know if it's authentic?

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