11 moments we loved during the Manchester International Festival
To celebrate 6 Music's coverage of this year's Manchester International Festival, we take a look back at some of the stand-out moment, starting with a very special Underworld mix…

Underworld's Karl Hyde on putting homelessness in the spotlight
Karl speaks about the installation featuring people with real experience of homelessness.

Mary Anne Hobbs explains Dark Matter
She reveals the inspiration behind her curation at the Manchester International Festival.

"The older you get potentially the more empathy you have with life" - Richard Ashcroft on the power of age in songwriting
Richard Ashcroft considers the connections between age and creativity.

Tony Walsh celebrates 200 years of Manchester music in poetry
Performing an excerpt of his poem, And The Dreamers.

"I've got the best of both worlds" - Jane Horrocks and Wrangler fuse a drama with a gig
Jane and Stephen Mallinder reveal the details behind their musical drama collaboration.

Bernard Sumner is ready to embrace his past
Bernard looks back and to the future for New Order's new show.

Guy Garvey takes a virtual walking tour of Manchester's music history
From Liam Gallagher’s boutique to the site of The Fall's first ever gig.

Jarvis Cocker with Karl Hyde at MIF on Fatherhood.
Jarvis Cocker spoke to Karl Hyde from Underworld about 'Fatherhood' - his piece at MIF

The World's Ending: Let's Party
What skills might you need for a party at the end of the world?

"I’m a geek" – Laurie Anderson has always been an early adopter of technology
Stuart and Mark talk to Laurie about her show We Need To Talk About Technology.

"Early acid house is just really electronic disco made on the cheap" - Graeme Park explains the success of Hacienda Classical
Peter Hook, Graeme Park and Rowetta discuss Hacienda Classical with Mark live from MIF17.