The Pie At Night

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<p>Factory, mine and mill. Industry, toil and grime. Its manufacturing roots mean we still see the North of England as a hardworking place. But, more than possibly anywhere else, the North has always known how to get dressed up, take itself out on the town and have a good time. After all, working and playing hard is its specialty, and Stuart Maconie is in search of what, exactly, this entails what it tells us about the North today.</p><p>Following tip offs and rumour, Stuart takes trip to forgotten corners and locals haunts. From the tapas bars of Halifax to the caravan parks of Berwick Upon Tweed, from a Westhoughton bowling green to Manchesters curry mile, via dog tracks and art galleries, dance floors and high fells, Stuart compares the new and old North, with some surprising results.</p><p>The<i>Pie at Night</i>could be seen as a companion to the bestselling<i>Pies and Prejudice</i>, but it is not a sequel. After all, this is a new decade and the North is changing faster than ever. This is a revealing and digressive journey and a State of the North address, delivered from barstool, terrace, dress circle and hillside.</p>

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Stuart Maconie is a writer, broadcaster and journalist familiar to millions from his work in print, on radio and on TV. His previous bestsellers have included<i>Cider with Roadies</i>,<i>Pies and Prejudice</i>and<i>Adventures on the High Teas</i>, and he currently hosts the afternoon show on BBC 6music with Mark Radcliffe as well as weekly show<i>The Freak Zone</i>. Based in the cities of Birmingham and Manchester, he can also often be spotted on top of a mountain in the Lake District with a Thermos flask and individual pork pie.

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