Brian Groom
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Brian Groom

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Author, journalist and expert on British regional and national affairs. Worked for almost three decades at the Financial Times, where he did many of the top writing and editing jobs, including comment and analysis editor and political editor. Also former editor of Scotland on Sunday, which he launched as deputy editor and which won many awards. Educated at Manchester Grammar School and Balliol College, Oxford, where he got a first-class BA in English Language and Literature. Originally from Stretford, Lancashire (now part of Greater Manchester), he returned to live in the north – in Saddleworth, south Pennines – in 2015. He has a lifelong interest in history.
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  • Made in Manchester cover art

    • Made in Manchester

    • A People’s History of the City That Shaped the Modern World
    • By: Brian Groom
    • Narrated by: David Judge
    • Length: 8 hrs and 23 mins
    • Release date: 23-05-2024
    • Language: English
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    • Northerners

    • A History, from the Ice Age to the Present Day
    • By: Brian Groom
    • Narrated by: Nicholas Camm
    • Length: 13 hrs and 16 mins
    • Release date: 14-04-2022
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 4 ratings

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    • These Isles

    • A history of England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland
    • By: Brian Groom
    • Length: 8 hrs and 32 mins
    • Release date: 26-02-2026
    • Language: English
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