BBC 6 Music

1/8. How Manchester started to rebuild itself through a new sound. Presented by Steve Lamacq and Alison Bell.

2/8. Manchester finds its rhythm. From the birth of Blue Monday to the reinvention of the Haçienda. Presented by Steve Lamacq and Alison Bell.

3/8. The Stone Roses and The Happy Mondays release their first records on the very same day. Presented by Steve Lamacq and Alison Bell.

4/8. Baggy jeans, bucket hats and loose jumpers become the Madchester Uniform. Presented by Steve Lamacq and Alison Bell.

5/8. Madchester becomes too big to contain. Presented by Steve Lamacq and Alison Bell,.

6/8. The movement that once felt unstoppable begins to fracture under its own weight. Presented by Steve Lamacq and Alison Bell.

7/8. Madchester dissolved. The Hacienda is fading. Is the party over? Presented by Steve Lamacq and Alison Bell.

8/8. In the final episode Steve Lamacq and Alison Bell discuss what Madchester stood for and the legacy that still lives on.

Soundtrack the early hours with back-to-back music, plus exclusive BBC sessions.

Emily Pilbeam presents a mixtape of her personal selection of tracks from BBC Introducing, including a new Track of the Week by Ex-Family.

Chris chats to Lou Rhodes and Rohan Heath aka Kiioto about their upcoming album Black Salt, due out in April.

Actors Kate Mara and Elisabeth Moss chat to Nick about their new series, Imperfect Women.

Words from Andy Beta around first full-length biography, Cosmic Music: The Life, Art and Transcendence of Alice Coltrane, which tells the story of the influential jazz musician.

Craig is joined by Swedish singer-songwriter and guitarist José González to chat about his new album 'Against the Dying of the Light', before he hijacks the Box That Rocks.

Lammo is back from SXSW with a bag full of new music to share. Plus, ahead of this week's 6 Music Festival Steve repeats one of Fat Dog's incredible tracks from last year.

Nathan Shepherd and Deb Grant hand-pick and share their latest new music obsessions. Plus, The Rundown celebrates the best new music coming out of Manchester.

Marc Riley plays his music loves from every era and genre.

Ryan shares his influences and the musical formative years in his life, 1999 - 2001, which he likes to think of as the Britpop comedown.