Previews of some of the line up

Here are some quick bios for two of the guest we have coming a week on Wednesday:

Marc Hudson started Manchester Climate Fortnightly in June 2008. It has tried to keep people informed about what is - and isn't happening - in Manchester around climate change. It reports on the Council, campaigning groups and other events and issues. It tries to be funny, with mixed success.

You can find out more about the work Mark does on his
blog

Louise directed and produced Zabbaleen in 2006 as her degree film at Bournemouth University. The film won the National RTS (Royal Television Society) award for best student factual film, as well as the best documentary and grand jury prize at Exposure film festival in Manchester. Since leaving Bournemouth with a First Class degree, Louise has gone on to work as a freelance Researcher and now Associate Producer on a wide variety of television and film documentaries for broadcasters such as the BBC, Channel 4 and National Geographic. Last year Louise worked on a BBC Storyville series entitled 'Barbados at the Races' which aired early this year on BBC4, and she is currently working on a BBC3 film about 'Superbrands.'

Sophie Rosa is 22 and began to play the violin when she was four. She has studied with Wen Zhou Li since she was twelve at Chetham’s School of Music and currently at the RNCM at postgraduate level. Sophie has successfully participated in several competitions such as the Strings F inal of BBC Young Musician of the Year 2006, semi-final of Wieniawski International Violin Competition 2003, Michael Hill Violin Competition 2009 and Fritz Kreisler International Violin Competition 2010. Sophie won first prize in the Lions European Music Competition, Cannes and recently travelled to Sydney where she won second prize in the Lions Global Music Competition. She has also performed in Wigmore Hall, London and has performed for HRH Princess Margaret and HRH Prince Charles.

Sophie was a recent recipient of the prestigious RNCM Gold Medal Award and was awarded the MBF Ian Fleming Charitable Trust Award and Martin Musical Scholarship Fund Award this year.