{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/615c01111127f50013fd4327/658413315d7ea900166d645e?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Our 2023 in review","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/615c01111127f50013fd4327/1703153545038-261acc72d3c32a20e58a6ee74bce28ff.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>It's nearly the end of 2023! What a year it's been. In our final episode of the year, Joshi, Mollie and Jack round up their favourite stories and take you behind-the-scenes of reporting some of our big investigations and feelgood features. </p><p><br></p><p>Many thanks to the Hallé&nbsp;for sponsoring this week's episode. Manchester is globally renowned for its bands and its football teams, but we also have — in the words of The Times — “one of the world's best orchestras”.&nbsp;<a href=\"https://halle.co.uk/steve-reich-festival/?utm_source=mill&amp;utm_medium=millnewsletter&amp;utm_campaign=mill2324campaign\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>The Hallé</strong></a>&nbsp;have been entertaining Mancunian audiences for 165 years and they have a <strong>sensational calendar of concerts ready for 2024</strong>, including a three-day celebration of the music of Steve Reich, a living legend from the world of contemporary classical music. It will feature world-class artists like “daring percussionist” Colin Currie and Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood. Reich himself says the festival “promises to be a magnetically attractive event.”&nbsp;<a href=\"https://halle.co.uk/steve-reich-festival/?utm_source=mill&amp;utm_medium=millnewsletter&amp;utm_campaign=mill2324campaign\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Book your tickets now</a>.&nbsp;</p>","author_name":"The Mill"}