In this week's Tech Weekly Aleks Krotoski takes the show on the road to Manchester, celebrating the vibrant technological innovation of the UK's second biggest city and – according to the podcast's own Bobbie Johnson – the cradle of the industrial revolution.
Home of the first passenger steam train, the world's first industrial park and the first programmable computer – the reason for our trip to the city. We mark the 60th birthday of The Baby by speaking to three of its creators.
We also ask the local digerati what it is that makes Manchester the place to be. Shaun Fensom, chairman of Manchester Digital, helps us navigate the Mancunian technology network, and Professor Steve Furber from the University of Manchester takes us on a magical history tour through the academic origins of many of the city's innovations.
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