Documentrary Script

INTRO:

INT:

MATT:

*Voice over*: 

Believe it or not Manchester happens to be the third most ethnically diverse city in the world. It comes third after Paris and New York which is stated to be a fact due to new research.

MADDI:

*Voice over*:

Manchester is a big city which is big enough to have 200 languages spoken there! Even though the city has quite a small population of 480,000 lots of different and rare languages are spoken here.

MATT:

*Voice over*:

These languages include; Nahuatl, the ancient language of the Aztecs, Polish, Zulu, from South Africa, and Dari, from Afghanistan. 

MADDI:

*Voice over*:

The population is less than half a million yet an amazing 200 languages thrive throughout the city. 

MATT:

*Voice over*:

Manchester is known for Coronation Street, bars, festivals and more which has made the northern city more multicultural than London itself.

MADDI:

*Voice over*:

In Manchester every November the christmas markets open which has all different multicultural stalls to choose from, this is basically a prime example of bringing different cultures to Manchester. The question is actually how multicultural is Manchester? And what do people think about multiculturalism?

MATT: 

*Voice over*:

So we thought we would go an find out.

INT:

*KAREN'S INTERVIEW*

*SHULY'S INTERVIEW*

CHRISTMAS MARKETS:

INT:   

*JAMIE'S INTERVIEW*

*KALEIGH'S INTERVIEW*

MATT:

*Voice over*:

The markets in Manchester are very popular every Christmas, but what people aren't aware of is that there are many different cultures surrounding them.

MADDI:

*Voice over*:

Lot's of different food and drink are available here from all over the world. Is this culture? Or is this just a package for Christmas?

CANAL STREET:

EXT:

MATT:

We're here at the iconic Canal Street.

MADDI:

This is what has made Manchester the gay capital of the north, every year thousands of people come together to celebrate one of the biggest gay prides in the country.

INT:

MADDI:

*Voiceover*:

Canal Street, the centre of the Manchester Gay Village  is lined with gay bars and restaurants. At night time, and in daytime in the warmer months, the street is filled with visitors, often including gay and lesbian tourists from all over the world.

MATT:

*Voiceover*:

The Pubs in the Canal Street area have had a gay clientele since at least 1940. Since the opening of new bars and clubs, the area attracts 20,000 visitors each weekend and has hosted the popular festival Manchester Pride, each August since 1991. The TV series Queer as Folk was set in the area. -

MADDI:

*Voiceover*:

Manchester Pride is an annual gay pride festival and parade held each summer. It is one of the longest running in the country and attracts thousands of visitors to the city's Gay Village.

The current ten day festival includes a "Pride Fringe" with a series of arts, music and cultural events all over the city as well as community events including poetry readings, quizzes and film showings, culminating in "The Big Weekend", a 72-hour party during the August bank holiday weekend in Canal Street and the surrounding area, with a parade through the streets of Manchester. -

*JACK'S INTERVIEW*

CHINA TOWN:

INT:

MADDI:

*Voiceover*:

 Manchester’s china town is the second largest china town in the United Kingdom and the third largest in Europe. Its iconic archway on Faulkner Street was in 1987 it was in fact a gift from china not many china towns in the world have this honour.

MATT:

*Voiceover*

China town is renowned for its Chinese restaurants, shops, bakeries and supermarkets. Manchester’s first Chinese restaurant Ping Hong opened on Mosley street way back in 1948.

MADDI:

*Voiceover*:

Manchester Chinatown has developed very fast and has even become the main cultural hub for Chinese living in northern England. In fact, Manchester Chinatown is known as the “Chinese Village for the north of England”.

MATT:

*Voiceover*:

During major Chinese festivals especially the Chinese New Year, Manchester Chinatown welcomes thousands of visitors – ethnic Chinese, locals and tourists. The car park next to the archway is often transformed into a performance area complete with a big stage.

MADDI:

*Voiceover*:

Visitors are entertained with performances, lion dance and dragon dances during the Chinese New Year celebrations.

INTERVIEW QUESTIONS:

Do you think Manchester is a multicultural place?

Do you think Chinatown is a big part of Manchesters culture?

What has made it (Chinatown) a part of our culture and why do you think Manchester has took to it?

What are some of the first things you think of when you think of Manchester?

Have you visited the Christmas markets?

What brought you to the Christmas markets?

Who do you go with?

What do you enjoy about them?

Do you think that the gay community is acceptable in Manchesters culture?

Have you ever been to Canal Street?