Have a look here at Coronation Street Blog's best bits from 2013 and 2012.
January 2014
- Our free Android App was launched. Download it here.
- We donated to the Pancreatic Cancer Charity in exchange for a blog post from Coronation Street's Julie Hesmondhalgh. Read it here.
- Exclusive! Interview with the actress who plays Hayley's humanist funeral celebrant, Susie. Read it here.
- Exclusive! Blog post with the real-life transsexual advisor to Coronation Street for Hayley Cropper's character. Read it here.
- Our blogger Graeme was invited to ITV for a screening of Hayley's final scenes. Read about his visit here
- Working with The Marina Theatre in Lowestoft, we offered Corrie fans discount tickets for their pantomime starring ex-Corrie actress Amanda Barrie. Read it here.
- We raised £53 for the charity Dog Aid (Assistance in Disability). Read it here.
- We ran a competition to win 10 Coronation Street Blog fridge magnets designed by @pickledjo. Read it here.
- Exclusive! First look at the new meerkat ident videos from Coronation Street's sponsor. Read it here.
- We ran a competition to win Michelle Collins' autobiography. Read it here.
- We ran a competition to win a baby meerkat Oleg. Read it here.
- Our blogger Ruth was invited to ITV to interview Les Dennis. Read it here.
- Our blogger Ruth has her novel published. Read it here.
- Our blogger Ruth was invited on a VIP tour of the Coronation Street set before it opened to the public. Read it here.
- Our blogger Emma was invited on a VIP tour of the Coronation Street set before it opened to the public and flew in specially from Ireland. Read it here
- Our Canadian blogger Tvor is associated with the Downeast Streeters Corrie fan club there, and they hosted Corrie actor Jimmi Harkishin on a fan night. Read it here.
- Our bloggers Tvor and Llifon visited the Coronation Street set when it was open to the public. Read Tvor's post here and read Llifon's post here.
- We ran a competition to win Coronation Street art from @bearprintdesign. Read it here.
- Blog editor Glenda Young has a book published: A Perfect Duet. The Diary of Roy and Hayley Cropper". With a foreword by Julie Hesmondhalgh (Hayley Cropper). It is an unofficial Coronation Street companion book. Read it here.
- Exclusive! We reveal Nigel Pivaro will be appearing in panto this year. Oh yes he will. Read it here.
- Blog editor Glenda Young cycles 20 miles to raise funds for Cancer Research UK. Read it here (and there's still time to sponsor me, please!).
- Our blogger Tvor travels from Canada to the UK and visits the Corrie exhibition at Daisy Nook and meets a Corrie legend. Read it here.
- Our blogger Tvor met up with Coronation Street podcasters Conversation Street while in the UK and was interviewed by them. Read it here.
- Our blogger Emma, a MA student in film and television, devised a survey of Corrie fans for her dissertation. Read it here.
- Our blogger Emma is interviewed on BBC Tees about her visit to the Coronation Street set tour. Read it here.
- Exclusive! First look at the new ident videos of the meerkats from Coronation Street's sponsor. Read it here.
- Our blogger Craig met Michelle Collins (Stella Price) at her book launch. Read it here.
- Exclusive interview with Corrie scriptwriter Susan Oudot. Read it here.
- Our blogger Ruth visits ITV to interview Terence Maynard, who plays Tony Stewart. Read it here.
- We donated to charity in exchange for an exclusive interview with TV critic Caroline Corcaron. Read it here.
- Our blogger Martin interviews Jennie McAlpine, who plays Fiz Stape, at her restaurant in Manchester. Read it here.
- Our blogger Ruth visits ITV to interview Charlie Lawson, who plays Jim McDonald. Read it here.
- Our blogger Stevie interviews Princess Jordan, who played Corrie's transsexual in Malta. Read it here.
- Krissi Bohn, who played Jenna Kamara, gave the Coronation Street Blog her only interview after leaving the show. Read it here. In the interview she says this about our website: "Thank you to the Coronation Street Blog for this interview. Since day one I have thought this was an amazing site and a great resource for Corrie fans."
- Our blog makes news at the BBC website on hearing that the Coronation Street set is to be demolished. Read it here.
- We donate to charity in exchange for a blog post from the Bishop of Jarrow. Read it here. News of the Bishop's blog post reaches regional newspapers in the north-east where the story is reported widely and he also speaks to BBC Radio Tees, giving us a mention too. Thankyou!
- Guest blogger Martyn Hett meets Corrie creator Tony Warren at the Script to Screen event in Manchester. Read it here
- Our blogger Emma Hynes travels to ITV Manchester to interview Paula Lane, who plays Kylie Platt. Read it here
- Competition to win two tickets to the Coronation Street tour and meet Sherrie Hewson. Read it here.
- Our blogger Emma Hynes travels to Mill Theatre in Dublin to watch Mikey North and Ian Puleston-Davis (Gary and Owen) in their Men at Work stage show. She also interviewed them both! Read it here
- Competition to see Mikey North and Ian Puleston-Davis in their Men at Work show in Dublin. Read it here.
- Our blogger Emma Hynes is invited to ITV to interview Chris Gascoyne (Peter Barlow). Read it here.
- Our blogger Martin is invited to ITV to interview Sean Ward (Callum Logan). Read it here.
- Competition to win a Halloween tour of the Coronation Street set with actor Brian Capron (Richard Hillman). Read it here.
- Our blogger Ruth is invited to ITV to interview Kate Ford (Tracy Barlow) and Alison King (Carla Connor). Read it here.
- Our blogger Ruth is invited to ITV to interview Bruno Langley (Todd Grimshaw). Read it here.
- Our blogger Ruth is invited to ITV to interview Simon Gregson and Kym Marsh (Steve and Michelle). Read it here.
- Competition to win 5 copies of the Inside Soap Yearbook 2015. Read it here.
- Competition to win 3 copies of the 2015 Coronation Street calendar. Read it here.
- Our blogger Emma is interviewed on BBC Tees radio about Steve's depression storyline. Read it here.
- Our blogger Ruth is invited to ITV to interview Antony Cotton (Sean Tully). Read it here.
- Our blogger Emma is invited to see a preview of Christmas on the Coronation Street tour. Read it here.
- Our blogger Ruth s invited to ITV to interview Claire King (Erica Holroyd).Read it here.
- Our blogger Martin meets and interview's Joe Duttine (Tim Metcalfe). Read it here.
- Blog editor Glenda Young has a book published on Kindle: Norman Bates with a Briefcase - the Richard Hillman story. With a foreword by Brian Capron, who played Richard Hillman. It is an unofficial Coronation Street companion book. Read it here.
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4 comments:
Please also develop an app for Windows Phone 8.1. Please. Thank you!
Keep up the hard work .. It is appreciated
I just put it on my phone. Now I have an app to match my ringtone!
well done everyone. The Corrie Blog goes from strength to strength...
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