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EPISODE 94 · Is RADAR Festival Really That Good?
Rich finally gets his first taste of RADAR Festival! We head to Manchester's O2 Victoria Warehouse to find out whether it lives up to the hype. Expect great bands, black nail polish, plenty of laughs and an important conversation with RADAR's accessibility co-ordinator Scarlett Heselwood about making festivals more accessible.
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