Ruth Aylett (b. 1951) is Professor of Computer Science at the Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, Scotland. Born in London, she studied economics at the London School of Economics. Subsequently, she worked in computing and robotics at Sheffield Hallam University, the University of Edinburgh and finally the University of Salford. She is the author of "Robots", a popular science book.

Bill Leader is an English recording engineer and producer. He is particularly associated with the British folk music revival of the 1960s and 1970s, producing records by Davey Graham, Bert Jansch, John Renbourn and others. Bill Leader was born in New Jersey in the late 1920s, of British parents. His parents returned to the UK while he was still young and he was brought up in Dagenham, Essex, Mottingham, Kent and Shipley, Yorkshire.

Stephen Robert Dixon (born 1956 in Manchester, England) is a British actor and academic. He studied performing arts at the University of Manchester, graduating in the same class as Rik Mayall. He worked as an actor for many years, taking minor roles in films like Privates On Parade and on television shows including The Young Ones and The Krypton Factor whilst working silmutaneously as a stand-up comic at The Comedy Store in London.

Peter Graham (Lanarkshire, Scotland), born 1958, is one of the leading composers for brass band. After his education at the University of Edinburgh, he followed postgraduate studies with Edward Gregson at Goldsmiths College, University of London. He holds a PhD in composition. After working in New York City as a freelance composer/arranger and music editor for the Salvation Army music bureau, …

Professor Sir Martin Harris KBE MA PhD LLD is a British academic and Professor of Linguistics. Sir Martin replaces Sir Walter Bodmer as the Chancellor of the University of Salford, the ceremonial head of the University, having taken office on 4 April 2005. Sir Martin Harris began his academic career at the University of Leicester in 1967, where he lectured in French Linguistics.

William Peter Bradshaw, Baron Bradshaw (October 1936 -) is a British academic and politician. A Liberal Democrat member of the House of Lords, where he is currently his party's spokesperson on transport, he is also a County Councillor in Oxfordshire. The son of Leonard and Ivy Bradshaw, he was educated at Slough Grammar School and the University of Reading. He married Jill Hayward in 1957, by whom he has two children; after Jill's death in 2002, …

Paul Abbott (born February 22, 1960 in Burnley, Lancashire) is an English television scriptwriter, who has worked on many popular series, including "Coronation Street", "Cracker" and "Shameless", the latter of which he created.

Hovis Presley (3 August 1960 - 9 June 2005) was an English poet and stand-up comedian from Bolton noted for his down to earth humour. He was born Richard Henry McFarlane but took his stage name as a play on Elvis Presley and the brand of bread Hovis. He died in 2005 after a short illness brought on by a heart attack. Hovis Presley began writing poems and sketches as a teenager but only ventured out onto the North West comedy circuit at the age of 29.

David George Clark, Baron Clark of Windermere PC DL (born 19 October 1939 in Castle Douglas, Scotland) is a British Labour politician and author. He joined the UK Labour Party in 1959 and the Co-operative Party two years later. He attended Bowness Elementary School and Windermere Grammar School in Cumbria. After leaving school, he worked as a forester and then as a Laboratory Assistant in a textile mill before becoming a student teacher in 1959.

Christopher M. Norris is a British Chartered Physiotherapist, acupuncturist, and author. He was born in Salisbury, England in 1957. Norris holds a Masters Degree in Sports Science, a PostGraduate Certificate in Orthopaedic Medicine, a Certificate in Occupational Health Physiotherapy and an Advanced Certificate in traditional Chinese Acupuncture. He has over 20 years experience treating soft tissue injuries and specialises in sports injuries and exercise therapy.

David Ian Marquand FBA (born 20 September 1934) is a British academic and former Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP). Marquand was educated at Emanuel School, Magdalen College, Oxford, St Antony's College, Oxford, and at the University of California, Berkeley. His father was Hilary Marquand, also an academic and former Labour MP. Marquand's writings are broadly based upon issues surrounding British politics and social democracy.