Editing Salford (section)

==Culture==
[[File:The Lowry.jpg|thumb|right|[[The Lowry]] is a combined theatre and gallery complex situated in Salford Quays, named after the painter [[L. S. Lowry]].]]
[[Harold Brighouse]]'s play ''[[Hobson's Choice (play)|Hobson's Choice]]'' takes place in the Salford of 1880, and the [[Hobson's Choice (1954 film)|1954 film version]] was shot in the town. [[Walter Greenwood]]'s 1933 novel ''[[Love on the Dole]]'' was set in a fictional area known as Hanky Park, said in the novel to be near Salford, but in reality based on Salford itself.<ref>{{Harvnb|Hopkins|2007|p=45}}.</ref> A more modern fictional setting influenced by the area is ''[[Coronation Street]]'''s [[Weatherfield]].<ref>{{Harvnb|Little|2000|p=93}}.</ref> The Salford of the 1970s was the setting for the [[BAFTA]] award winning ''[[East Is East (1999 film)|East is East]]''.<ref>{{Citation |title=East is East |url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/601091 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081024023156/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/601091 |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 October 2008 |publisher=British Film Institute |access-date=12 February 2008 }}</ref> Salford was featured in the second series of the [[Channel 4]] programme ''The Secret Millionaire'', screened in 2007.<ref>{{Citation|url=http://www.channel4.com/culture/microsites/S/secret_millionaire/aboutchek.html |publisher=Channel 4 |title=Chek Whyte |access-date=27 February 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081011102250/http://www.channel4.com/culture/microsites/S/secret_millionaire/aboutchek.html |archive-date=11 October 2008 }}</ref> Salford is also home to the theatre venue Studio Salford.<ref>{{cite web | title = Home page | url = http://www.studiosalford.com/ | agency = studiosalford.com | publisher = Studio Salford | access-date = 28 July 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160401115148/http://www.studiosalford.com/ | archive-date = 1 April 2016 | url-status = dead | df = dmy-all }}</ref>

The folk song "[[Dirty Old Town]]", written by native [[Ewan MacColl]], is the origin of Salford's nickname.<ref name="DirtyOldTown">{{Harvnb|Hopkins|2007|pp=33–34}}.</ref> Local band [[Doves (band)|Doves]] released a song on their 2005 album ''Some Cities'' called "Shadows of Salford".<ref>{{Citation |url=https://www.nme.com/news/doves/18774 |title=The Next Broadcast |work=NME |date=15 December 2004 |access-date=21 January 2009}}</ref> One of the most famous photographs of band [[The Smiths]] shows them standing outside the [[Salford Lads Club]], and was featured in the artwork for their album ''[[The Queen Is Dead]]''.<ref>{{Citation|url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/s/1041599_vinnie_sings_to_save_lads_club |title=Vinnie sings to save Lads Club |author=Neal Keeling |work=[[Manchester Evening News]] |date=3 August 2008 |access-date=21 January 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080705171045/http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/s/1041599_vinnie_sings_to_save_lads_club |archive-date=5 July 2008 }}</ref> In 2010, [[The Cold One Hundred]], an English indie rock band formed in Salford.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sharif |first1=Adil Oliver |title=The Cold One Hundred |url=https://cargocollective.com/adilsharif/The-Cold-One-Hundred |website=cargocollective.com |publisher=DominoEffect |access-date=8 June 2023}}</ref> The [[music video|videos]] for the [[Timbaland]] song "[[The Way I Are]]",<ref>{{Citation|title=Timbaland&nbsp;– The Way I Are |publisher=I Like Music |url=http://www.ilikemusic.com/home/Timbaland_The_Way_I_Are_single-3894 |access-date=10 November 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927231206/http://www.ilikemusic.com/home/Timbaland_The_Way_I_Are_single-3894 |archive-date=27 September 2007 }}</ref> and the [[Justin Timberlake]] song "[[Lovestoned]]" were filmed in Salford.<ref>{{Citation |title=Justin on Manc Mission |author=Bourne, Dianne |publisher=Manchester Evening News |date=19 May 2007 |url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/entertainment/music/rock_and_pop/s/1007/1007322_justin_on_manc_misssion.html |access-date=10 November 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070930185013/http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/entertainment/music/rock_and_pop/s/1007/1007322_justin_on_manc_misssion.html |archive-date = 30 September 2007}}</ref>