Stoke-on-Trent (often abbreviated to Stoke) is a city in Staffordshire, in the West Midlands region of England. The city is a federation of six older towns: (Hanley, Stoke, Burslem, Tunstall, Longton, and Fenton). Together, they make a linear city almost twelve miles (19 km) long, with an area of 36 square miles (93 km²). With the town of Newcastle-under-Lyme it forms a conurbation, whilst together with the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme it forms The Potteries Urban Area, which added with the Staffordshire Moorlands forms the North Staffordshire area. In 2001, it had a population of 240,636. Stoke-on-Trent is considered to be the home of the pottery industry in the United Kingdom and is commonly known as The Potteries. It grew from the six towns and several villages to become a unified city in the early 20th century. Formerly a primarily industrial conurbation, it is now a centre for service industries and distribution centres. The city is a unitary authority with a directly elected mayor. Nightlife has boomed in recent years, with Hanley becoming increasingly popular for its nightclubs, theatres, pubs, bars and restaurants. There are also several theatres outside the city centre, and a long-established 'art-house' cinema in Shelton. Several nationally recognised TV presenters have been born in the area including Frank Bough who presented Nationwide & Breakfast Time, Anthea Turner from Blue Peter and Nick Hancock who chaired the comedy quiz show They Think It's All Over and was host on Room 101.[42] Bruno Brookes the former BBC Radio 1 disc jockey who hosted the station's breakfast show also presented Top of the Pops. Peter Wyngarde as Jason King in "Flamingoes only fly on Tuesdays" makes a quip about a "knicker salesman from Stoke-on-Trent". The cat in Dick and Dom in da Bungalow once sang a song about Stoke-on-Trent. Master illusionist Andrew Van Buren was born & still is based in the area, although is more often found performing out of the country. In 2005 the installation of £1,000,000 worth of new public art was completed. More on Stoke-on-Trent 

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