Episodes

  • Rewriting the North: John Murray

    Rewriting the North: John Murray
    Feb 14 2022

    John Murray is a sports broadcaster, senior commentator and Football Correspondent for BBC Radio 5 Live. For the final episode of our inaugural Rewriting the North series, John takes us on an odyssey of the North East of England, from a remote farm straddling Hadrian's Wall, where he grew up, to three iconic football grounds that have influenced his career: St James's Park (Newcastle FC), The Stadium of Light (Sunderland FC) and Riverside Stadium (Middlesbrough FC), crossing the Tyne, Wear and Tees rivers along the way.


    Transcript available here.


    Rewriting the North is hosted by Joe Fenn and produced by Nija Dalal-Small. Concept and programming by Sarah Hill.

    This series was made with support from Arts Council England.

    Our theme tune is The Kaveri Water by Arizona Pope.


    This episode features:

    Too Cool by Kevin MacLeod

    License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license


    Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod

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    Basic Implosion by Kevin MacLeod

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    21 mins
  • Rewriting the North: Amina Atiq

    Rewriting the North: Amina Atiq
    Jan 17 2022

    Amina Atiq is a Yemeni-Scouse poet, community activist and performance artist. Reflecting on her dual identity, Atiq meets us in her home city of Liverpool and takes us to the alleyways and corner shops of her childhood. She performs her poem “L8 Streets Die With Me” along the way, and touches on moments in Liverpool's recent history including the Toxteth riots.


    Transcript available here.


    Rewriting the North is hosted by Joe Fenn and produced by Nija Dalal-Small. Concept and programming by Sarah Hill.

    This series was made with support from Arts Council England.

    Our theme tune is The Kaveri Water by Arizona Pope.


    This episode features:

    Truth in the Stones by Kevin MacLeod

    License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license


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    21 mins
  • Rewriting the North: Testament

    Rewriting the North: Testament
    Dec 14 2021
    Who was The Bard of Colour?
    Hip-Hop MC, writer and theatre-maker Testament takes us on a historical journey from Salford to Manchester to explore the life of 19th-century poet Robert Rose, known as The Bard of Colour, one of the first famous people of colour in Manchester's history. Along the way, Testament performs his own raps alongside poems by Rose including Reform, a rallying cry to end slavery all over the world.


    Transcript available here.


    Rewriting the North is hosted by Joe Fenn and produced by Nija Dalal-Small. Concept and programming by Sarah Hill.
    This series was made with support from Arts Council England.
    Our theme tune is The Kaveri Water by Arizona Pope.


    This episode features:Sankofa by Ariya Astrobeat Arkestra (ft. Testament of Homecut). With permission from the artist.Bring It All Together (Instrumental) by Homecut. Composer (A.Brooks, S. Jones). With permission from the artist.Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto in E Minor. Public domain. Source.Mendelssohn's String Quarter in E Flat Major. Public domain. Source.
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    21 mins
  • Rewriting the North: Adam Farrer

    Rewriting the North: Adam Farrer
    Nov 22 2021
    How do we make sense of a place that's disappearing?
    Writer and editor Adam Farrer reflects on the corroding coastline of Withernsea, East Yorkshire, taking us to the spot where seven whales washed up on the beach last year. His new story The Californian is a darkly humorous meditation on survival in one of the fastest eroding places in the UK.


    Transcript available here.
    Rewriting the North is hosted by Joe Fenn and produced by Nija Dalal-Small. Concept and programming by Sarah Hill.
    This series was made with support from Arts Council England.
    Our theme tune is The Kaveri Water by Arizona Pope.
    Music for Manatees by Kevin MacLeodLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
    Sneaky Snitch by Kevin MacLeodLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
    Heartbreaking by Kevin MacLeodLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
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    23 mins
  • Rewriting the North: Jennifer Reid

    Rewriting the North: Jennifer Reid
    Nov 1 2021
    Jennifer Reid is a performer of 19th-century Lancashire dialect, broadside ballads and clog dances. In this very first episode of The Portico Podcast's Rewriting the North series, Jenn takes us on a trip to Broadfield Park in Rochdale where she performs a A-Z of the Lancashire dialect and talks us through what Lancashire means to her.
    Transcript available here.
    Rewriting the North is hosted by Joe Fenn and produced by Nija Dalal-Small. Concept and programming by Sarah Hill.
    This series was made with support from Arts Council England.
    Our theme tune is The Kaveri Water by Arizona Pope.
    Music used throughout is Deep Relaxation Preview by Kevin MacLeod. License.


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    15 mins