The Portico Podcast

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 MacLeodLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseIce Flow by Kevin MacLeodLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseBasic Implosion by Kevin MacLeodLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

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 MacLeodLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseJoin the Portico Podcast conversation and follow us on social media! #PorticoPodcast #WhatsYourNorth

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.Join the Portico Podcast conversation and follow us on social media!#PorticoPodcast #WhatsYourNorth

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-licenseSneaky Snitch by Kevin MacLeodLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseHeartbreaking by Kevin MacLeodLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseJoin the Portico Podcast conversation and follow us on social media!#PorticoPodcast #WhatsYourNorth