In ‘Back to Green’, Episode 1 of Sandwell Stories: Going Green, poet, performer & playwright Brendan Hawthorne looks at how nature is reclaiming old industrial sites and canal systems. He shows their place as beautiful oases and valuable breathing spaces for health and leisure in a post-industrial urbanised landscape. He explores this topic with fantastic guests: Andrew Felton, Shona Gilsenan, Kerry Halford and Keith Gwilliams.
This podcast is part of Multistory's ‘Sandwell Stories: Going Green’; seven episodes by seven creators exploring stories connected to Sandwell's local green spaces.
Through intergenerational conversations, insightful interviews, spooky tales and wellbeing walks, they explore how to engage with, and appreciate, the natural environment on your doorstep, including: how to be eco-friendly as a family; how nature is reclaiming old industrial sites’ and the positive impact nature can have on your wellbeing. Plus there’s a new, scary story based on local folklore.
The podcasts were created during a 12-week podcast making course delivered by Multistory from December 2022 to March 2023.
