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Gavin in-conversation with Noel McLaughlin about music scenes
1 September 2025
36 min 33 sec
Episode Description
Why is there often a negative connotation attached to anything that comes from outside of capital cities? This episode looks at two provincial towns, Belfast in the 1960s and Leeds in the 1970s, and their unexpected cultural revolutions, featuring Gavin Butt, Professor of Fine Art, and Noel McLaughlin, Assistant Professor at Northumbria University.
Pivotal is a new podcast series which brings together academic experts at Northumbria University to explore big cultural concepts. Hosted by journalist, academic and radio producer Angharad Hampshire, Pivotal is a collaboration between Northumbria University and the writing development agency New Writing North, which works to develop opportunities for creative writing and reading in the North of England.
