Liverpool was once the UK's primary port of Empire but has now outlived its original purpose and like many post industrial towns in the UK is struggling for a new identity. Adrian Goldberg talks to Sam Wetherell about his new history, 'Liverpool And The Unmaking of Britain' which offers a perspective on the city as a symbol of both obsolescence and regeneration. Sam's book is a kind of love letter, exploring how Merseyside was abandoned by the capital – and by capital - when it was deemed surplus to requirements. And never mind the people left behind....

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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