大象传媒

The North Sea is the bloodline and boundary of North East England. From fishing to shipbuilding to wind farms, it has been crucial to the region's economy. But how has this dark, turbulent mass of water influenced the people on its shores? Should we look to Holland and Scandinavia for insights into the culture of the
coastal North East, its Geordie dialect and its songs? Sounding the depths of the North Sea to find the soul of the North East with presenter Matthew Sweet are painter Len Tabner, historian Bill Lancaster of Northumbria University, sailor and broadcaster Tom Cuncliffe and Pam Graves, archaeologist at Durham University.

This programme was recorded at the 2010 Free Thinking Festival held at the Sage in Gateshead.

Producer: Victoria Shepherd.