The Ghost Town Interviews

A series of interviews with those who were involved with, or have written about, the real life events behind Ghost Town.

1. The Brixton Bard Interview (Part 1):  Alex Wheatle on his experience of the Brixton Riots and how DJ Yardman Irie became novelist Alex Wheatle.
   (Part 2 - coming soon)
2. The Sir Horace Gentleman Interview: Horace Panter, bassist from Coventry's legendary Ska band the Specials, on ska, skinheads and anti-racism
3. Three Minute Heroes: Bob Eaton, former Artistic Director of the Belgrade Theatre, on why it was  important to him to put on a play about the Two Tone era, how he approached writing it and what Coventry is like today.
4. Concrete Jungle: Sukhbender Singh on growing up in Coventry in the 70s and 80s, and how he came to write his radio play, The Concrete Jungle.
5. Jatinder Verma, Founder and Artistic Director, Tara Arts on  humour, self-censorship, and why he still sees colour as the central issue in inter-cultural exchange.