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Reimagining the City: Belfast

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Artist Bill Drummond shares his vision and memories of Belfast.

Artist Bill Drummond shares his vision and memories of Belfast, from 1930s cinema glamour to cultural happenings. From 2010.

When artist Bill Drummond discovered Belfast wasn't twinned with anywhere he made a sign and put it up under the city's welcome notice. It said 'Belfast: Twinned with Your Wildest Dreams'. 

In this programme, Bill shares his vision of the city: his memories of glamorous 1930s cinemas with glittering curtains, of spontaneous creative happenings and a landscape where the smell of the mountain heather seeps down to the city centre. 

With a range of urban guides, Bill offers a tour of Belfast unlike any you've heard before.

Producer: Rachel Hooper  

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2010.

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