Sunderland - a City in transition

In this series, we explore the City of Sunderland as it adapts to the challenges of the 21st Century. <br /><br />We'll talk to people who are steering Sunderland's future while preserving its heritage, including politicians, business people, entrepreneurs, civic leaders, and even a celebrity or two. <br /><br />We want to examine how a city can restore itself found new life and map out a prosperous future. <br />And we look at the challenges that remain as an old place feels its way into the new century. <br /><br />This isn't just about a city in the northeast of England. This is about the urban organism. <br /><br />We'll help you understand what makes it work, what gives it life, how it shapes a sense of itself, and how external factors can starve it of oxygen or breathe new spirits into it. <br /><br />We'll provide a manual to the human settlement so that you can take it apart piece by piece and put it back together better. Come on a journey with us as we explore Sunderland and go beneath the surface of a city hoping for recovery.