EPISODE 1: THE GREAT DISRUPTION
The New Year’s Eve of December 2019 seemed to most of us, just like any other. In cities and towns across the world, people took part in their familiar rituals to see out one year and welcome the new one. Maybe they went to get lost in a crowd watching spectacular fireworks at their city landmarks; maybe they gathered with friends or family, to drink and dance in warm conviviality. Or maybe – maybe they went to bed early with a notebook of plans and designs for the year ahead, which would start with a run at dawn. (Wait – do people actually do that? Apparently…
Episode 1 - The Great Disruption kicks off our 4 part audio documentary exploring the stories of creative industries entrepreneurs during coronavirus. It takes us back to the very beginning of 2020 and our guests - Jacky, Patricia, Noxy, Sean D and Sean McC - tell us their stories and experiences from the start of lockdown.
The World Turned Upside Down was supported by FutureScreens NI, NI Screen and Ulster University and it was recorded remotely. Project management and additional support was from Blick Shared Studios. The podcast was produced, written, recorded and edited by Graeme Watson and Karishma Kusurkar. Academic research supporting the project is from Dr. Brian Dixon at Ulster University.
Episode 1 Guests: Jacky Sheridan, Patricia McGinnis (Maven), Sean Duncan (Red Cap Productions), Noxy and Sean McCafferty (Hypixel & Hytale).
The World Turned Upside Down is a Small Town Big Dreams Production.
