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Middlesbrough, in the north-east, is one of the most deprived towns in England. Once a steel and shipbuilding powerhouse, its fortunes changed when those industries closed down. Today, the town that Gladstone described as \u201can infant Hercules\u201d faces a precarious future. David Baker, who grew up in Middlesbrough in the 1970s, returns to his hometown to ask what can be done to revive its fortunes and what Middlesbrough can teach us about regenerating small, postindustrial towns elsewhere in the UK.

Presenter: David Baker\nProducer: Dan Hardoon\nEditor: Clare Fordham

Contributors:\nNatasha Vall, Professor of Urban and Cultural History, Teesside University\nRob Nichols, Editor, Middlesbrough FC fanzine Fly Me To The Moon\nSally Rodgers, DJ, producer, and vocalist\nSteve Dugan, Head of Enterprise, Teesside University\nOliver Lloyd, co-founder and COO, Dink\nChris Cooke, Mayor of Middlesbrough\nGary Hamilton, managing director, Community Leisure Management\nLord Michael Heseltine, former Secretary of State for the Environment\nWith thanks to the students of Teesside University and Reverend Kath Dean of the Genesis Project.