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Just 17 years after Liverpool\u2019s historic waterfront was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site, the city was stripped of its prestigious status.

The UN's heritage body said it made the decision because of \u201cirreversible\u201d damage to the city\u2019s cultural value after years of development, including a planned \xa3500m stadium for Everton football club. Historian and Liverpool local, Mike Royden, joins Dan on the podcast to talk us through the history of the city and its iconic waterfront, with its collection of quays, warehouses and grand shipping institutions built in the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries. They discuss how Liverpool grew to be one of the England\u2019s busiest and richest ports, the affects of the Blitz, and what the future may look like for the area.