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Radio 4,1 min

'This building was paid for by many of the poorest people'

The New North

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Martin Goodman, professor of creative writing at Hull University, finds out how and why The Sage Gateshead was funded. Anthony Sargent, Director of The Sage Gateshead, explains why he feels a profound moral requirement due to the way the building was financed, "it was built and paid for by many of the poorest people in the land."

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