Comments on: Birmingham’s People: How do you represent Birmingham?

By: Links for 8 December 2009 | Created in Birmingham

Links for 8 December 2009 | Created in Birmingham — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 12:31:28 +0000

[...] editorialgirl » Birmingham’s People: How do you represent Birmingham? In which Matt Murtagh deals with inaninty from BBC WM’s Loyd Williams in a commendably professional manner [...]

By: Rachel Gillies

Rachel Gillies — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 11:56:57 +0000

To be honest, why the hell do you need to justify the choices? We find ourselves setting the bar so high and trying to please everyone. The fact is that this is a fantastic, inspiring project, which really shows the best of Brum. I don’t think the level of scrutiny Loyd gave was really warranted. Bringing it down to ‘us ethnics’ is really lazy journalism.

Instead someone who heads a programme dedicated to “showcasing local artists and keeping you up to date with the region’s arts scene” maybe he could have, you know, focused on the real issue – the lack of photographic exhibition space in Birmingham?

By: Jon Bounds

Jon Bounds — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 10:27:48 +0000

I think it’s an inherent problem with anything that makes (even a passing) claim to represent people of any community that there’s tension between the direct “numbers” of representation. Birmingham’s People doesn’t do any of that — it’s inclusive of the group that took part, which selected itself.

Maybe Lloyd may have a irritation with other work he’s encountered, and not done too much thinking around this one?

By: Rich Batsford

Rich Batsford — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 00:54:54 +0000

Last time I was interviewed by WM for what I was proud to think of as the exciting and cutting edge comedy club I was running at the time, the interviewer ran a quiz for free tickets in which she did an impression of Jimmy Cricket. Which I didnt recognise.

Never mind, Birminghams people sounds like a great project – good on yer.
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