Glasgow is an ambitious, entrepreneurial and people-centred city that’s been built on centuries of hard work, migration and humour. The city tells a compelling and sometimes turbulent story of invention and re-invention: first as a Mediaeval religious and knowledge centre; then as a dominant tobacco and sugar entrepôt; then as the world’s leading shipbuilding and locomotive engineering hub. Most recently, as a post-industrial city, Glasgow has galvanised its entrepreneurial spirit and determination to re-assert itself on the world stage as an innovation economy.

In our first episode exploring the DNA of Glasgow, we ask local experts what DNA has Glasgow acquired along the way? We hear from the Leader of Glasgow City Council, Cllr Susan Aitken, Professor Rebecca Madgin, Professor Sir Jim McDonald, Michael Meighan, Dr Susie Mitchell and Stuart Patrick CBE.

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Long Road Ahead B by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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