2 0 1 0 , ▁Dam on ▁Al bar n ▁revealed ▁on ▁BBC ▁Radio ▁ 4 ' s ▁Today ▁Program me ▁that ▁H alls ands ▁is ▁the ▁beach ▁which ▁inspired ▁him ▁and ▁Jam ie ▁H ew lett ▁to ▁produce ▁the ▁Gor illa z ▁Pl astic ▁Beach ▁LP . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁the ▁opera ▁company ▁' St reet wise ▁Opera ' ▁commission ed ▁a ▁new ▁opera , ▁Wh irl wind , ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁H alls ands . ▁It ▁was ▁written ▁by ▁Will ▁Tod d ▁and ▁Ben ▁Dun well ▁and ▁premi è red ▁at ▁The ▁S age ▁G ates head , ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁BBC ▁Radio ▁ 4 ▁first ▁broadcast ▁the ▁play , ▁Death ▁Of ▁A ▁Village , ▁by ▁writer ▁David ▁Good erson . ▁The ▁play ▁addresses ▁the ▁events ▁of ▁ 1 9 1 7 , ▁emphas izing ▁that ▁the ▁underlying ▁cause ▁was ▁not ▁that ▁year ' s ▁combination ▁of ▁severe ▁storm s ▁in ▁itself ▁but ▁the ▁d red ging ▁of ▁the ▁beach ▁for ▁gra vel ▁by ▁government ▁contract ors , ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁taking ▁place ▁for ▁several ▁dec ades ▁despite ▁many ▁warnings ▁of ▁its ▁d angers . ▁The ▁play ▁was ▁based ▁on ▁contemporary ▁records ▁and ▁looks ▁at ▁the ▁events ▁leading ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁great ▁storm , ▁and ▁the ▁village ' s ▁subsequent ▁fight ▁for ▁compens ation . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁dram at ist ▁Julian ▁Gar ner