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Birmingham: Heart of England
A selection of programmes and clips relating to Birmingham
Birmingham—Reimagining the City, Series 2
Soweto Kinch offers a different vision of a city he's loved all his life - Birmingham
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In Praise of Birmingham—A Point of View
David Cannadine defends Birmingham against a slur in Jane Austen's Emma.
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When Washington Came to Brum
How some of the earliest American literary classics were actually written in Birmingham.
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Birmingham - Lickey Hills—Ramblings, Series 17
Stuart Maconie walks the Lickey Hills near Birmingham.
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Swimming through Chocolate
Chocolate, swimming and sport: life working at the Cadbury factory in Bourneville.
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Moseley Bog—Open Country
Felicity Evans visits the Birmingham bog that inspired Tolkien's Middle Earth.
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Episode 2—Our Libraries: The Next Chapter
Michael Rosen visits the biggest public lending library in Britain.
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Episode 2—Bingo, Barbie and Barthes: 50 Years of Cultural Studies
Laurie looks at how cultural studies has reached beyond academia and into everyday life.
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