By Nayeema Chowdhury

Day Four: Birmingham

With Oxford a distant memory, the BBC Bluebus and its merry crew ( yes still! ) rolled into Birmingham to pitch up outside the very impressive Victoria Square.

Joy and Ron Little were given the VIP treatment in Birmingham

So far, we have yet to come across a city that could rival Newcastle Gateshead for Capital of Culture, but our trip to Birmingham has left us a little nervous.

Even our Radio Newcastle snooping listeners, Joy and Ron Little found it difficult to find fault with Birmingham.

They certainly got the VIP treatment from Brummies only too keen to show off their city, as they were treated to an exclusive open top bus tour.

Mathilde Branson is torn between two cities

Visiting Geordie Expats also found themselves torn between their current home and their place of birth.

Mathilda Branson from Hexham is studying in Birmingham. She says: "I like Newcastle Gateshead and Birmingham equally, but I don't think Newcastle Gateshead gets enough recognition."

"Newcastle is compact and sexy"

Andy Dicky who was born in Newcastle, but brought up in Brum says:

"Birmingham is the Sophie Dahl of the modelling world, large and volumptuous where as Newcastle is the Kate Moss, compact and sexy.

If presenting a three hour show from a different destination each day isn't enough for the BBC Blue Bus and its team, they also have to get accustomed to becoming media darlings.

The bus is always the centre of media attention

With so many pictures to take and interviews to do, it is no wonder driver Ken and Producer Jamie fancied 40 winks before heading to the final destination ... Liverpool.

Jamie and Ken take it easy