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Preview: Innovation and Inspiration in Birmingham
Presenter Mark Williams discovers how the West Midlands was a hotbed of creativity and discovery in the 18th and 19th centuries. The evidence can be seen in paintings and other art forms still with us today.
He uncovers tales of flamboyant dandies and deal makers, inventors and innovators - and shares the secrets of what amputations were like in the days before anaesthetics.
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