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Birmingham – the city they couldn’t kill Episodes

  1.

    It wasn’t easy to build the Bullring

    Can Birmingham rise from the challenges of the pandemic?

  2. If you had one shot

    The Highbury Initiative gives Birmingham a chance to reinvent itself.

  3. Handsworth on fire

    Unemployment, crime and disillusionment are running high in the inner city.

  4. The wind of change

    Birmingham’s car industry leads to a loss of jobs as Leyland collapses at Longbridge.

  5. The people will always need custard

    In Westminster, politicians argue that...

  6. Why Telly Savalas loves Birmingham

    How Birmingham’s ring road became a concrete collar preventing the city’s growth.

  7. Ozzy’s Corner Cupboard

    The British Empire is on the decline, while immigration to Birmingham is on the rise.

  8. Bleeding Birmingham

    Post war government take a hundred thousand jobs away from Birmingham

  9. Kind words and a gun

    Birmingham Gun makers embrace mechanisation, which ultimately leads to their demise.

  10. Chamberlain’s vision

    Before becoming Prime Minister, Neville Chamberlain returns to Birmingham.