Old Birmingham can still be found — just hop on the No.16 bus
For £5.20, get an unofficial whistlestop tour of the city’s most historic buildings and artworks
Culture
Penda’s Fen reinvents Mercia for the modern age
How an experimental British 1970s television play pioneered a folk horror revival
Storms, solidarity, and survival
How Hurricane Melissa is affecting the Jamaican Diaspora in Birmingham
Porn stars: the Birmingham university leading x-rated academia
With its porn studies strand, BCU earns its reputation for the radical
Erdington: the truth about Birmingham's most stereotyped neighbourhood
The Telegraph slammed the area and one local said it was on the ‘verge of civil war’. What's it actually like?
Au Pairs agreed to split everything equally. Now their frontwoman wants it all
Birmingham's post-punk auteurs were the poster band for equality, but 42-years later they're embroiled in a bitter row
‘Small press, big dreams’: the indie that’s reviving publishing in Brum
The Emma Press is run on a shoestring and raking in awards
A controversial football fanbase is coming to town. Will unrest follow?
When Maccabi Tel Aviv played in Amsterdam there was fighting in the streets. Now they’re heading to Villa Park.
Disappearing furniture and tears in the break room: the chaotic end to two decades of Doctors
‘Maybe don’t offer work experience on a sinking ship?’
Peter Phillips: prince of pop art
The fast-living painter left Brum in search of the American Dream
Alum Rock’s Kasim Ali on his new novel, Trojan Horse and writing men
'I spent my childhood watching young men want money but being terrified'
Pebble Mill Studios and Birmingham's golden age of telly
'They had permission to experiment. That just wouldn’t happen today'
Small plates vs late night drinks: can the two sides of Stirchley coexist?
When Deadbeat bar applied for a licence to stay open until 1am, they unwittingly exposed a neighbourhood rift