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Birmingham's First Canal 1730-1772
The development of Birmingham into a major modern industrial city can be said to have begun in 1772 with the opening of its first canal. At that time Birmingham was a small and …
65 Brunswick Road
When Tommy Shelby, Steve Knight's principal character in The Peaky Blinders, first rode onto our television screen, viewers were presented with a battle-scarred, but still …
The Rhythm of My Life
In his memoirs lifelong drummer Mike Rubery entertains us with tales of his early upbringing in Canwell, Sutton Coldfield through his National Service years, including atomic bomb …
The Adventures of Two Studley Lads
A collection of stories covering the early lives of two lads growing up in the Warwickshire village of Studley during the 1940s, 50s and 60s. Humorously they speak of their …
Rags for Pennies
Brought up in a large family living in a council house in the Stechford area of postwar Birmingham, David Prosser's childhood was not easy, he knew hardships and hunger, wearing …
Salpetriere
On the 31st August 1997, the world's most popular Princess,Diana, was involved in a car accident in a Paris tunnel, she was taken to the intriguingly named Salpetriere Hospital …
The Patriot
Costas Christou Mavris was not a perfect man, but he most certainly was a special man in many ways. During his lifetime he experienced the difficulties of growing up within a …
Dead Submariner
A U-boat disappears in the North Atlantic in October 1942 and mysteriously re-surfaces in 1988. Gradually, the Kapitan and crew come to realise they have been propelled through …
In Search of Old Bill: The Life of Thomas Rafferty
'Old Bill' began as the cartoon creation of Captain Bruce Bairnsfather: born amidst the carnage of WWI 'Old Bill' lampooned life within the trenches and went on to become a beloved …
Most Poorly and Cowardly
The three civil wars that wracked England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland, between 1642-1651 saw a greater percentage of the population killed than in the First World War. Hartlebury …