Boost for Shakespeare family home
Shakespeare Birthplace Trust places Hall’s Croft on Historic England’s Heritage at Risk Register.
Shakespeare’s birthday celebrated in Parliament
Anniversary marked by showcase of birthday collection items.
Birmingham – City of Music
Black Sabbath’s original manager backs Birmingham’s ‘City of Music’ bid.
Medieval nights at Warwick Castle
Warwick Castle brings back medieval ‘second sleep’ tradition for World Sleep Day.
Shakespeare Birthplace Trust appoints its first Creative Director
New team set to deliver creative vision.
Our Lives, Our Stories
Professor Carl Chinn MBE fronts new living archive podcast.
Amplify Town Hall exhibition opens in Victoria Square
Landmark heritage project concludes with display of Birmingham Town Hall history.
Acclaim for new Hollywood Shakespeare production
Shakespeare Birthplace Trust welcomes the release of new Hamnet film.
Dickens, Birmingham and Christmas, and Chinn
Dickens’ love affair with Birmingham to be explored at Christmas event.
Birmingham Town Hall to receive blue plaque
Landmark commemoration of Charles Dickens’ first public reading of A Christmas Carol.
New book brings city university’s story to life
Birmingham City University’s 182 year-old history celebrated in print.
B:Music launches special fundraising auction and lottery
The chance to win memorable prizes and support refurbishment of Birmingham Town Hall.
Pioneering women’s rights campaigner to be celebrated
Birmingham Civic Society and Bournville Village Trust to unveil Dame Elizabeth Cadbury blue plaque.
Industrial heritage meets cutting-edge art
World premiere of Water Bots set to take over the region’s canals.
Cadbury Archives opened for Bournville Heritage Open Day
Locals discover more of the area’s fascinating and rich history.
The International Day of Birmingham returns
On Wednesday 24th September join in the city-wide celebrations.
Birmingham’s first Irish comedy night and podcast launches
Comedy and the Craic, an evening of laughter and storytelling, to premiere at Nortons Digbeth.
Lottery boost for Town Hall project
B:Music will embark on a refurbishment and archive project to showcase Town Hall heritage.
Giving the region something to be proud of
Local media legend Adrian Goldberg tells Dave Woodhall what he’s up to now.
Digbeth Dining Club Summer Tour hits Blakesley Hall
Tudor landmark to host street food spectacular following new partnership.
Coal miners and ‘disco’ fries
250 years of Midlands history to meet 21st century street food at special evening.
Lyndhurst Memories – a Sharing of Work-in-Progress
Jessica Harris watches the Midlands Arts Centre present a story of community.
Review: Two Days in Moseley
Dave Woodhall catches most of the Moseley Folk & Arts Festival.
Countdown to Moseley
Only a week until Moseley Folk & Arts Festival returns to Birmingham’s picturesque Moseley Park.
Stepping back in time at the Black Country Living Museum.
Helen Annetts enjoys a day out in the past.
Shakespeare goes green
Great Big Green Week launches at Shakespeare’s New Place
Celebrate Windrush Day at the Rep
With a joyous Jamaican journey.
Facebook goes loco over Tyseley steam train
Classic locomotive takes to the rails for the summer.
A little piece of Birmingham in Coventry
This Town set recreated in Coventry Music Museum.
It was forty-five years ago today
This Town stars, musicians and fans mark 2-Tone anniversary at special BBC event.