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Residents look at how their areas have changed over the past 50 years with the arrival of new communities attracted by the chance to build a new life.
Mac is looking for people who were part of the UN work camps that helped build mac in the 60s.
Take a trip to the Pen Room and visit an age when the world wrote with a Birmingham-made pen.
For hundreds of years, Birmingham was synonymous with gun making. David Williams explains why.
Villagers in Bickenhill have paid £1 to save their historic red phone box by 'adopting' it.
The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall have opened Town Hall Birmingham. See photos.
The enchanting tower that inspired Tolkien's 'Two Towers' in Lord of the Rings is re-opening.
There are many plaques dotted around Birmingham dedicated to places of historical significance...
Moseley Road Baths is one of the finest Edwardian pools in the country, but it's still under threat.
There's a new memorial marking the history of mining in the Hamstead area of North Birmingham.
Historic buildings in Kings Norton have re-opened to the public. See photos. Watch our video diary.
Local resident Gus Goodchild shares her memories of historic Kings Norton buildings.
Ex Birmingham policeman Ken Lewis shares his photos and memories of life in the Force in the 1950s.
Birmingham is an amazing city, and there are probably a few quirky facts here that you never knew.
We want to know your memories of travelling on Spaghetti Junction.
Phil Clayton writes about the world famous BCN - the greatest concentration of canals in the UK.
Nature in Birmingham
