Britain has long had a reputation as a country of high-profile cultural awards and prestigious ceremonies. It is here that awards such as the BAFTAs and the Brit Awards are presented. These are events watched by millions of viewers around the...
Key Hill Cemetery in Birmingham is one of the city’s oldest and most famous cemeteries. It was opened in 1836 and became the first non-denominational burial ground in the UK, open to people of all faiths. Consequently, the cemetery quickly became...
British humour has long been a global phenomenon, recognised far beyond the borders of the UK. Its wit, irony, absurd plots and clever wordplay have shaped an entire cultural tradition—from the legendary Monty Python sketches to modern satirical shows on the...
Birmingham has a long and vibrant tradition of hosting concerts and various music shows. This history ranges from large-scale open-air festivals to chamber performances in theatre halls. The city has long established itself as one of the most important cultural centres...
In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic gripped the world. The deadly virus tested many areas of life, and the cultural industry was no exception. In the United Kingdom, the government imposed strict quarantine restrictions. All mass events were cancelled, theaters, concert venues,...
John Oliver is an Emmy and Writers Guild Award-winning comedian and writer. He is the host and producer of the HBO show "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver," which has earned a host of prestigious awards, including 28 Emmys, seven Writers...
In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic gripped the world. The deadly virus tested many areas of life, and the cultural industry was no exception. In the United...
As is well known, the Jewish community in Birmingham has a rich and eventful history. This is partly due to its participation in the cultural, social...
It turns out that in Birmingham, you can ‘visit’ India, Jamaica, or somewhere between Eastern Europe and the Middle East in just ten minutes—all you need to do is stroll through the rows of Brum Global Fusion, the local annual festival....
There is a special atmosphere in Birmingham when, at the end of summer, the city seems to slow down a little and allow itself an extra, almost incongruous sense of joy. It is a time when it begins to behave as...
If you think that crowdfunding is a 21st-century invention, then you simply haven’t looked at 18th-century Birmingham. There, the idea of collective fundraising didn’t look like a trendy tool or a marketing strategy—rather, like a normal urban survival practice.
At that time,...
If you happen to come across a saxophonist in Birmingham this July, don’t rush to get your change out—chances are, this isn’t a street musician trying to scrape together enough for a ticket home, but a performer at the Birmingham International...
Birmingham has a real love for festivals, although lately this love has come to resemble a long-distance relationship. Some of the city’s iconic festivals are gradually disappearing from the map—partly due to ‘budget cuts’ and partly for more mundane reasons. Others,...
Birmingham Photography Festival, the first of its kind. It has made it a point to showcase a wide range of talent. The event was organised by a creative trio of photographers - Fraser McGee, Beth Astington and Martin O'Callaghan. This team,...
Every year, thousands of Britons fall into the cunning traps set by modern fraudsters. From large cities such as Birmingham to the remotest corners of England,...
Benjamin Zephaniah was a poet, writer and activist whose voice has remained an important part of the British cultural landscape for decades. As one of the...
The establishment of any Jewish community usually begins with a synagogue, and the example of Singers Hill Synagogue is a clear illustration of this. People gather around the synagogue; it leads to the establishment of Jewish schools, the emergence of Jewish...
Birmingham is traditionally associated with the Industrial Revolution, engineering, and innovation. It was here that technologies were developed that transformed Britain, and for centuries the local factories and workshops attracted people with unconventional thinking. It was here that new technologies were...
Birmingham is one of those cities that doesn’t feel the need to prove how ‘cool’ it is with words, because it has factories, canals, engineering workshops, and a touch of the Industrial Revolution’s stubbornness in its character. And if you look...
Birmingham, like any city in the world, has long existed in two parallel realities. In one, it is a city of universities, businesses, industrial traditions, and staid British reserve. In the other, it is an endless carnival of small- and large-scale...
Postwar Birmingham has a rather interesting—if not downright strange—reputation in British culture. While London in the prewar history of the early 1940s was traditionally presented as the capital of art, fashion, new ideas, and talented people, Birmingham long remained a city...
As is well known, the Jewish community in Birmingham has a rich and eventful history. This is partly due to its participation in the cultural, social and business life of the city. And, of course, people such as Oscar Deutsch. They...
He began playing the piano at the age of nine, making his stage debut just three years later with Shostakovich's Second Piano Concerto. He has performed...
The establishment of any Jewish community usually begins with a synagogue, and the example of Singers Hill Synagogue is a clear illustration of this. People gather around the synagogue; it leads to the establishment of Jewish schools, the emergence of Jewish...
Birmingham is traditionally associated with the Industrial Revolution, engineering, and innovation. It was here that technologies were developed that transformed Britain, and for centuries the local factories and workshops attracted people with unconventional thinking. It was here that new technologies were...
Birmingham is one of those cities that doesn’t feel the need to prove how ‘cool’ it is with words, because it has factories, canals, engineering workshops, and a touch of the Industrial Revolution’s stubbornness in its character. And if you look...
Birmingham, like any city in the world, has long existed in two parallel realities. In one, it is a city of universities, businesses, industrial traditions, and staid British reserve. In the other, it is an endless carnival of small- and large-scale...
Postwar Birmingham has a rather interesting—if not downright strange—reputation in British culture. While London in the prewar history of the early 1940s was traditionally presented as the capital of art, fashion, new ideas, and talented people, Birmingham long remained a city...
It turns out that in Birmingham, you can ‘visit’ India, Jamaica, or somewhere between Eastern Europe and the Middle East in just ten minutes—all you need to do is stroll through the rows of Brum Global Fusion, the local annual festival....