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This informative herring aid from WWII makes no bones about the need to make the most of every fish

Tasting the plain, good 'fittle' of the Black Country - just remember to pull the hairs out of those pork scratchings.

A new type of shop appears on the high street: Indian sweets have arrived in Birmingham.

Guests to impress? Celebrity chef Marcel Boulestin out a quick veal escalope with the aid of a shiny new gas cooker.

Dorothy Sleightholme, Yorkshire's answer to Fanny Cradock, makes a meal of turkey leftovers in this seasonal offering from the Farmhouse Kitchen.

Handy hints for would-be fromagers

From Selly Oak to Birmingham's Head Post Office in a wheelchair - how hard could it be?

Don't become a victim of the new fifty penny piece!

A middle class designed city with no style - Arthur Dooley pulls no punches in Birmingham.

An impressively stark documentary study of Birmingham slums - past and present.

He arrived in Britain with £3 and went on to become one of the richest business men in the Midlands. How did Amrat Parmar do it?

Bus timetables are sacrosanct to some but to others there are more important things in life - and faith is one of them.

Durham Light Infantry veterans collect their medals for valour in the Boer War.

This festive season, Mark Kermode takes a deep dive into his favourite ever Christmas movie, Love Actually, with writer and director, Richard Curtis..

Immerse yourself in an enchanting compilation of newly-restored rare images from the first years of filmmaking.

The funniest, best loved and most respected film critic in the UK talks to an array of guests from the world of film including Kathleen Turner, Henry Blake and Julien Temple.

The funniest, best loved and most respected film critic in the UK talks to an array of guests from the world of film including Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Meera Syal, Ben Roberts, and more!

The funniest, best loved and most respected film critic in the UK talks to an array of guests from the world of film including Morfydd Clark, Shola Amoo, Be Manzini, and more!