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“People have only interpreted Birmingham, in various ways. The point, however, is to change it.” Editors @bounder.info & @jonhickman.bsky.social Formerly Birmingham: It’s Not Shit. http://paradisecircus.com/
There’s a bunch more fun stuff going on around and about today, should you be local to Birmingham and fancy it colmorelife.co.uk/birmingham-t...
Birmingham to celebrate the first “Ozzy Day” with city-wide programme of music, memories and tributes - Colmore Business District
On 22 July, Birmingham will come together to honour one of its greatest cultural icons as the city celebrates the first Ozzy Day.
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England had already been preparing for Mexico city - by doing some training at The Hawthorns.
Football shirt discourse has just been completed, mate. Best ever.
We would like to point out that the only way to define the boundaries of Greater Birmingham is this… www.paradisecircus.com/2015/10/06/t...
Pick a Bond villain from the photos you already have on your phone
Jon Bounds - we need action for Palestine 🇵🇸@bounder.info · 2mo agoPick a Bond villain from the photos you already have on your phone
Bill Oddie checking on the Freiburg set piece routines.
Apparently it’s our 100th birthday today. Here’s why the people of Birmingham love the number 11 so much: paradisecircus.com/2020/10/06/b...
Birmingham: It’s Not Shit — Reason No. 1: The Brummie’s Love of the Number 11 Bus – Paradise Circus
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Moseley gets a train station, the day of a nuclear apocalypse. Page Alanis Morrisette
It's Blue Monday Like a stopped clock PR companies are sometimes right. Also like a stopped clock, they need two AA batteries shoved up them and the knob twisted until their hands point in the right direction. Birmingham: It’s Not Shit, Reason No 12: Mr Blue Sky paradisecircus.com/2024/11/19/b...
Birmingham: It’s Not Shit — Reason No. 12: Mr Blue Sky – Paradise Circus
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It's Blue Monday Like a stopped clock PR companies are sometimes right. Also like a stopped clock, they need two AA batteries shoved up them and the knob twisted until their hands point in the right direction. Birmingham: It’s Not Shit, Reason No 12: Mr Blue Sky paradisecircus.com/2024/11/19/b...
Birmingham: It’s Not Shit — Reason No. 12: Mr Blue Sky – Paradise Circus
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This Christmas you don’t have to ask “when is BiNS?”. You can buy it Birmingham: It’s Not Shit: 50 Things That Delight About Brum Foreword by Adrian Chiles amzn.to/3OANhlX Makes a perfect gift for someone you’d like to take up The Ackers.
We found some copies of 101 Things Birmingham Gave The World at the back of a cupboard full of Ozzy the Bull baubles and Roy Wood Christmas wigs. We are posting paperbacks for £7, or treat yourself and add an ebook for an extra £3. paradisecircus.com/2025/11/25/s...
We found some copies of 101 Things Birmingham Gave The World at the back of a cupboard full of Ozzy the Bull baubles and Roy Wood Christmas wigs. We are posting paperbacks for £7, or treat yourself and add an ebook for an extra £3. paradisecircus.com/2025/11/25/s...
🚯Don't Bin Off Brum this Saturday Join the march and demo 👇 🚐London transport: bit.ly/LDNBrumCoach20Sep 🚐E.Mids transport: bit.ly/EMidsBrumCoach20Sep 🚐Sheffield tranport: UFWE@unitetheunion.org 🚐Manchester transport: bit.ly/MCRBrumCoach20Sep #StrikeMap
Ahead of this year's Supersonic, we catch up with founder Lisa Meyer to discuss the intensifying challenges facing independent festivals, the picks from a brilliant lineup they've put together in spite of them, and more #Supersonic’s Lisa Meyer on the Festival’s 2025 Edition buff.ly/8kYebiv
Night sweet prince of darkness. Left half a pint of Caffreys at the quiz machine, took Paddington’s hand and strolled off to the great 11 stop in the sky
You won't remember this – or maybe we hung around different Internets before this app – but this is a follow-on from a post I wrote on @paradisecircus.com 9 years ago. hellosteadman.substack.com/p/why-im-hid...
Why I'm hiding from LinkedIn
I'm starting again (again) and I need to own it.
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When Dr Who was axed by the BBC in 1969, no one expected Verity Lambert and former Crossroads writers Letts and Dicks to bring it back for ITV. Cliff Richard was grounded on earth with his faithful hovercraft, Bessie and UNIT headquarters were based under Birmingham's Spaghetti Junction. #DoctorWho