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Not to be confused with [[Sweet Home Alabama|the one in Alabama]] (it's really more like [[Motor City|Detroit]]), Birmingham is the second most populous city in the United Kingdom, with a population in the metropolitan borough itself of about one million and a further million and a bit in the surrounding area. It's jokingly referred to as one of the ugliest cities in the world - and that's by it's own inhabitants. |
Not to be confused with [[Sweet Home Alabama|the one in Alabama]] (it's really more like [[Motor City|Detroit]]), Birmingham is the second most populous city in the United Kingdom, with a population in the metropolitan borough itself of about one million and a further million and a bit in the surrounding area. It's jokingly referred to as one of the ugliest cities in the world - and that's by it's own inhabitants. |
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Located in [[The Midlands]], about 100 miles NW of [[London Town]], the city has produced a good number of famous British personalities, including [[Waking the Dead|Trevor Eve]], [[ |
Located in [[The Midlands]], about 100 miles NW of [[London Town]], the city has produced a good number of famous British personalities, including [[Waking the Dead|Trevor Eve]], [[J. R. R. Tolkien|JRR Tolkien]], [[Jasper Carrott]], and [[Neville Chamberlain]]. [[Black Sabbath]], [[Judas Priest]], [[Electric Light Orchestra]], and [[Duran Duran]] were also formed here. |
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A major industrial centre and a transport hub too, the city is also a major centre for UK media. |
A major industrial centre and a transport hub too, the city is also a major centre for UK media. |
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=== In fiction === |
=== In fiction === |
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* In ''[[ |
* In ''[[The Third World War]]'', Birmingham is pretty much destroyed by a Soviet ICBM. |
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* ''Take Me High'' |
* ''Take Me High'' |
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* The British soap opera ''[[Crossroads]]'' was set in a fictional area, Kings Oak, near this city. <ref>More than likely based on King's Heath and Selly Oak, both areas in the South-East of Birmingham</ref> |
* The British soap opera ''[[Crossroads]]'' was set in a fictional area, Kings Oak, near this city. <ref>More than likely based on King's Heath and Selly Oak, both areas in the South-East of Birmingham</ref> |