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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/

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Paradise Circus @paradisecircus.com · Nov 28

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

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Makes a perfect gift for someone you’d like to take up The Ackers.

The entire Paradise Circus publishing list in an Xmas stocking:

Birmingham It’s Not Shit at the front, 101 things Birmingham Gave the World and Staring Death in the Face in the sock

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Paradise Circus @paradisecircus.com · 5d

Was it Sutton?

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Jon Bounds - we need action for Palestine 🇵🇸 @bounder.info · 16d

Only ID scheme I'll accept

Birmingham Evening Mail Chipper Club Membership card. (And badge)

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Paradise Circus @paradisecircus.com · 19d

#ITV70 (Series 1-3 only)

Paradise Circus @paradisecircus.com · 22d

Lovely www.youtube.com/watch?v=ennS...

Needless Alley | Jon Wilks (official video)

YouTube video by Jon Wilks

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Paradise Circus @paradisecircus.com · 23d

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Strike Map @strikemap.org · 25d

🚯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: [email protected]
🚐Manchester transport: bit.ly/MCRBrumCoach20Sep

#StrikeMap

A gray wheeled bin with text "DON'T BIN OFF BRUM" and stickers promoting "All Out for Brum Rally, 20th Sept" and a "Strike Map" icon.

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Paradise Circus @paradisecircus.com · Sep 1

Danny Smith of this parish heads to London in inappropriate footwear.

𝕷𝖔𝖗𝖉 𝕯𝖆𝖓𝖓𝖞 𝕾𝖒𝖎𝖙𝖍 @probablydrunk.bsky.social · Sep 1

Hi friends I did some writing. Please check it out and if you like it please share it about? It's so hard to get things out there. edgetrinkets.co.uk/2025/09/01/a...

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The Quietus @thequietus.com · Aug 14

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

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Supersonic’s Lisa Meyer holding a large mug with the words 'Live Laugh Loathe' printed on the side.

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Paradise Circus @paradisecircus.com · Aug 1

From Rushall with Love

DiscussingFilm @discussingfilm.net · Jul 31

Steven Knight (‘Peaky Blinders’) is set to write the script for Denis Villeneuve’s ‘JAMES BOND’ movie.

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Paradise Circus @paradisecircus.com · Jul 22

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

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Mark Steadman @hellosteadman.com · Jul 21

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.

hellosteadman.substack.com

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The Dobson Family and Colin the Dalek @dobbersw.bsky.social · Feb 16

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

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Jon Bounds - we need action for Palestine 🇵🇸 @bounder.info · Jul 11

Nearly 10 years since Pier Review was published. (You can still buy it amzn.to/40NmadU).

As we drove round all 55 of England and Wales’s bloody pleasure piers in 10’days @probablydrunk.bsky.social and i often talked of getting marching pier tattoos. Last week we did.