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Horses, Romans, Handel and tram all get a look in as we listen to the next episode of Ian's Second A-Z of Birmingham

Our second episode looks at dirt, weather forecasting, fires and spaghetti!

The first episode in my second series of Birmingham street name podcasts takes us to South Africa, Maryland and Timbuktu!

Concluding this series looking at Birmingham's street names with the intriguing letters Y and Z which give us links with a British military icon and which looks at the difference between Birmingham and its neighbour the Black Country.

How do Singapore, Hong Kong, Gateshead and London get linked with a former willow-clearing in Birmingham?

For the first time in this series we venture beyond the Birmingham city boundary, then look at two forgotten streets in the shadow of Birmingham's Birthplace.

A look at three very contrasting streets in Central Birmingham whose stories link us with France, Vienna, the USA.......and Hull!

This next episode covers two famous city centre streets with surprising histories, as well as a suburban road recalling hard work and great kindness.

From a national politician to a prehistoric earthwork, from an amazing Odeon to the "longest street in Birmingham, here is the latest episode of my "Streets of Birmingham" podcast.