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Chris Upton: The real story of Tolkien's early years
Economic Development
Birmingham is soon to be populated with orcs, dwarves and wizards all over again.
For comic folk drama, mumming's the word
Retail & Consumer
Chris Upton examines the countryside tradition of mumming and how its oral transmission moulded the knock-about drama over time.
Philosopher set thinking on betrayal
Retail & Consumer
In the second part of his account, Chris Upton looks at the life of one of Europe's greatest philosophers who took uneasy sanctuary in Staffordshire after fleeing France.
Chris Upton: Expectation on unborn shoulders
Economic Development
Above my desk there is a photograph of a Latin manuscript, I think from the National Library of Scotland.
Chris Upton: All must pass, but don't let the funeral music die
Economic Development
Theres no doubt that the marriage ceremony has gone in for a major makeover in recent years.
French radical set his thinking on settling here
Retail & Consumer
One of the 18th century's most renowned philosophers once resided in Staffordshire.
Chris Upton: Putting the colour into Peaky Blinders for the BBC
Economic Development
I鈥檝e been working as the historical consultant on a new period drama series set in Birmingham called Peaky Blinders.
Chris Upton: 21st century gossip is not journalism
Economic Development
I remember - several years ago now - when I was first introduced to the heady notion of Twitter in the Birmingham Post.
Chris Upton: I don't know what I'm not voting for
Economic Development
I鈥檝e always liked to consider myself a model citizen, when it comes to elections.
On the trail of a great 'lost' abbey
Retail & Consumer
Holy cow! Prayers beside a farmhouse are keepign alive the memory of important abbey.
Chris Upton: Top marks Only one way to go...
Economic Development
Ah! The hugs and handshakes, the flying mortar boards, the inordinately high heels.
Chris Upton: Teaching the world to love the scratching
Economic Development
I always enjoy it when a new cohort of overseas students descends on our university.
Chris Upton: 'One nation' could leave us divided
Economic Development
I suggest that Benjamin Disraeli might like to consider running for Parliament again.
Chris Upton: Parking back to the past for a lost king
Economic Development
I was listening to one of the keynote papers at a history conference in London last week, and the student next to me whispered excitedly: 鈥淭hey鈥檝e found Richard III!鈥
Chris Upton: Parking back to the past for a lost king
Economic Development
I was listening to one of the keynote papers at a history conference in London last week, and the student next to me whispered excitedly: 鈥淭hey鈥檝e found Richard III!鈥
The love of money is the root of all evil, as they say
Retail & Consumer
Chris Upton tells the tale of the Tutbury Hoard and how it all ended in murder.
Chris Upton: All aboard for my magical literary tour
Economic Development
Have you ever considered the idea of taking a bus back in time?
Chris Upton: A struggle for freedom... or for power?
Economic Development
Six years ago I was arrested in Damascus. This was long before the Arab Spring and the current conflict, of course.
Golden age of shopping alive and well
Retail & Consumer
Chris Upton discovers an extraordinary family business still going strong after 120 years.
The effect Prince Rupert of the Rhine's dog had on Birmingham
Retail & Consumer
The Battle of Birmingham saw Royalists 鈥 led by Prince Rupert of the Rhine and his pet poodle 鈥 storm their way through the city.
Chris Upton: Summer...with a sting in the tail
Economic Development
The biting season is upon us. No sooner have I put away the hay-fever tablets for another year, then I have had to reach for the anthisan cream instead.
Building on one man's lasting heritage
Retail & Consumer
Time, architecturally speaking, has almost stood still in one of England's most rural counties, writes Chris Upton.
Chris Upton: Why the bad news always gets delivered
Economic Development
Last week the Royal Mail delivered a letter to us from Plymouth.
Banastre Tarleton conquering hero or pitiless war monster?
Retail & Consumer
A series of victories on US soil saw Banastre Tarleton rewarded with a baronetcy.