If aliens landed in Birmingham, what's the best way to show them the heart of the city? We spoke to locals to find out which spots they think would give extraterrestrial visitors a real taste of Birmingham's culture and character. Here's what they had to say.
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00:00God, that's an interesting question. I don't know. I mean, I've always thought of the ball
00:10ring when I thought of Birmingham. I've always thought of up there by the Philadelphia Hall,
00:17the fountains, the Christmas markets. I'd tell them to go away and come back for the
00:20Christmas markets. That's what I've always thought of when I've thought of Birmingham.
00:25The ball ring, probably, but that's really not old school Birmingham. I would say the
00:31art gallery, probably. Canals, which is obvious. Anything with old Birmingham. A canal trip's
00:38great because it's all the back of the old buildings and stuff. This is just shops. It's
00:43not that much character, but all around the canals, that's old school Birmingham.
00:49Round the five ways, that's that little area there.
00:56Why do you think that sums up Birmingham?
01:01Because there's quite a few old buildings there with old residents that have lived there some time.
01:13Best place to go, Ladypole Road in Birmingham.
01:15Can you explain why?
01:16Because it's got everything you need. It's got all the shops there. It's got all the sites there.
01:20Loads of people there. Loads of cultures. Ladypole Road's the place to go.
01:24I'd bring them here, ball ring and Broad Street. Show them where the parties go off.
01:31It's a difficult one to say, that is. First of all, that landing heat. Birmingham Airport.
01:44The food. The street food. You want something to eat, you want something to drink. That's
01:51the best answer I can give. Take them somewhere to eat. That's it.