1971: The Man Who MODERNISED BIRMINGHAM | Miracles Take A Little Longer | BBC Archive

"We would knock down these bloody awful buildings and give them a chance to live in a decent way, as they deserved, because they were decent, decent people." Sir Frank Price - the former Lord Mayor of Birmingham - recalls how growing up in the impoverished back-to-backs of Hockley made him determined to modernise the inner city, and improve the living conditions for the city's working class residents. This clip is from Miracles Take A Little Longer, originally broadcast 31 July, 1971. You have now entered the BBC Archive, a time machine that will transport you back to the golden age of TV to educate, entertain and enlighten you with classic clips from the BBC vaults. Make sure you subscribe so that you never miss a single stop on our amazing journey through the BBC Archive - https://www.youtube.com/c/BBCArchive?...