AT BIRMINGHAM GANGSTERS

FANS of Peaky Blinders, which tells the story of a gangster family in 1920s Birmingham, should snap up tickets for this autumn’s Peaky Tours, with dates already selling out.

Starting at the Rainbow Pub, where the programme’s name was coined, it is led by University of Birmingham history professor Carl Chinn, who offers an insight into the city at the turn of the 19th century. From £29.95. peakytours.com