TV Review: What unites the Birminghams of the world? Steaming piles of rubbish and supersized rats? Joe Lycett is about to find out

Let’s deal with a few facts as we know them — after London, Birmingham is the United Kingdom’s second-largest city. You probably knew that but did you know the city can boast more canals than Venice, although surprisingly few honeymooning couples have been spotted passing the back of the Bourneville factory..