Midlands News & Admin Team. The Archers, the world's longest running radio soap, is recorded in Birmingham for BBC Radio 4. Cinema Birmingham has not been especially prominent in British cinema, however there are a number of films that have been filmed partly or wholly in the city: Privilege (1967) A Private Enterprise (1974) Take Me High (1974) The Firm (1989) I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle (1990) Bhaji on the Beach (1993) Felicia's Journey (1999) Sex Lives of the Potato Men (2004) Don't Stop Dreaming (2007) Clubbed (2008) 1 Day (2009) Tormented (2009) Land Gold Women (2011) Turbulence (2011) Tezz (2012) The Girl With All The Gifts(2016) Kingsman: The Golden Circle(2017) Major arts events From 1997 the city has hosted an annual arts festival ArtsFest during September, where families can enjoy many of the city's arts, for free. It is said to be the largest free arts festival in the UK. In December 2006 the city council announced that it would no longer hold Artsfest. , but it continued in 2008 under the support of Brindley Place, Centro, Kerrang Radio and of course, Birmingham City Council. There are a number of events scheduled for the forthcoming months in Birmingham . See also Architecture of Birmingham References Notes Bibliography External links Birmingham Events Birmingham Alive! Created in Birmingham Birmingham ArtsFest mac (Midlands Arts Centre) Birmingham Comedy Festival Birmingham music files Birmingham