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fans at the local derby between fans at the local derby between

Birmingham city and Aston Vhlla Please move away and immedi`tely, no

further warnings will be given. Remembering the night 100 ydars ago

when her uncle fought in thd skies. A quick burst of fire ignitdd the

gas in the Zeppelin and it burst into flames.

He never spoke about it. He just said, I was in the war, and that was

it. On the street food revolution that

could help revitalise our ahling high Street.

It's in my beard, it's die ly sleeve, to be honest, when that

happens you know you're in for fun. I am Ayo Akinwolere, for more

surprising stories across the West Midlands, you're watching Inside

Out. We're in Birmingham, which hs fast

becoming the heart of a thrhving street food scene. You can get food

from all across the world hdre, and I'll be Tanya all about that later

on. But first, football is `nother thing that people and Birmingham

love, and the rivalry betwedn Birmingham City Aston Villa is one

of the biggest in world football. But this fixture has caused trouble

in the past, so Elizabeth Glinka has been given exclusive access to seek

police operation behind the scenes. It's derby day in Birminghal.

Passions run high. More than 25 000 people heading to one match that

means so much to so many in the city, there's potential for trouble.

Several police, the day starts very early.

Police! Poll kicked off is still seven hours

away, but some fans are going to make the game.

The warrants we have used today as part of a disruption tactic to take

out some of the individuals who may out some of the individuals who may

have an impact later on this afternoon.

When it comes to derby games, they don't come much bigger than

brilliant city versus Aston Villa. This is the first time they've met

in the same league for five years. Everyone hates them. We hatd them.

I think these fans are disgtsting, they're not here to watch football.

They last met in the League Cup in September 20 15. Fighting broke out

and were 26 arrests and sevdn jailed. There's a history of trouble

when these clubs meet, with fans of both clubs getting caught up in the

moment. It is intense, properly as hntense

as the Glasgow derby or Manchester as the Glasgow derby or Manchester

United versus City. Many fans will argue that this is the most hotly

contested, and ensure the Bhrmingham fans would say there derby hs the

It's just after 7am, this is the It's just after 7am, this is the

first police briefing of thd day. These guys are called spottdrs,

specialist officers who know the football clubs, the fans and the

possible troublemakers. There will be seven teams of spotters out

today, try to stop any trouble before it starts.

Will concentrate on away fans inside the ground, alcohol is on s`le.

At the spotters assigned each team, they travel to away greens. Colin

and Stewart overhead spotters for Aston Villa. We are heading out with

them at 8am, looking for likely flash points in local pubs `nd what

they call risk fans, but most of us would call hooligans. Do yot expect

people to be joking as earlx as ATM? There will be people drinking, but

we don't expect it to be as much of an issue because of the early

kick-off. Not too much, most people will be up for breakfast and have a

drink with their breakfast. As the spotters set off, hundreds of

other officers gathered to be brief. It's such a massive operation,

specially trained riot police from Staffordshire, Wales and

Warwickshire had been draftdd in. The clubs contribute to the cost,

but West Midlands Police pick up the rest of the bill. Manning bdgan back

in June when the fixtures wdre announced. The game was movdd from

TPM on Saturday to midday on Sunday to cut back on drinking timd, and

reduce the risk of violence. -- 3pm on a Saturday. During the morning,

the spotting teams work thehr way around around 15 pubs in Birmingham.

The fans know into the police tend not to stick to one meeting Place,

so the spotters are constantly on the hunt for where they might be. It

feels more like 8:30pm then 8:3 am, but in here it's all good-n`tured.

But then, around an hour before kick-off, Colin and Stewart make a

stop in a pub that looks deserted. The pub Jaime looks completdly

close, but Stewart and Colin had been inside, it is absolutely

jam-packed. That made as risk fans inside the pub. It needs handling

carefully. Stewart and Colin recognise that some people from a

group called Blues Youth. It's a tent weight. Fans are pouring in at

an Andrews, fans coming of coaches from Villa Park. There is a bit of

shouting, but police tactics work on the make it in safely. Back at the

pub, fans are on the move and spotters are watching closely. The

concern is that they are now just around the corner from a tr`in

station where hundreds of Vhlla fans are arriving. They don't want the

rival sides to meet up. As they get to the end of the street, v`ns full

of police sweep in, and in seconds they have surrounded them, `nd

taking control of the situation Who has tickets with fixturd, who

hasn't? If they haven't got tickets, what other intention? By thd going

to the game to cause violence? Only going to the stadium to collect

tickets? We need to ask those questions.

The police state with the Blues fans as they get closer to the ground to

keep them apart from Villa supporters add in an area they know

can be a flash point. About ten Mr kick-off now, you can see jtst

behind Mika fans being escorted up the hill by the spotters, mdeting in

the middle with the Blues f`ns that were already on this hill. There's

been a stand-off in the middle. Devlin atmosphere, lots of jeering

and chanting, but so far, no major trouble. As they get the gates,

trouble does break out. When Nixon half of the police at Saint Andrews,

there's only one route in and out of the grounds, meaning it's not easy

separate. The police can't let the separate. The police can't let the

Villa supporters are to the gates until the Blues fans had bedn pushed

back. We always knew it was going to be a

flash point there. A large group of Birmingham fans have gatherdd on the

Coventry Road, they've been forced back by officers so we can safely

bring the Aston Villa fans `s well. It's gone as well as could be

As the game kicks off, things quite As the game kicks off, things quite

and down outside the ground, and was the spotting teams head inshde for

the game. At half-time, the police have briefing inside the control

room about when a risk fans are the stadium. There are plans to hold

back the away fans at full-time Any time the Villa fans comd here

and there is disorder on thd Coventry Road. If there is no

Birmingham fans on that road, there can't be disorder. That sounds easy,

but it is not necessarily e`sy to make happen.

The final whistle has gone, the blues fans are coming out of the

ground. A one draw, much quheter than before. For safety, thd police

have decided to hold Villa fans inside to get the Blues fans a

chance to get away from the grounds, so there is no opportunity for the

two sides to clash. But doesn't stay calm for long. Huge groups `re

hanging around, hoping to confront the Villa fans, and a face-off with

police as they try to force them back down Coventry Road.

Get back, get back! These Blues supporters won't move,

survey to the police make a show of force, raising their batons and

charging the fans downhill. It's almost hour it's clear enough

to let the Villa fans out. @s they're led slowly down the hill, a

few stragglers told them along the way. The operation at the ground is

over, they've only been 14 `rrests so far, and the police have been

pleased by how it's gone. Certainly a time to get heated, but

a lot of that action was directed towards police officers, kedping the

two groups are part. So we'd done our job by preventing rival factions

But around the city, there `re still But around the city, there `re still

pockets of trouble. , it is two hours later, but as you

can see the operation are still ongoing. The police are takhng some

fans out, searching them, bdcause they're worried there is sthll the

potential for trouble. I'd to satisfy the Mest ongoing. It's going

to be a long night, and tomorrow planning begins with the return leg

in April. Picture this, November 19 16, 1 0

years ago. A novice pilot changes the course of the first-ever war in

the air. He shot and is Evelyn, proving the German airships weren't

invincible. Now, his niece from Solihull has been looking into what

he did, and Chris Jackson h`s been finding out more.

The approaching drone of a Zeppelin's engines drove fear

A series of raids over the Lidlands had shown Germany could eashly reach

the heart of England to drop its bombs.

British biplanes were no match for the giant airships.

So the military would have to find a way to deal with this

I'm the niece of Ian Pyott, who shot down the Zeppelin

TRANSLATION: I'm the great-granddaughter

He was among the crew of an airship L34.

Neither of these families know much about their ancestor,

and I'm going to be taking them on a journey of discovery.

Man had only recently mastered flying.

This footage from 1914 shows excited crowds near Hartlepool

in northeast England, welcoming the newly formed

Royal Flying Corps, the precursor to delay's RAF.

Within two years, Ian Pyott would be stationed here,

He rarely spoke about it, and his niece is keen to find out more.

Jean has accepted my invitation to travel from her home

in Solihull to visit the scdne of her uncle's aerial encounter

I've got somebody here who H think can help you find out more.

I've been looking at the secret archives and find out

that Ian was really, really keen to be a pilot.

So much so that he offered to pay for his own training.

There's a letter where he's saying how he's run out of money,

and, "Please, can I have a response!"

He doesn't seem to know whether he's in or not.

But I'm about to reveal a whole lot more about the airship.

Hermann was based near Hambtrg, and was a Petty Officer

in a new type of super Zeppelin, the L34.

In command, an imposing captain with a memorable family pedhgree.

Dietrich had led deadly raid over Warsaw in 1916.

Now, joined by Hermann and the brand-new crew

of the Zeppelin based at Nordholz, they joined

Ten airships crossed the sea that night.

The L34's target was northe`st England.

Lying in wait was Ian in his biplane.

I've arranged for Jean to gdt a sense of what her uncle

Steve Slater is co-owner of a working replica of the plane

The cockpit here is very much as he would have used.

It's relatively small, but it's big enough to be draughty.

He'd fly with his right hand on the stick, the left

Basic information, but actu`lly the same information you'd still

In combat, pilot flew solo, and general control of the `ircraft,

the firing of the gun, was a fixed angle, and you could

He was flying this with his right hand on the stick.

His left hand would be on the throttle lever,

so he'd be flying the aircraft like this.

And use the right-hand to ptll the trigger on the gun.

And the Zeppelin could climb faster than it, yet to sneak up

on the Zeppelin and get into position underneath

It takes a very long time, very hard on the engine,

in full power climb it would probably take about an hour

Incredibly, I've stumbled across a recording made by `nother

Arriving directly over west Hartlepool, at altitudes of 900

feet, the Zeppelin suddenly unleashed its entire load

At that moment, a biplane, piloted by Second Lieutenant Pyott,

fired a complete load of amlunition into the tail of the Zeppelhn.

That ignited the gas inside the Zeppelin,

He just said, you know, I was in the war, that was ht.

To hear somebody like that produce what he actually did...

What makes the story all thd more remarkable is that Ian Pyott's

military records reveal he only qualified as a pilot

just three months before he shot the Zeppelin down.

At around the time he was ldarning to fly, Hermann was at

the German Zeppelin factory as the L34 was coming off

His postcard home ended with a greeting to his children

The family don't know who the ever saw them again.

There's only a precious few stories that have been handed down.

Previously, set plans had been able to limp home

Some did crash, and as Herm`nn and the crew of the L34 camd under

attack over Hartlepool, it's unlikely they knew the British

had a new type of explosive bullet that would set their craft `blaze.

The Zeppelin was being chasdd by Ian, possibly behind the church.

He dealt the fatal blow just here, causing the back

And she rose up, with her nose like this.

And on fire, falls into the sea just over there.

Some jumped for their lives, rather than be burned.

It must have preyed on Ian's mind over the years.

He never spoke about it, and I think it did affect hhm.

Hermann's family have no knowledge of any distinction marks th`t woudd

flesh in detail I have found in military records,

so we'll never know if he was one of the five bodies

Hermann's sacrifice, and that of the rest

of the Zeppelin crew, proved that airships when a easy

Ian was awarded the distingtished service order for his part

What a wonderful tribute, isn't it?

On the 100th anniversary of that momentous night, each familx now has

a better understanding of what their forebears went

through, and a new-found respect on the two sides

And if you d like to get in touch, don t forget

micro looking at the thriving street micro looking at the thriving street

food scene. Entrepreneurs are always tempting as with delicious delights.

But, really, the dream is to own your own restaurant and that isn't

so easy. As David Gregory-Ktmar has been finding out.

Street food - a serving of the best meat, parties, toppings and deserts.

talent and enjoyed by a hungry and talent and enjoyed by a hungry and

is easier to crowd. Spamming has a really good

repetition for food these d`ys, but a lot of attention as focusdd on

admission and starred restatrants, and they tend to be quite pricey.

But this is Digbeth Dining Club and people come here for some of the

best and most affordable food in the city. My big micro we may bd in a

car park in Digg this, but hs this food actually restaurant qu`lity? We

asked Glenn Pernell for his opinion. Have you been here before?

I haven't, but I have heard of it. There has been a lot of noise coming

not just from the customers, but the drum has been beaten about what a

fantastic place that is on ` Friday. I've missed out.

Don't often get to show Glynn Purnell food in Birmingham he hasn't

had before. My big micro with you think you might absolute fantastic,

just amazing. Feel the amnesty, it's unre`l.

These ribs are legendary, could buy local food hero Andy Stubbs.

How long that you been clicking here?

Just over three years now. See you're old school?

If you can call it that! Although I'm eating this, I can see

it, I can smothers aromas, H feel like I'm literally in the khtchen.

That's the brisket jelly, there retaining cumin, a bit messx. How's

that? Delicious. It's in my beard, Dan my

sleeve... I think, to be honest when that happens, you know you re

in for fun. Cheers, Andy. It's Friday night, and he h`s to get

back to his restaurant. The stallholders here hope to h`ve their

own restaurant one day too, but for now, people in the car park love

their food. Voice, it is brdast you have different sides of food in one

place. It's made in Birmingham, fantastic.

I'd been trying different stuff and is fantastic.

I've a beautiful Canadian routine, chips with Grady. It sounds

disgusting, but it's amazing. Did you notice that phone? People

love taking pictures of thehr food here.

All those pictures go to crdate a big online buzz about Birmingham's

street food. That buzz is attracting big restaurant chain said the city,

not good news for the littld traders here. In fact, it leaves a bit of a

nasty taste in the mouth. Because those big national chains

get all the reflected glamotr or somewhere like Digbeth Dining Club,

while pushing up rents and we be not the best new pressure on sp`ce is in

town. Which is especially b`d news Andy, because he's been trahned to

open his first proper restatrant for ages. But that big chains bdaten him

do it every time. I'd been looking for about ` year

now. The main problem is finding new buildings, finding where I can open

a restaurant. I lay in bed `t night, very worried about how long we can

continue to do this. We need to get premises, because we don't have a

home at the moment. No arrests were separate kitchen

either. The Reds may be delhcious, either. The Reds may be delhcious,

but they're also well travelled Buying iPod to one of the places

where he is doing kicking, on the where he is doing kicking, on the

other side of the city. So you're testing circles of the

city, basically? My big micro the journey is worth that, this is where

the magic happens. I've had a cooker initiate hn my

parents' garden, we had complaints from the neighbours, so we loved out

of there. I have travelled to different parts where peopld loaned

me spaces to cook from. And then I me spaces to cook from. And then I

have to travel to the stall and set up there.

Andy can make this journey for five times a day. Doing all this and then

finding a restaurant can be difficult.

That is my problem. Finding buildings were the agents m`y tell

people about it before it bdcomes on the market. Little people lhke me

don't get to hear about the buildings. People with a certain

amount of money may well here before me.

Back it Digbeth Dining Club, while Andy start serving as custolers

again, are his problem is unusual, or some thing going on here? So what

are the issues your members are having won that trait it into

restaurants? Money, for a start. It can be very

expensive to lease out a restaurant in a city centre. More importantly,

the landlords are reluctant to take a chance, and that's had ACS, on an

independent business, perhaps independent business, perhaps

unproven. -- take a chance. Some of the city's bigger

independent operators by saxing that they are facing the same problem.

National chains can pay the sky high rents and grab the best prelises.

best restaurants. Jabbar is not a best restaurants. Jabbar is not a

fan of the big restaurant chains. The reality is that chain operators

their revenue into paying for a their revenue into paying for a

prime site. And they haven't got much left for the produce and their

people. And that should tell people as to whether it's the right choice

to walk into a chain or not Chains can not offer what an

independent can. Jane is designed to simplify and systemised and get away

with the bare minimum. Independents are driven by real passion for food

and they want to give you a true experience. I is white how dasy are

you by day to find premises? If you want to make a success of it,

it is difficult. Livestock to the people right at the

top, the developers and landlords, the people making the new rdstaurant

spaces in the city. Where bdtter to start then Birmingham's glalorous

building site? Recently restored these windows and

make them bigger server space will be better connected to the outside.

This is the Grand Hotel, a familiar This is the Grand Hotel, a familiar

landmark in the heart of town. And in the middle of a massive lakeover.

Wow! How much is it costing to bring the

Rant back to life? Over ?40 million, of which we spent

Losses bases downstairs, whx not get Losses bases downstairs, whx not get

an independent trader or a restaurant and there?

Investors do want to see a return on the high rates, and really ht is

chains that can convince yot that they can undertake that levdl of

commitment over a long period of time.

Space in the revamped Brand can set you back 150 to ?200,000 a xear

That's way beyond most independents. Tony and his team have other

properties that may be a better fit. And place like Bennetts Hill

Picadilly Arcade, we hope wd might trap attract independents dhverse

locations, and we have a tr`ck record of doing so.

Unfortunately, not all developers as a concierge is about what they bring

to our streets. We have to think about the city we

want, and the city I want is full of independent operators offerhng

fantastic food. What we risk happening is the same as anx other

city, nothing to distinguish us But all is not lost, a group of

people, including landlords and developers eyed looking for ways to

at least help street food vdndor is it that move into their first proper

restaurant. Although maybe not in restaurant. Although maybe not in

the city centre. We're looking at urban areas, town

centres, where we can creatd clusters of restaurants. Terms of

destinations, whether that's Kings Heath High Street, or anywhdre else

in the West Midlands. Have you got a target forgetting

vendor is into restaurants? We're looking to get around 30

restaurant is occupied in the next two years.

It's and I dearly want to roll out right across the Midlands. Here it

Digbeth Dining Club, get usdd at least one vendor, as Esme Stewart

has been offered her first restaurant.

Brilliance, an amazing for the Gator us to see our dreams realisdd.

The people I've been talking about are all passionate about food. They

like street food partly bec`use it's one of things that make where you

live unique. It's like a football team, it makes your town, your town.

And any town would be lucky to have Andy cooking away in his first

proper restaurant. We get people travelling from all

round the country to eat our food, which is amazing. I hope thdy'll

bear with me, stick with me for when I do find a restaurant.

It's tough out there, but there are people who do want to help these

lenders achieve their restatrant dreams. Many of these are p`ssionate

people and this amazing food could be coming to a street near xou.

Give me some of that street food any day! That is your lot for this

series, we'll be seeing you guys next year. Until then, have a good

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