Theatre, tech and Halloween nights light up Birmingham

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A look at the top events happening across Birmingham this October – from theatre and technology to heritage, Halloween, and family fun.

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00:00Birmingham's Tech World is gearing up for one of the biggest regional festivals in the country.

00:10Birmingham Tech Week runs from the 20th to the 24th of October.

00:14Five days of talks, meetups and showcases, exploring artificial intelligence, startups and the creative economy.

00:22It's not just for coders. Thousands turn up from every industry to ask the same thing.

00:26How do we keep up with the future when it's already happening?

00:30A millennium point in venues like the ICC, sessions focus on automation, green tech and digital skills.

00:37The tools that could reshape local jobs if the investment matches the ambition.

00:42It's part showcase, part warning shot.

00:44A reminder that innovation means nothing unless ordinary people see the benefit.

00:50From technology to theatre, another kind of spectacle is lighting up the stage at the Hippodrome.

00:54Moulin Rouge! The Musical runs through to mid-November, bringing its full West End set-up to Birmingham.

01:02A high-energy mix of pop anthems and 19th century Parisian decadence.

01:07It's the sort of show that drags you out of your seat and drops you straight into the Moulin Rouge! itself.

01:12It's a lavish escape from real life and a reminder that even in hard times, the arts still know how to fill a house.

01:19A few steps away, the sign building hosts something far more political.

01:26Black Power Desk opens on the 22nd of October in the Patrick Studio.

01:31A new musical about a real-life police surveillance unit set up to monitor black activists in 1970s London.

01:38It mixes protest music with sharp satire, turning government files into theatre.

01:43That hits harder than any press release ever could.

01:46It's bold, uncomfortable and exactly the kind of story regional theatre should be telling.

01:54But not every legend on a show is fictional.

01:57At Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, The Life of Oz Yosbourne,

02:01the city's own Prince of Darkness is getting the full museum treatment.

02:05Working Class Hero runs daily through autumn, tracing his rise from Aston Ladd to Global Icon.

02:11There are stage outfits, unseen photos and handwritten lyrics.

02:15The grip behind the glitter.

02:17It's as much about Birmingham itself as about Aussie.

02:20Proof that talent doesn't only come from London or Los Angeles.

02:24And if you prefer your history with a chill down the spine,

02:28the Black Country Living Museum is switching on the lanterns.

02:31Its annual Halloween Nights returns on the 25th and 26th of October,

02:36turning the open-air museum into a candlely ghost village.

02:39Expect eerie storytellers, costume characters and old-fashioned fairground rides.

02:45Families come for the nostalgia.

02:47They leave jumpy, sticky-fingered and grinning.

02:50It's one of the museum's biggest crowd-pullers of the year.

02:53A reminder that heritage only matters when people feel part of it.

02:56It's one of the museum's biggest crowd-pullers of the year.

02:57It's one of the museum's biggest crowd-pullers of the year.

02:59It's one of the museum's biggest crowd-pullers of the year.

03:00It's one of the museum's biggest crowd-pullers of the year.

03:01It's one of the museum's biggest crowd-pullers of the year.

03:02It's one of the museum's biggest crowd-pullers of the year.

03:03It's one of the museum's biggest crowd-pullers of the year.

03:04It's one of the museum's biggest crowd-pullers of the year.

03:05It's one of the museum's biggest crowd-pullers of the year.

03:06It's one of the museum's biggest crowd-pullers of the year.

03:07It's one of the museum's biggest crowd-pullers of the year.

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