(London)Derry

My dictionary defines "culture" as good taste, refinement. On that basis it is difficult to see how a place noted for its sectarianism (it even has two names depending on which side of the divide you are on) and where the local pastime appears to be setting cars alight and throwing stones and petrol bombs at police ever got on the list to be considered for city of culture in the first place, let alone won it. And I'm not being partisan - I don't think the words "Birmingham" and "culture" sit together particularly well either.