This site is to celebrate programme making at BBC Pebble Mill.
There are video interviews, photographs and text about the programmes and the building.
If you have photos, memories or other material, please contact us.
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Copyright resides with the original holder, no reproduction without permission. Title grab from the series Talk About …… I suspect that this was a Daytime series from the 1990s. Thanks to VT editor, Ian Collins for making the grab available.
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Tagged as: Ian Collins,Talk About | Posted in: Blog, Factual, Photos, Television
Here’s a shot of Keith Schofield (Operating the camera) and myself on the Live Drama ‘Battle of Waterloo’. The soldier on the floor is Warren Clarke. I worked with Keith on quite a few period dramas and learnt a lot from him. I’m pushing […]
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Tagged as: Battle of Waterloo,egripment arm,elemac dolly,ikegami HL 79D,Keith Dewhurst,Keith Schofield,Robin Midgley,Toby Horwood,Warren Clarke | Posted in: Blog, Drama, Photos, Television
History of the BBC in Birmingham (taken from notes held at the BBC Archives in Caversham) 1922 Nov 15 British Broadcasting Company begins transmitting from rooms at the GEC Works at Witton. Managed by Percy Edgar and Pat Casey, it consisted […]
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Tagged as: Alan Titchmarsh,Barry Lancaster,Bob Langley,Children's Hour,Donny Mcleod,Dr Who,Gardeners' World,Gardening Club,Horror of Fang Rock,Immigrants Programme Unit,Judi Spiers,Michael Hancock,Midlands at Six,Midlands Today,Patrick Beech,Paul Temple,Pebble Mill,Princess Anne,Ross King,Saturday Night at the Mill,Sir Hugh Greene,The Archers | Posted in: Blog, Building, Factual, Local, Memories, Radio, Regional, Television
Photo of editor Charles White about to play tennis at the opening of the tennis courts at the BBC Birmingham Club. It is Nigel Chapman who is cutting the red and white […]
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Tagged as: Alan Fortey,Charles White,Club,Conal O'Donnell,Roger Mulliner | Posted in: Blog, Building, Photographs, Photos
Copyright resides with the original holder, no reproduction without permission. Script front page and cast list for the BBC 2 drama Witchcraft. This was a two parter on BBC 2, transmitted in 1992, written by Nigel Williams and directed by Peter Sasdy. It was […]
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Tagged as: Christine Houston,Film Unit,John Rosser,Nigel Williams,Peter Sasdy,Terry Powell,Tim Everett,Victoria Trow,Witchcraft | Posted in: Blog, Drama, Television, Transmission lists
