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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BBC Club cards were highly valued, they allowed you access to the BBC bar, with its competitively priced alcohol and food, and endless networking opportunities. The BBC bar in Birmingham was originally on the 2nd floor of the office block, and later moved to a small building across the Bourn brook from Pebble Mill, by […]
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Tagged as: BBC bar,BBC Club,Keith Warrender | Posted in: Blog, Building, Memories, Photos
Hear Chris Phipps reminiscing about BBC Pebble Mill in his new book on the Paul Franks Show on BBC WM. Friday January 25, 2019 4-40 available on catch-up! Here is the link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p06xfhm7 Chris also appeared on Nigel Williams Show on Jazz FM January 12, 2019.
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Tagged as: Chris Phipps,Paul Franks,Radio WM | Posted in: Blog, Factual, Local, Photos, Radio, Television
Screening on Monday 11 Feb, 18.00 NFT2 Club Havana (BBC2 1975, Second City Firsts, Dir Pam Brighton, with Don Warrington, Mona Hammond, Julie Walters, Alfred Fagon. 35mins) After twelve years apart, Mrs Jordan’s son (Warrington) arrives in Birmingham from Jamaica. Writer […]
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Tagged as: Club Havana,Don Warrington,Lez Cooke,Peter Ansorge,Tara Prem | Posted in: Blog, Drama, Television
Here are some excerpts from an article published in the Birmingham Mail on 26th Jan 2019, following the screening of the BBC documentary about the band Bros, When the Screaming Stops: “Teenage twins Luke and Matt Goss were less than a month short of turning […]
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Tagged as: Bros,Pebble Mill,Radio 1,When the Screaming Stops | Posted in: Blog, Factual, Photos, Television
This is the Radio WM Sports Team circa 1990. It was taken on the front lawn at Pebble Mill and includes, left to right: John Platt, Tim Beech, Simon Brotherton, Ian Winter. Thanks to Tim Beech for sharing the photo.
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Tagged as: Ian Winter,John Platt,Radio WM Sports Team,Simon Brotherton,Tim Beech | Posted in: Blog, Local, Photos, Radio
