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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The photo includes Tony Newbury, Mike Day, Gail Herbert (now Everett), and Peter Skinner. It was taken in the BBC Club at Pebble Mill one Christmas. Thanks to Gail for sharing the photo. The following information was added on the Pebble Mill Facebook page: Paul […]
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Tagged as: Gail Herbert,Mike Day,Paul Hunt,Peter Skinner,Steve Dellow,Tony Newbury | Posted in: Blog, Building, Photographs, Photos
This is an excerpt from an interview with the Assistant Editor of Pebble Mill at One, Peter Hercombe, from a book called Working in Television written in 1980 by Jan Leeming, who worked at Pebble Mill […]
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Tagged as: Jan Leeming,Jonathan Dick,Pebble Mill at One,Peter Hercombe | Posted in: Blog, Building, Factual, Television
(Roger Shannon wrote this profile piece about Chris Phipps several years ago, but the article sums up the man very well) Roger Shannon talks to Chris Phipps about Birmingham’s rich rock heritage. Birmingham’s rich music heritage is at long last receiving serious attention, its profile further […]
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Tagged as: Chris Phipps,Look! Here!,Radio Birmingham,Roger Shannon,Toyah Willcox | Posted in: Blog, Local, Memories, Radio, Regional, Television
The photo includes: Dave Wilkins, Phil Wilson, Dave Ballantyne with Alan Duxbury in front, Bhasker Solanki, Doug Smith?, Bob Meikle, Robin Sunderland and John Couzens. Keith Salmon held the reunion for Pebble Mill cameramen at The Kings Arms in Knowle in Aug […]
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Tagged as: Alan Duxbury,Bhasker Solanki,Bob Meikle,Dave Ballantyne,Dave Wilkins,John Couzens,Keith Salmon,Phil Wilson,Robin Sunderland | Posted in: Blog, Photos, Television
Chris Phipps died suddenly on Friday 23rd August, 2019. Chris was a reporter on BBC Birmingham/ Radio WM and co-presented on Look!Hear! with Toyah Willcox in the 1980s, before becoming a presenter on The Tube. The following comments were posted on the Pebble Mill Facebook page: […]
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Tagged as: Chris Phipps,Conal O'Donnell,Heavy Metal Kids,Janice Rider,Kate Boston Williams,Look!Here!,Michael Fisher,Mick Murphy,Pete Simpkin,The Tube,Toyah Willcox | Posted in: Blog, Local, Photos, Radio, Regional, Television
