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Production of BBC MasterChef to move to Birmingham in deal with Steven Knight’s new studios
Staff Reporter
February 19, 2022
Production of the BBC's MasterChef show will be moved to Birmingham from 2024, producers have announced. It will be the first time the popular cooking programme will be made outside…
Birmingham to be “home to the future of the BBC” as new apprentice hub launched
Staff Reporter
February 18, 2022
Birmingham will be “home to the future of the BBC” following the launch of a new apprentice hub, BBC Director-General Tim Davie has said. Mr Davie made the comments while…
Epic Peaky Blinders mural unveiled in Digbeth as broadcast date for final series revealed
Rangzeb Hussain
February 15, 2022
The broadcast date for the final series of landmark Birmingham-based drama series Peaky Blinders was announced during the unveiling of an epic new mural in Digbeth today. Show creator Steven Knight…
By order of the Peaky Blinders! Ticket ballot to open today for BBC red carpet fan premiere in Birmingham
Staff Reporter
February 11, 2022
More than 300 fans of BBC One’s epic Peaky Blinders are in with a chance of scoring tickets to the premiere of the final series. The red carpet spectacular will…
REVIEW: Bearing heart and ‘sole’, Bonnie and Clyde wows audience in intimate stage play
Staff Reporter
November 12, 2021
After a successful run in Cambridge, the Town and Gown Theatre company brings its latest barefoot play Bonnie and Clyde to The Old Join Stock on Temple Row. Directed by…
Actor Adil Ray to award £30,000 screen and film scholarship to one lucky student this weekend
Staff Reporter
August 12, 2021
TV star Adil Ray OBE will be in Birmingham this weekend to announce a special scholarship worth nearly £30,000 for one lucky film student. The television personality - who was named Patron…
Birmingham ‘Stop Asian Hate’ group condemns London restaurant’s racist advert
Sundus Abdi
August 12, 2021
A London restaurant has come under fire for publishing an advertisement deemed "racist" by members of the British Asian community. The Ivy Asia restaurant has received a backlash from Stop Asian Hate…
BBC Radio WM announce Elise Evans as host for brand new Breakfast Show
Staff Reporter
June 21, 2021
An all-new Breakfast Show is to be hosted by Elise Evans and is set to launch on BBC Radio WM across the West Midlands later this month. Wolverhampton based Elise, who…
RTS Midlands Student Television Awards winners announced
Staff Reporter
April 22, 2021
Last night, the Royal Television Society Midlands Centre held its annual Student Television Awards, sponsored by BBC Birmingham. Held virtually and streamed online via YouTube, the ceremony was presented by…
BBC launches Wolverhampton radio station to help people through latest lockdown
Staff Reporter
January 13, 2021
The BBC is to launch new temporary local output in Wolverhampton as the country continues to deal with the COVID crisis. BBC Radio Wolverhampton and will provide more localised news…