The latest news, updates and events in Birmingham
A local BBC Radio show made for football fans by football fans is returning to airwaves and has been billed as “bigger and better than before”. Squad Goals is back and this season it’s bigger and better than before, with two live Football League shows across the BBC’s local radio services – made by the fans for the…
Michelin-starred TV chef Glynn Purnell is teaming up with Birmingham City Council to host a virtual Cook-A-Long show in aid of the alternative giving scheme that helps rough sleepers. The Big Birmingham Cook-A-Long will be a weekend-style cooking show featuring a number of local Brummie chefs cooking up their favourite recipes for viewers at home…
BBC One’s daytime drama Doctors returns to filming today, with production having been on pause since March due to lockdown; other than a special episode in early June, entirely self-shot by the cast at home on their mobile phones. The popular medical soap opera – launched in March 2000 – is primarily filmed in Birmingham and…
An international journalist who has worked for BBC News and Al Jazeera will be hosting a media skills workshop in Birmingham next week to inspire and empower refugees and migrants to share their stories. Hasan Patel, a communications specialist who has worked in the US, UK and Qatar, will be sharing his knowledge or journalism and news broadcasting with…
Birmingham-born and bred Saxophonist Xhosa Cole won this year’s BBC Young Jazz Musician over the weekend for what has been described as an incredibly “heartfelt” performance. The 22-year-old from Handsworth, Birmingham, played his way to victory beating four other finalists with a 16-minute set. Cole performed his own composition “Moving Ladywood” as well as “I Cover…
Machine guns, machetes, samurai swords and bikes… these are just some of the finds from one families magnet fishing haul across the Midlands’ Canal network. BBC Inside Out West Midlands presenter Ben Godfrey visited Warwickshire as part of this week’s programme to meet a family who’ve recovered some serious weaponry in the pursuit of relaxation, in…
BBC Academy’s Digital Cities is returning this month, with a series of masterclasses, workshops and networking opportunities, for those looking to thrive and learn in the digital sector. The exciting week-long event kicks off on the 24th September and includes a special day focusing on BBC Three’s presence in Birmingham on Thursday 27th September.
BBC drama Doctors – based and filmed in Birmingham – will be exploring gender identity issues this week, in a first for the long-running TV show, the Gay Times reports. Episode ‘Life Unexpected’, airing on Friday on BBC One, takes a step forward in approaching gender identity issues, as the main character in its 92nd episode struggles…