Photo from Marie Phillips, no reproduction without permission. The photo dates from May 1993, and shows Radio WM presenter, Gordon Astley, presenting a ‘Children in Need’ cheque for the ‘Allen’s Croft Project’, right outside the front of the Pebble Mill building.
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Tagged as: Children in Need,Gordon Astley,Marie Phillips,Pebble Mill,Radio WM | Posted in: Blog, Building, Local, Photographs, Photos, Radio
Photos from Kathryn Shuttleworth, no reproduction without permission. We went through a phase of putting signs on the studio doors of the productions that were currently being recorded. I spent a lot of time in Studio 3. Always busy with The Archers and Radio Drama. Should I mention that I have the door signs at [...]
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Tagged as: Kathryn Shuttleworth,Radio drama,Studio 3,The Archers | Posted in: Blog, Building, Network, Photographs, Photos, Radio
Copyright resides with the original holder, no reproduction without permission. A picture of Hazel Farrington a dear colleague known to so many listeners as the lady answering the telephones on so many of our programmes, who has died after a long illness. She is seen here working with me on my mid morning show in [...]
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Tagged as: Hazel Farrington,Pete Simpkin,Radio Birmingham,Studio 3 | Posted in: Blog, Local, Photos, Radio
Philip was a producer who gave a voice to people who seldom appeared on television. His films had a similar style to the ‘Radio Ballads’ produced in Birmingham by Charles Parker. They mixed actuality with specially commissioned music to tell the life stories of people from all sections of society. Philip was a great interviewer [...]
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Tagged as: Charles Parker,Dennis Cartwright,Elizabeth Seaborne,Gone for a Soldier,Greg Miller,John Bland,John Pierce,Peter Poole,Philip Donnellan,Radio Ballads | Posted in: Blog, Factual, Network, Photos, Radio, Television
Photo by Pete Simpkin, no reproduction without permission. I found this frisbee in my shed recently, probably issued from Pebble Mill in the 80s, but I just can’t remember why. Presenter Gordon Astley added the following comment on Facebook:’..radio stations should hang their heads in shame at the money wasted on giveaways..car stickers etc. never [...]
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Tagged as: Gordon Astley,Pebble Mill,Pete Simpkin,Radio WM | Posted in: Blog, Local, Photos, Radio
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