Pebble Mill Garden
THE GARDEN
This was a feature on the ‘Pebble Mill at One’ daily programme but this picture shows our Local Radio production office on the top left, second floor, directly ahead on the second floor level can be seen the Local radio management office. The ground floor offices were part of the PM@1 offices.
Pete Simpkin
Here is another group who provided programme material…they came on a sponsored walk from Walsall and were raising money for a tape recorder to help them in their endeavours. They are being greeted at the Mill by Religious Programmes Organiser the Rev Michael Blood and Pete Simpkin the Producer of religious programmes.
The creators of 'The Green Machine'
‘The Green Machine’ was another innovative show from the community, a sort of ‘with it’ religious education experiment from the Birmingham Council of Churches which had a great response. Shown here are the creators of the programme the Revs David Tennant and Laurie Green with presenter John Cornbill.
Pete Simpkin
Rigging for the broadcast
‘Sikh Worship’ Not actually at PM but typical of the pioneering ideas coming from it. This was a live relay of Sikh worship from the Graham Street Gudwarah. Here can be seen Pete and engineer Stuart Miller preparing for the broadcast. Radio Birmingham was the first to transmit live non Christian worship in the UK and this has incidentally never been repeated.
Maureen & Pete
‘Maureen and the coffee’ One Christmas eve the BBC canteen had closed early for the holidays and we cheekily regretted the fact on air. This lady Maureen lived in one of the tower blocks nearby in Edgbaston and walked down to the studio with refreshments for we forgotten broadcasters!
Pete Simpkin