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REVIEW: ‘The Dead Room’ – Mark Gatiss writes and directs a queer ghost story for Christmas
Rangzeb Hussain
December 26, 2018
A daring new ghost story hit this year’s Christmas Eve television schedule with a tale about ‘the love that dare not speak its name’. Simon Callow delivers a beautifully nuanced…
Birmingham artist Xhosa Cole wins BBC Young Jazz Musician
Staff Reporter
November 26, 2018
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,…
TV celebs to pop into West Midlands schools to promote Sports Personality of the Year
Staff Reporter
November 14, 2018
Celebrity personalities from the world of television will be dropping into several Birmingham schools this month to promote BBC Sports Personality of the Year. Super Movers, a BBC and Premier…
New BBC history show to explore the ‘First Black Brummies’
Staff Reporter
October 25, 2018
A new television programme exploring the history of Birmingham's first Black residents will be screened in the city next month, ahead of being broadcast nationally in December. Titled 'The First Black…
Whoopi Goldberg gifts her shirt to K-Pop sensations BTS on The Graham Norton Show
Staff Reporter
October 13, 2018
K-Pop sensations BTS have been gifted with Whoopi Goldberg's shirt, right off her back, as the band appeared alongside the US film and TV star, on The Graham Norton Show…
How the West Midlands has been marking BBC Music Day
Staff Reporter
September 28, 2018
It's BBC Music Day, with a host of musical activities held across the country, from Kylie Minogue taking over train announcements to indie rock legends Pulp appearing on a special edition of…
IN PICTURES: BBC Three Day celebrations in Birmingham
Staff Reporter
September 28, 2018
Award winning channel BBC Three took over Birmingham yesterday, bringing a whole host of innovative programmes, channel faces and creators to The Bond Company in Digbeth. In a day full of digital…
Machine guns, machetes and swords are being discovered in Midlands canals
Staff Reporter
September 17, 2018
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…
TV stars Mim Shaikh and Ellie Flynn to celebrate first-ever BBC Three Day in Birmingham
Staff Reporter
September 13, 2018
Award winning channel BBC Three is taking over Birmingham for the day on September 27, bringing with it a whole host of innovative programmes, BBC Three faces and creators. In…
Stormzy, T’Challa, Stevie Wonder – Lenny Henry as you’ve never seen him before!
Staff Reporter
August 20, 2018
Our very own Sir Lenny Henry returns for a BBC special this week to mark his 60th birthday, in a unique show hosted by fellow 'Knight of the Realm' Sir Trevor…