What happened to Pebble Mill studios?
Pebble Mill Studios closed in 2004 and was demolished in September 2005; BBC Birmingham is now located in The Mailbox shopping complex in Birmingham city centre.
Does the BBC still have a record library?
The original contents of the collections are permanently retained but are in the process of being digitised. Some collections are being uploaded to the BBC Archives section of the BBC Online website for visitors to view. The archive is one of the largest broadcast archives in the world, with over 15 million items.
Where is the BBC archive?
The BBC Archive Centre in Perivale, West London, houses most of the BBC Archive collections across 8 vaults and 60 miles of shelving containing 15 million assets. Other stores are held across London, in Caversham near Reading and at other sites around the UK.
What year did pebble mill at one start?
The show originally ran from 1973 to 1986 and was resurrected in 1991 (as “Pebble Mill”) and ran until 1996.
What was filmed at Pebble Mill?
Pebble Mill in Edgbaston, Birmingham was the BBC’s base in the Midlands from 1971 to 2004, and developed a name as a strong producer of factual programmes, including Top Gear, The Clothes Show, Countryfile and Gardeners’ World.
How do I contact BBC archives?
BBC Written Archives Centre
- Telephone: 020 8008 5661.
- Email: [email protected].
Why did BBC wipe tapes?
There is lost material in all genres — as late as the early 1990s, a large number of videotaped children’s programmes from the 1970s and 1980s were irretrievably wiped by the BBC archives on the assumption that they were of “low priority”, without consulting the BBC children’s department itself.
How do I find old radio recordings?
The NPR website provides archives of many of their broadcasts. PRI provides some archives of their broadcasts online. EUscreen offers free online access to videos, stills, texts and audio from European broadcasters and audiovisual archives.
How do I contact BBC Archive?
Who used Pebble Mill at One?
Presenters during the show’s long run included Jan Leeming, Donny MacLeod, Fern Britton, Marian Foster, Debi Jones, Bob Langley, Tom Coyne, David Seymour, Magnus Magnusson, Alan Titchmarsh, Chris Baines, Josephine Buchan, Judi Spiers, and Paul Coia. Editors included Terry Dobson, Jim Dumighan, and Peter Hercombe.