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History Of TV In The West Midlands

7. The Rise Of Chris Tarrant

Former Who Wants To Be A Millionaire host Chris Tarrant鈥檚 career started in Birmingham.

• 14 mins

History Of TV In The West Midlands

8. Can鈥檛 Beat A Bit Of Bully

Who knew it'd be a familiar voice to kick start a family favourite TV show?

• 11 mins

History Of TV In The West Midlands

9. Making a good impression

From recording sketches on the Crossroads set to the infamous Margaret Thatcher puppet.

• 15 mins

History Of TV In The West Midlands

10. High profile sackings and wobbly sets

The Crossroads Motel was at the centre of the drama for more than 20 years.

• 12 mins

History Of TV In The West Midlands

11. Turning into a dog

Kids鈥� TV series Woof! was filmed in Birmingham.

• 11 mins

History Of TV In The West Midlands

12. Custard pies and buckets of water

Chris Tarrant shares his memories of working on the popular kids鈥� TV series Tiswas.

• 12 mins

History Of TV In The West Midlands

13. When Tarrant went Over The Top

O.T.T. was the short-lived, late night spin-off of Tiswas.

• 11 mins

History Of TV In The West Midlands

14. Chugging along on the old Ragdoll

Popular kids鈥� TV shows Rosie & Jim and Brum were both produced in the West Midlands.

• 11 mins

History Of TV In The West Midlands

15. The next Teletubbies?

Teletubbies reportedly generated a billion pounds in merchandise sales alone.

• 13 mins

History Of TV In The West Midlands

16. Waking up with Nick Owen

Daytime magazine series Good Morning With Anne & Nick was broadcast live from Birmingham.

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History Of TV In The West Midlands

17. Contenders ready, Gladiators ready

Get you foam fingers out as we look back at 90's hit TV show Gladiators.

• 13 mins

History Of TV In The West Midlands

18. Amazon, Giant, Wolf and beyond

After the original Gladiators success, the show was relaunched in 2024.

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History Of TV In The West Midlands

19. Carry on Doctor

Soap opera Doctors was filmed first at Pebble Mill and later at the 蜜芽传媒 Drama Village.

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History Of TV In The West Midlands

20. The Jasper Carrott sitcom that didn鈥檛 quite land

Jasper Carrott shares his memories of working on the ill-fated sitcom 鈥楢ll About Me鈥�.

• 10 mins

History Of TV In The West Midlands

21. Birmingham, Belfast and bent coppers

Executive producer Simon Heath shares his memories of working on Line Of Duty.

• 10 mins

History Of TV In The West Midlands

22. The doctor won鈥檛 see you now

Doctors star Elisabeth Dermot-Walsh reacts to the axe of the daytime soap.

• 12 mins

History Of TV In The West Midlands

23. When Birmingham doubles for New York

Find out how the second city has stood in for several places around the world.

• 12 mins

History Of TV In The West Midlands

24. The new home of TV in Birmingham

There's a vision for a new era of production and creative industries in the Midlands.

• 12 mins

History Of TV In The West Midlands

25.The next Peaky Blinders

Find out what's in store for the future of TV production in the West Midlands.

• 13 mins

Back To The Beginning (05/07/2025)

蜜芽传媒 Radio WM celebrates the Back To The Beginning Heavy Metal event at Villa Park.

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Metal In The Midlands (05/07/2025)

Highlights from 蜜芽传媒 Radio WM's Heavy Metal night at Birmingham Town Hall.

• 60 mins

Jim Simpson's playlist (05/07/2025)

Black Sabbath's first manager takes you on a musical journey through the decades.

• 60 mins