The NEW Central West and BBC Midlands thread

nah the purple chairs were back.

itll be interesting to see if the presenting rota is altered this week due to the dummy runs they will be recording at the mailbox.

[QUOTE][quote="Functional Aesthetic"]Visited Brum today (Sat 2nd Oct).

Walked by Gas Street studios to see if they still have Carlton signage, or have changed to ITV Central signage.

Answer: they have [i]no[/i] signage on them whatsoever right now! [/quote][/QUOTE]
I too walked up Gas Street a couple of weeks ago and noticed that there were no signs up at all at Central Court.

After emailing Central they told me that the new signs will be up "within a couple of weeks"...perhaps in time for the ITV rebrand?????

pebble mill studio b looks a sad sight, there is just a line of chairs that have been used in bbc mids productions in the last few years. the set has gone and it hasn't turned up at the new studio yet. perhaps they're modifying it elsewhere.

Maybe Central have stolen it and are secretly installing it in the reception for tonight's show.

Just looking at the mailbox cam and looks quite unusual, like someone put it in a studio or something!!
http://rp-networkservices.com/tvforum/uploads/birm_mailbox.jpg

Where's the studio on this image?

Looks like the camera is next to some electrical gear with loads of lights ...

EDIT - they've moved the obstruction a bit. Looks like it's in some office.

http://tvforum.ath.cx:8080/tvftemp/birm_mailbox.jpg

Sorry to disappoint, but the webcam is still in the same place looking out of the office window onto the canal. It always like that at night, because the way the lights are, you just get a reflection of the office in the window. Clever eh.

Good old Nick Owen eh? I've just been invited to tour the Mailbox with him next month AND he might be putting aside a signed copy of his autobiography (out soon) for me as well!

The Biggie Birthday Presents arrive!

Not quite - Pilgrim Hospital Radio 'steals' BBC East Midlands' airtime between 7-10PM to go on air!

Can I assume you've not heard about his cancer scare then, Kath ?

I've heard a rumour it might get a mention in said autobiography.

The first I heard about it was Wednesday morning, when he was interviewed by Adrian Goldberg, & it got a mention in our local paper, the Express & Star, last night too !

ISTR it was around last Xmas it happened, & IMSMC(If memory serves me correctly, for future reference!), he had a longer break off screen than normal !

Eh? Ain't you on about this Nick Owen? Or is it just one of those 'coincidental' name things?

g.dyke