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Suzanne Virdee's sudden departure from BBC Midlands (September 2004)

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WE
Westy2
Just looked on the WM studio webcam.

How come Bob Brolly does his Sunday Show on WM & C&W from the Mailbox, seeing he does the Coventry weekday show obviously from Coventry.

Does Priory Place have the ability to split WM & C&W jingles like the Danny Kelly Late Show during the week from the Mailbox or not?

Last time I heard some Coventry produced output over this way on 95.6, they were still at the old place (the old Laura & Geoff Saturday Early Show!) & playing generic jingles!
DV
dvboy
Westy2 posted:
Anyone see this week's?

Imagine being 'surprised' by Pete Waterman at New Street !

Surprised Les Ross wasn't interviewed, seeing they had Janice Long on?


I was torn between East and West Midlands this week and went for the East Midlands one, but am glad to see them all on the iPlayer.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/search/?q=inside+out&go=Find+Programmes
TE
tellywatcher
New Midlands Today promo just aired, with most of the presenters/correspondents in it. Using the slogan: 'Your News, is our News' at the end.
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Westy2
tvwatcher posted:
New Midlands Today promo just aired, with most of the presenters/correspondents in it. Using the slogan: 'Your News, is our News' at the end.


BBC WM are running a similar promo too.

Talking of said radio station, Mollie Green, sitting in for Les this week, for some reason(missed the first half hour!), was getting the listeners to hum the theme tunes to 'Star Wars', 'Indiana Jones' & 'Superman'!

People were having trouble surprisingly, even one caller hummed the 'Thunderbirds' theme!

Rolling Eyes

Les Ross is in tonight's Express & Star, showing off his train!
TV
tvmercia Founding member
i hear bbc wm are staying on air due to the earthquake - which happened minutes before they were due to close!

oh the memories of the last midlands earthquake!
WE
Westy2
Did Danny Kelly say 'Calm Down Calm Down' Laughing
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Westy2
Spare a thought for poor old Flupton.

He came to work Monday morning for the WM Breakfast Show but had to bail out around 845am due to feeling rather ill on air!

When I heard him talking to Mollie around 620am, he was on the Rennies.

I found out later when listening to the old codger Butler, that Daz Hale, who normally did 'The Final Word' on Monday evenings, had to go home, to cover for Flup on breakfast, leaving Rob Gurney (WM's sole Coventry fan!) to cover the Final Word.

Listening to Mollie the following morning, I learnt Flupton had bailed out during the weather(Quite apt as he was under it!), leaving firstly Jane France to 'use the training' she'd received from Mollie(so she says!) by 'pressing' GO on the computer, until Doolan got down to the studio(well he is knocking on a bit now!) to take over presenter duties. (Doolan was heard to quip allegedly 'I'm the healthiest on the station at the moment!', which suggests there's a bug at the Mailbox?)
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tellywatcher
Some interesting pictures of the building of BBC Birmingham at The Mailbox and the demolition of Pebble Mill just added to the MT facebook page.
http://www.facebook.com/photos.php?id=21263239760
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Westy2
Update on Flupton.

They hope he's back Monday.

In the meantime, Daz Hale also did Thursday Brekky & Franksy did Friday Brekky, with Lee Stone & Mark Regan handling Friday Drivetime & the Footy Phone In respectively.
MW
Mike W
Just watched Inside Out on BBC iPlayer, and these clampers are d**kheads, and the whole pizza thing made me laugh ,bet they did eat it.
TE
tellywatcher
Central East back in their normal studio again this morning, nice to see it in the original aqua/blue colour, no teal to be seen! Razz

EDIT: Pics from Lunchtime Bulletin
http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t176/zukeylukey/CNE_Lunch2.jpg
http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t176/zukeylukey/CNE_Lunch.png
MW
Mike W
tvwatcher posted:
Central East back in their normal studio again this morning, nice to see it in the original aqua/blue colour, no teal to be seen! Razz

EDIT: Pics from Lunchtime Bulletin
http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t176/zukeylukey/CNE_Lunch2.jpg
http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t176/zukeylukey/CNE_Lunch.png
Central West will get kicked out soon so their set can be fixed with Aqua / Blue

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