BOA hosts workshop for future film stars
Youngsters from across the region were invited to attend an exciting ‘Acting for Screen’ workshop hosted by TV’s Donnaleigh Bailey.
Celebrity chef recipe study highlights healthy eating concerns
Meal recipes promoted by celebrity chefs in Britain could be a hidden contributing factor to the country’s obesity epidemic and associated public health concerns, according to new research.
‘Boycie’ to visit The Public
John Challis, best known for playing ‘Boycie’ in hit BBC show, Only Fools and Horses, was at The Public in West Bromwich promoting his forthcoming show, ‘Only Fools and…Boycie’.
Sooty’s birthday celebrations at Cadbury World
Sooty, Sweep and Soo are heading to Cadbury World this month to treat visitors to a spectacular birthday celebration.
Robin Ince: The Importance of Being Interested
Award winning comedian and science enthusiast Robin Ince will be performing at The Public in West Bromwich
A Night in the Ukraine with Maggie
With that Margaret Thatcher movie now on our screens, Richard Lutz remembers an interview when Maggie’s spin doctor lost his spin
Aku & Kamu set to appear in animated television series
Birmingham based children’s publisher Aku & Kamu is celebrating the transition of their flagship characters onto the small screen
Local hero – Ian Lavender talks to The Press
Ian Lavender, one of Birmingham’s greatest cultural exports, talks to the Press.
Birmingham fabrication company recognised by Honda for unique innovation
Birmingham firm Queen & Crawford has been recognised by Japanese giant Honda as leading innovators in the field of design and fabrication.
The Super Bowl, Politics and Afghanistan
The annual Super Bowl is gone. But it summons up images that America wants to ignore, says Richard Lutz
The Short and the Long of it: Valentine’s day at mac birmingham
Average Height Englishman, Gareth Berliner (stand-up comedian) and Little Person Australian, Kiruna Stamell (actress) present a fresh new comedy double-act; full of diversity and difference.
Coventry students design ‘world’s smallest car’ for Top Gear
Talented students on Coventry University’s globally-renowned automotive and transport design course worked with the BBC’s Top Gear show to design the smallest car in the world, as driven by Jeremy Clarkson
Budding animators sought for new project
Promising filmmakers hoping to follow in the footsteps of animator Nick Park are being given the opportunity to learn new skills through an innovative project in Wolverhampton and Shropshire.
BBC tech guru and Lords peer amongst university’s honorary graduates
Star BBC technology presenter Spencer Kelly and Lords peer Baroness Hussein-Ece OBE are amongst a host of exemplary individuals set to be honoured by Coventry University in its graduation ceremonies next week.
City TV win local TV bid
CityTV has been awarded the licence to broadcast, on Freeview channel 8, as the local television station for Birmingham and the Midlands.
Hollywood legend meets Brummie teen
A 16-year-old schoolgirl from Birmingham has turned star reporter for a day for education charity FILMCLUB, when she interviewed Hollywood star Dustin Hoffman about his directorial debut film Quartet
Thunderbirds are go…
And that’s not all. Lovers of cult sci-fi will be heading to Cosford next month.
Students get a taste of The Apprentice
New sixth formers at Aldridge School got a taste of The Apprentice when they met one of Lord Sugar’s TV candidates, Paula Jones.
Screengrab: Set The Friday Controls For the Heart of the TV
Richard Lutz tells us what to watch this week in tv movieland.
John Logie Baird – Why?
Dave Woodhall’s been watching morning TV, and found a familiar face still polluting the airwaves.
Driving a Ford Madox Ford renaissance
Laurence Inman extols the joy of quality writing and film making.
What do YOU want from local television?
Here’s your chance to have your say on what you’d like to see on local television in Birmingham.
Screengrab: The Hitch Abides
Wimbledon, Euro Cup (sans England), the grinding inevitability of the London Olympic bunfight…what you need is a good movie on the box to get you away from well endowed men and women doing sports
Andy Kershaw: 97 and Counting
Dave Woodhall spoke to a champion of world music and many things besides, Andy Kershaw, ahead of his upcoming UK tour.