Screengrab: Journey to an unheralded death

Richard Lutz orbits the TV listings to find the hidden movie gem.

Walking down Sparkle Lane

Dave Woodhall talks to a Birmingham musical export with a tale or two to tell.

This Morning set coming to Westfield Merry Hill

Fans of the show will get the chance to have their photo taken on the set; they’ll also get a free souvenir hard copy of the photo to take home.

Total shutdown of Greek ‘BBC’ is unacceptable for an EU democracy – Bennion

The sudden shutdown of all channels of Greece’s national broadcasting company by the Greek government is ‘unacceptable for an EU democracy’, says West Mids and Warks Lib Dem MEP Phil Bennion.

Ofcom’s local TV multiplex operator to be based at Innovation Birmingham Campus

20 new jobs are being created for local people as a result.

Solihull sax stars join BGT’s Julian Smith

Talented saxophone players from Solihull School who triumphed at a top music contest are to join ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ star Julian Smith for a live performance.

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.

Nick Hewer: Labour doing well in polls ‘entirely by default’

Businessman and TV presenter Nick Hewer has said he continues to remain deeply unimpressed by the current Labour Party and its leader Ed Miliband.

Thunderbirds are go…

And that’s not all. Lovers of cult sci-fi will be heading to Cosford next month.

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.

Of The Olympics and The Seering Spectre of Syria

Richard Lutz is enjoying The Games but…

Screengrab: Is This The Best Week Ever for Movies on TV?

Never start a story with a question as a headline. That’s the ironclad law when I was a cub reporter around the time of the Mongol Horde invasions across Europe.

Local TV aiming for economies of scale

Last week City TV invited local television bidders and consortia from across the UK to work together to develop economies of scale by collaborating on major elements of their respective local television applications.

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: Thank God for Tuesdays

Richard Lutz puts down his remote to tell us what’s good on the box when it comes to movies

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.