Media Birmingham

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the electric, oldest working cinema in uk


birmingham has several major local newspapers – daily birmingham mail , weekly birmingham post , sunday mercury, owned trinity mirror. forward (formerly birmingham voice) freesheet produced birmingham city council, distributed homes in city. birmingham hub various national ethnic media, , base 2 regional metro editions (east , west midlands).


birmingham has long cinematic history; electric on station street oldest working cinema in uk, , oscar deutsch opened first odeon cinema in brierley hill during 1920s. largest cinema screen in west midlands located @ millennium point in eastside. birmingham has been location films including felicia s journey of 1999, used locations in birmingham used in take me high of 1973 contrast changes in city.



the mailbox, headquarters of bbc birmingham


the bbc has 2 facilities in city. mailbox, in city centre, national headquarters of bbc english regions , headquarters of bbc west midlands , bbc birmingham network production centre. these located @ pebble mill studios in edgbaston. bbc drama village, based in selly oak, production facility specialising in television drama.


central/atv studios in birmingham location recording of many programmes itv including tiswas , crossroads, until complex closed in 1997, , central moved current gas street studios. these main hub citv, until moved manchester in 2004. central s output birmingham consists of west , east editions of regional news programme central tonight.


the city served numerous national , regional radio stations, local radio stations. these include free radio birmingham & free radio 80s, capital birmingham, heart west midlands, absolute radio, , smooth radio. city has community radio scene, stations including big city radio, new style radio, switch radio, raaj fm, , unity fm.


the archers, world s longest running radio soap, recorded in birmingham bbc radio 4.









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