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Pebble Mill | |
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General information | |
Type | Television studio complex |
Address | Pebble Mill Road |
Town or city | Birmingham |
Country | England, UK |
Coordinates | 52°27′02″N 1°54′48″W / 52.4505°N 1.9133°W |
Completed | 1971 |
Opened | 10 June 1971 |
Demolished | September 2005 |
Owner | BBC |
Pebble Mill Studios was the BBC's television studio complex located in Edgbaston, Birmingham, England, United Kingdom, which served as the headquarters for BBC Birmingham from 1971 until 2004. The nine-acre site was opened by Princess Anne on 10 June 1971, and in addition to the studios contained two canteens, a post office, gardens, a seven-storey office block, and an outside broadcasting (OB) base.
As well as being the home of Midlands Today and BBC Radio WM, programmes produced at Pebble Mill included Pebble Mill at One, The Archers, Top Gear, Doctors, Telly Addicts, Howards' Way, Juliet Bravo and Gardeners' World.
Pebble Mill Studios closed in 2004 and was demolished in September 2005; BBC Birmingham is now located in The Mailbox shopping complex in Birmingham city centre.