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Pebble Mill Studios

Pebble Mill Studios

Studio in Birmingham, EnglandWikipedia

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Oct 13, 2026

speaker_22SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
29:59
Quickly, it's an inferno in there.
Charles CarrollHOST
30:01
After that, Pebble Mill, and then the Mailbox, but the BBC is moving again to Digbeth.
Charles CarrollHOST
30:06
However, news has emerged that there won't be a radio studio in the new building.
Charles CarrollHOST
30:11
The Archers will have to find a new home.

Unknown podcast

BBC Ceases Recording The Archers in Birmingham After 75 Years

Oct 12 · 1 Mention

speaker_2NARRATOR
2:03
First aired in 1951, The Archers holds the title of the world's longest-running radio soap opera, chronicling the daily lives of residents in the fictional rural village of Ambridge.
speaker_2NARRATOR
2:15
For three-quarters of a century, the show has been deeply intertwined with the cultural identity of Birmingham, originating from the BBC's historic Pebble Mill Studios before transitioning to its current base at the Mailbox complex in the city center.
speaker_2NARRATOR
2:30
The sudden announcement has triggered an immediate and fierce political backlash across the region.
speaker_2NARRATOR
2:36
West Midlands Mayor Richard Parker publicly condemned the decision, describing it as a betrayal of regional investment pledges made by the broadcaster.
JamesHOST
23:55
Yeah.
JamesHOST
23:56
So what we say about Sawyer is that after appearing as an extra in a drama at BBC Pebble Mill Studios in Birmingham, which is where she's from, she's Brummie, top Brummie, always big up Birmingham, an opening came to take a role in Glitter, a play in the BBC's Second City First series alongside, yes, Noel Edmonds, who of course was playing a radio DJ.
JamesHOST
24:16
and Phil Daniels of Quadripedia and Parklife fame.
JamesHOST
24:21
Now, in London, Wilcox lived in Mayhem, inverted commas, a converted British Rail warehouse serving as a studio.

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