I do like this BBC WM trail:
BBC WM breakfast presenter Phil Upton kept hold of the big HP Sauce sign when the building was demolished (following Heinz’s lies and betrayal). Since then it’s been in the museum’s warehouse — but now Phil is asking where it should go. The options: on display at the old site in Aston, in an exhibition at the refurbed Aston Hall OR somewhere else.. I can’t see the Aston Hall connection (exciting that it’ll be properly re-opened this summer tho’), so it’s the site for me — unless anyone can thing of anywhere better? You can tell Phil what you think by email, or even give him a tweet. Photo by Brett Wilde
Les Ross interviews Hardeep Singh Kohli, it doesn’t go well. (via Tom Watson)
Airbiscuit, our Panto Horse Grand National champion will be on the BBC WM breakfast show tomorrow morning (16th) at about ten to eight. He’ll be giving some of the WM entries a few tips (or misinformation probably) about how to race.
If you’re a bus spotter, a diesel fume enthusiast, or maybe you have a predilection for Ed Doolan or Ashley Blake (and I know there are a few of you out there) then on Saturday 17 November has Digbeth Coach Station got a party for you… National Express is marking the end of an era at Digbeth Coach Station this Saturday after nearly 50 years of coach services from the station. The party takes place at the coach station from 11am until 5pm, and will include appearances from special guests Ed Doolan (BBC WM) and Ashley Blake (BBC Midlands Today) plus live music, free entertainment including two giant bouncy castles, caricaturists, face painters, magicians and stilt walkers, as well as arts and craft stalls from local people including jewellery makers, handmade Christmas gifts and traditional homemade food. Traditional microwaved Ginsters, obviously. It actually sounds quite good.
On 16th August BBC WM launches a new show dedicated entirely to new music in the Birmingham and the Black Country – and they’re looking for bands.
