It’s Not Only Zebedee Who Boings | Programme 10 | November 2020
In this programme we feature Alistair Robertson who looks back at his West Bromwich Albion first team debut in October 1969. Latest
Doorstep History 50 | November 2020
In this programme we visit Hill Top, West Bromwich, where the remains of an aircraft gun emplacement can be seen, eighty years after it was last used to defend Birmingham and the Black Country from enemy aircraft in World War II. Latest
Doorstep History 49
It has been announced that former England footballer, Bobby Charlton, has been diagnosed with Dementia. We look back to October 2016 to his visit to Dudley where he unveiled a plaque to honour his former friend Duncan Edwards, on what would have been Duncan’s 80th birthday. Latest
Doorstep History 48 | October 2020
A Birmingham Civic Society blue plaque was unveiled at a church in Hay Mills adjacent to the Horsfall & Webster factory. It honours the memory of James Horsfall and his company which manufactured the wire for the first successful Trans-Atlantic Telegraph Cable which, in 1866, connected the continents of Europe and America by electronic communication for the first time.…
Icknield Port Loop 2004
To celebrate Birmingham History Week 2020 we are looking back at some of the local history stories that we have featured on TNT News over the years. Today we are at the Icknield Port Loop as it looked in January 2004. Latest
It’s Not Only Zebedee Who Boings – Programme 9 July 2020
As West Bromwich Albion gain promotion to the Premier League chairman of the WBA Supporters’ Club, John Homer and WBA photographer Laurie Rampling look back on the season and pay tribute to West Brom legend Chris Brunt. Latest
It’s Not Only Zebedee Who Boings Programme 8 June 2020
This special programme commemorates the 20th anniversary of West Bromwich Albion’s last win at Wembley. We meet Elliott Morris, the man who scored the winning goal in April 2000 when The Baggies won the Football League Youth Alliance Cup in a penalty shoot out against Scunthorpe United. Elliott was the goalkeeper! Other stories you may…
It’s Not Only Zebedee Who Boings – Programme 7 May 2020
This edition has a few lighter stories to cheer up West Bromwich Albion fans during the Coronavirus lockdown. It features stories from lifelong supporters David Jones & Glynis Wright, and club photographer Laurie Rampling. Two former players Graham Williams and Mickey Fudge also add their stories.
Doorstep History Programme 47 – May 2020
This month the country celebrated the 75th anniversary of V E Day, the day World War II ended in Europe.The Coronavirus pandemic put paid to city wide celebrations and individual members of the Federation of Ex Servicemen’s Association held their own tributes- within the guidelines of ‘social distancing’ The events were overshadowed by the death…
It’s Not Only Zebedee Who Boings Programme 6 March 2020
This edition features staunch West Brom supporters Laurie Rampling and Harry Taylor as they enjoy reminiscing about their boyhood heroes Derek Kevan and Ronnie Allen and there is an exclusive interview with former Baggies man Jan Kozak. Other stories you may like!
It’s Not Only Zebedee Who Boings Programme 5 February 2020
This month we feature an extended interview from 30 years ago with the then West Bromwich Albion manager Brian Talbot. It was recorded by Des Christie and Malcolm Solomon, pupils at the time at Ladywood School in Birmingham. There is also a feature by Terry Wills on the bad winter of 1963 and Laurie Rampling…
It’s Not Only Zebedee Who Boings Programme – 4 January 2020
This month’s programme about West Bromwich Albion’s history features Jimmy Hagan’s 1964 car crash; the dog on the pitch in 1976 and the metro tram named after Cyrille Regis. We also return to Slovakia as Igor Balis celebrates his 50th birthday and we re-enact his goal at Bradford in 2002 which helped WBA to promotion…
It’s Not Only Zebedee Who Boings: The Albion Royalty Christmas Message 2019
A Special Christmas message from Vienna to all West Bromwich Albion fans from someone who may be regarded as Albion Royalty. Merry Christmas everyone! Other stories you may like!
It’s Not Only Zebedee Who Boings Programme 3 December 2019
This Christmas themed edition features memories of festive games including a 400 mile round trip to Newcastle on Boxing Day 1956, and a foggy game versus Chester in 1992. Our special guests are former West Bromwich Albion players Mickey Fudge and Paul Scharner. We also celebrate the 25th anniversary of the opening of the…
It’s Not Only Zebedee Who Boings Programme 2 November 2019
This programme features an exclusive interview with Igor Balis, who achieved legendary status with a penalty in 2002. Also we feature Tony ‘Bomber’ Brown, FA Cup winning captain Graham Williams and more on the snow at Brescia in 1995. Other stories you may like!
100th Armistice Day with a ceremony at the Hall of Memory
Birmingham commemorated the 100th Armistice Day with a ceremony at the Hall of Memory. Children from St Bernadette’s School, Yardley gave the readings. Other stories you may like!
It’s Not Only Zebedee who boings: Stories about West Bromwich Albion – Programme 1 November 2019
Programme 1 November 2019 A new series of programmes about West Bromwich Albion football club featuring your memories of supporting the team over the years. In this programme we have memories of Don Howe, the snow at Brescia and in the week of Remembrance we look at former player Harold Bache who was killed in…
Cardinal Newman of the Oratory made a Saint
In October 2019 Cardinal Newman of the Oratory was made a Saint. Pupils from Oratory School acted out various aspects of Newman’s life at a special mass held in the school grounds.
Ladywood Leisure Centre: Update
Here’s an update on what is happening at Ladywood Leisure Centre, opened on the site of the former Monument Road Baths in August. We find out about how many people are using the centre, talk to some of the local people who found employment there and look at plans for the coming months Other stories…
Portland Bill Lighthouse links with local business Chance Bros
Over the year’s countless numbers of Brummies and Black Country folk have visited Weymouth and the nearby lighthouse but how many of them realise the part that a local firm played in its illustrious history. The vital glass work for the lighting mechanism of the famous lighthouse, Portland Bill, was manufactured over a century ago…