Doorstep History programme 58 The building which is home to the world famous Mad O’Rourke’s Pie factory pub in Tipton has celebrated its centenary. The Tipton Local History Group and Tipton Civic Society combined their efforts to produce a commemorative plaque which was unveiled on 13 December 2023.
Recalling the 1953 Coronation celebrations in Smethwick with never before seen footage filmed by Shirley’s dad! 90 seconds of vintage nostalgia!
As preparations get underway for the Coronation of King Charleslll members of the WBA Albion Foundation discuss their memories of the 1953 Coronation
As the World Cup gets underway here’s a chance to look back forty years to World Cup ’82, as seen through the eyes and pen of Ian Johnson of the Sports Argus, who there at the time.
As the World Cup 2022 gets underway in Qatar, the former Head of Sport at the Sports Argus, Leon Hickman, gives us an insight into the character of England manager Gareth Southgate.
Doorstep History Programme 62 | November 2022 In March 1918, Sec Lt Kenneth Wastell of the Royal Flying Corps, from Ladywood, Birmingham lost his life in a tragic flying accident when his plane hit a church spire at St Ives in East Anglia. He was only 19 years old and he gave his life for…
Doorstep History Programme 61 | September 2022 The Proclamation of King Charles III from Centenary Square, Birmingham.
Doorstep History Programme 60 | July 2022 80 years ago in July 1942 a number of men were killed in Ladywood in the last major bombing raid of World War II. The enemy bombers hit the Docker’s Bros paint factory. This documentary was made by TNT News in July 2012 and also features a report…
Doorstep History Programme 59 | July 2022 A look back to the Commonwealth Games Baton relay in Birmingham June 2014 as it made its way to Glasgow for the 2014 Games. Baton bearer, Adam Ruckwood, won a gold medal in the 200m backstroke at the 1994 Commonwealth Games. He was a member of the City…
A unique tapestry has been made by members of five embroidery and textile groups from across the West Midlands
Doorstep History | Programme 57 – June 2022 ‘Historic Birmingham landmarks and sporting venues feature in a magnificent floral tribute created to commemorate the Commonwealth Games. The display, which won a gold medal at the Chelsea Flower Show 2022, is located in Cathedral Square on Colmore Row.
Birmingham’s famous statue of three industrialists Matthew Boulton, James Watt and William Murdoch has been returned to Centenary Square.
The Sports Argus was a much-respected Saturday night sports paper in the West Midlands.
Doorstep History | Programme 54 – December 2021 ‘Beer at Home means Davenports’ was once a popular saying, however, the name disappeared in the late 1980s but has recently been revived and the company is relaunching its delivery service- with bottled beer once again being delivered straight from brewery to your home. Davenports always was…
https://youtu.be/K1PDtMA34DI Doorstep History Programme 53 A memorial stone depicting the former chapel was revealed as part of the new Garden of Memory at Warstone Lane Cemetery, on 31 August 2021. The scheme – funded in partnership between the National Lottery Heritage Fund, Birmingham City Council and Jewellery Quarter Development Trust – also saw restoration works carried out at…
In the late Victorian era George Dixon was a pioneering educationalist in Birmingham. A school in the city still bears his name. In July 2021, a Birmingham Civic Society blue plaque was unveiled on the site of one his former schools, which is now the Ikon Gallery on Brindleyplace. Latest
This programme remembers the day the Queen opened the International Convention on 12 June 1991. 30 years on we are looking to interview former pupils of Ladywood School who took part in filming of the redevelopment of the area, some of whom are featured in this programme, which shows what the area was like in…
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
This programme looks at the history of Monument Road Baths in Ladywood and the development of the replacement, Ladywood Leisure Centre. The original baths dates back to 1883 and was rebuilt at the outbreak of WWII. The much loved baths was closed in 1992, demolished in 1994 and now the third baths, on the…
This programme comes to you from Centenary Square in the centre of Birmingham on the day it was officially reopened following a near £15 million redevelopment. Other stories you may like!