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
A group of dedicated Albion fans have been tidying up the Hawthorns Memorial Garden and took time out to remember former goalkeeper Alan Miller. 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…
During the February 2021 half term holiday staff and helpers at St George’s Primary School joined forces with Midland Langar Seva Society to hold a food bank which served over 200 hot meals a day to residents of Ladywood and Edgbaston. In addition around 1,100 bags of food were distributed to the homes of people…
In this programme we feature Alistair Robertson who looks back at his West Bromwich Albion first team debut in October 1969. Latest
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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!
This programme is presented from the National Memorial Arboretum near Alrewas on the day we commemorated the 75th anniversary of the D Day landings. Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge led the tributes. Local veterans speak to us about their experiences of being on the Normandy beaches during June and July 1944.
This edition of Doorstep History comes from the Hall of Memory as it reopens after being closed during the work to redesign Centenary Square. We feature the reopening ceremony and look at the history of the building. Cllr Ian Ward, leader of the city council and Paul Ellis, curator of the Hall of Memory give…
This edition of Doorstep History features the West Midlands Police lock-up on Steelhouse Lane. There are exciting and ambitious plans to turn the building in to a new museum for West Midlands Police. We met up with coordinator of the project, Corinne Brazier, and she talks about the plans and progress so far on…
This edition of Doorstep History comes to you from The Roundhouse, the former stables on Sheepcote Street. We look at the history of the building and learn about the exciting plans for the future. A recent visitor to the stables was Joey, best known as the star of the Hippodrome’s stage production of Warhorse, a…
This edition commemorates the history and changing face of Birmingham’s Wholesale Market as it prepares to close and move to a new site in Witton and we visit the Wythall Transport Museum to see a 1913 double decker bus. Other stories you may like!
The Birmingham Civic Society, which is celebrating its centenary this year has unveiled a blue plaque honouring Gilbert Barling, its first chairman, who was a distinguished surgeon in the city. The event was held at St Augustine’s church in Edgbaston in February 2018. Advertise On TNT News Latest
60 years ago this month Dudley born footballer Duncan Edwards died in the Munich plane crash. Here we look back to last year when Bobby Charlton unveiled a blue plaque to honour Duncan on what would have been his 80th birthday. This report by Norman Bartlam was first shown on Big Centre TV. Advertise On…