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Visit to BBC Birmingham at The Mailbox
Photos courtesy of Rupert Anson
South west end of The Mailbox overlooking the canalThe footbridge leads along Canalside towards Gas Street BasinGas Street Basin, formerly Regency WharfOld iron footbridge over the towpath at Gas Street BasinCanalside public house overlooking Gas Street BasinGas Street Basin from the iron footbridge .. mix of old and new with development ongoingColourful scene where the longboats moor up in Gas Street BasinThe Mailbox as seen from the Canalside towpathThe Cube, final part of The Mailbox redevelopment, as seen from the far end of the mallBBC Birmingham at The MailboxAfter security checks you’re free to wander around the premisesReception area where the tours beginJenny Wilkes (presenter on BBC WM) and Lynsey Burford .. our tour guidesRadio BBC WM studio. Note record deck for occasional vinylJenny Wilkes in her broadcasting seatBBC Birmingham (and previously Pebble Mill at Edgbaston) – home of The ArchersIdyllic scene welcoming visitors to the recording studioIntroduction to how radio dramas are recordedSome of the group were able to record a special edition of The Archers!The sound effects corner. Shoes in a tray of grit can sound like gravel on the radioClarrie Grundy and Jennifer Aldridge recording their pieces!Lynsey demonstrates how rustling audio tape can sound like fallen leavesThere’s more to radio than meets the eyeThe Archers’ kitchen. All types of appliance and accessory are here, as each makes a distinctive soundDoors and windows make their own distinctive (and recognisable) soundsThe oldest sound effect prop for The Archers .. this is the bar at The Bull!Inside the ‘dead room’ (anechoic chamber). It was here that Nigel Pargetter fell to his death in January 2011A Tardis and an old Dalek in retirement on the first floor landingBBC Regional TV studio. The backdrop is digitalInside the nerve centre for regional TV broadcastsThe programme director’s control deskBullring open market with St Martin’s Church and Silver Selfridges store behind
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