Tag Archives: BBC

Django unchanged

Posted on March 9, 2014 by BrownhillsBob

It’s been over a year now since I noted the sad news of the passing of Paul Degville, jazz musician extraordinaire and leading light in the formerly little recorded jazz scene that existed around the Crown Pub in Brownhills in the 1970s.

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Cannock Chase Messines Model on Countryfile

Posted on November 10, 2013 by BrownhillsBob

The first world war model of Messines, it’s history and recent archeological dig have been the talk of Staffordshire for a while, and tonight formed the basis for a great article on the BBC program Countryfile.
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The spirit of radio

Posted on July 7, 2013 by BrownhillsBob

Here’s an interesting piece from reader and friend of the blog Stuart Cowley – I spent my teenage years glued to Beacon and miss it’s old, original incarnation terribly before the days of playlists and targeted marketing, the station was radical, quirky and had real Black Country personality.3632283925_2960c2959c_z Continue reading →

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In memorial: Paul Degville

Posted on January 13, 2013 by BrownhillsBob

Following on from the sad news of the passing of Paul Degville, Ian Bourne has been back in touch to ask if I’d let readers know about a memorial service taking place on the 23rd January in Ledbury, and to thank readers for their kind wishes and memories.
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I hoard it on the radio

Posted on January 27, 2012 by BrownhillsBob

Today, top local bloke Brian Stringer (that’s the Clayhanger Kid, you know) had a slot on the Phil Upton show on BBC Radio WM. Going out at the ungodly hour of 7:20am, I doubt many hereabouts were sufficiently caffeine-infused to … Continue reading →

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Get your fizzogs on the goggle-box…

Posted on December 24, 2011 by BrownhillsBob

In case you haven’t noticed, the Christmas morning service this year on the BBC is being filmed live from Lichfield Cathedral. The witty and irreverent Beacon Street Blog is suitably bemused by the media circus currently assembling its assault battery. … Continue reading →

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Chasewater: Plugging away

Posted on October 7, 2011 by BrownhillsBob

Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past couple of days, you’ve probably noticed a host of stories about the ‘plug being put back in at Chasewater’ and a lot of self-congratulatory claptrap from the dam team, largely … Continue reading →

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