The city was once synonymous with groundbreaking television.
Its innovative BBC drama department produced Play for Today, tackling social issues with bold storytelling.
Birmingham-based entertainment shows included darts-based gameshow Bullseye, Spitting Image, Telly Addicts and anarchic children’s show Tiswas.
Millions tuned in nightly to watch the ATV soap Crossroads, as well as the BBC’s weekday Pebble Mill At One.
Midlands Today presenter Nick Owen said working at the BBC studios in its heyday was “just brilliant”.
“So many dramas came out of there… Pebble Mill was an absolute hub of activity in broadcasting, both in gameshows, dramas and documentaries” he said.
He had worked at ATV, later renamed Central, before moving to the BBC co-hosting national show Good Morning with Anne and Nick.
Interior scenes for nautical soap Howard’s Way and All Creatures Great and Small, though set in coastal and rural locations respectively, were also filmed at Pebble Mill.