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Pictures: BBC shows produced at Pebble Mill in Birmingham

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  1. Christopher Timothy stars in All Creatures Great and Small1 of 24
  2. Noel Edmonds presenting Telly Addicts in 19912 of 24
  3. Pot Black snooker players at Pebble Mill in December 1984. Pictured are commentator David Icke, Steve Davis, Eddie Charlton, Terry Griffiths, commentator Ted Lowe and Cliff Thorburn3 of 24
  4. Mark Speight and Kirsten O'Brien from children's show SMart4 of 24
  5. May to December starring Lesley Dunlop and Anton Rogers5 of 24
  6. Countryfile presenter John Craven6 of 24
  7. Spike Milligan reading "Uncle the Elephant' on Jackanory. Some of the shows in the series were produced at Pebble Mill7 of 24
  8. Call My Bluff. Pictured (front) are Alan Coren, Marjorie Longgin, Sandi Toksvic and back, Bob Holness8 of 24
  9. Superstar Engelbert Humperdinck performing on BBC show Pebble Mill at One in 19859 of 24
  10. 2point4 Children10 of 24
  11. Nigel Havers and Tony Britton starred as the two Dr Latimers with Dinah Sheridan as Mrs Latimer Senior in the BBC's comedy programme Don't Wait Up11 of 24
  12. Peter Davison and Esperanza Campuzano, stars of Kinsey12 of 24
  13. Characters Paul Dangerfield Tara Jackson and Ken Jackson from prime-time show Dangerfield13 of 24
  14. Graham Crowden in the role of Dr John McCannon A Very Peculiar Practice14 of 24
  15. Rentaghost - pictued are Michael Darbyshire as Hubert Davenport, a Victorian gentleman, Antony Jackson as Fred Mumford newly deceased and Michael Staniforth as Timothy Claypole, a medieval jester.15 of 24
  16. Anna Carteret, starring as Inspector Kate Longton in Juliet Bravo16 of 24
  17. Episodes of children's show Play School were produced at Pebble Mill17 of 24
  18. Fiona Fullerton treating a patient in Angels18 of 24
  19. Top Gear was commissioned in Birmingham way before Richard Hammond, Jeremy Clarkson and James May, pictured, were involved19 of 24
  20. Basil Brush once trod the boards at Pebble Mill20 of 24
  21. Hart Beat, presented by artist Tony Hart21 of 24
  22. Going For A Song, which featured Michael Parkinson22 of 24
  23. Clothes Show presenters Jeff Banks and Selena Scott at The Pavilions shopping in September 198923 of 24
  24. Toyah Wilcox and Chris Phipps, presented of Look! Hear! in the early 1980s24 of 24
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