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Old 21-01-2008, 10:27 AM
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It appears that the BBC are serious about killing off their new Drama Village in Birmingham. What with the moving of Dalziel & Pascoe and Doctors, and also Afternoon Play and nothing planned for production there. The whole lot is moving to Manchester. I do recall that when it opened it was going to be the BBC's Pinewood! Radio 2 has already moved its overnight programmes out of Brum.

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It appears that the BBC are serious about killing off their new Drama Village in Birmingham. What with the moving of Dalziel & Pascoe and Doctors, and also Afternoon Play and nothing planned for production there. The whole lot is moving to Manchester. I do recall that when it opened it was going to be the BBC's Pinewood! Radio 2 has already moved its overnight programmes out of Brum.
Wasn't that meant to be part of the big plan of moving much of Broadcasting House & TV Centre from London to the back of beyond - sorry, to the Midlands?

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And this move to the suburbs of London (like Birmingham) is meant to save money because they don't get so much of a grant.

But like most schemes to save money, it'll cost a fortune

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And this move to the suburbs of London (like Birmingham) is meant to save money because they don't get so much of a grant.

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That's EXACTLY what I meant, Steve!

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Dame Starry, in Birmingham we produced some good stuff, and found a lot of work for local actors, myself included. This move up to Manchester is part of a move by the BBC out of London. Now, I am not against that, as already a major part of BBC output is being moved into the Manchester area. What I am against, is the amount of money they have spent on Birmingham Drama Village, and indeed The Mailbox Studios, which was all set to be a very large central production unit. It appears that money doesn't mean anything, and that minds are changed on a whim. Experienced production staff will either have to move up to Manchester or lose their livelyhood. As you so rightly say "Its only our money".
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