What's BBC One Midlands? Where I live, we get "this is BBC One in the East Midlands" so presumably, the other half of our region would be - "this is BBC One in the West Midlands"? Or am I missing something?
Back before 1993 BBC One East Midlands did not exist (save for an opt produced at Pebble Mill in Birmingham) then it split, but as West Midlands is a bit of a mouthful, they kept Midlands as it is traditional. Don't be upset by it, it's not saying the East Midlands is less than the West, it's just the legal name of the BBC in the West Midlands (BBC Midlands).
Was the midlands intro a pre-record?
birdy100 1 year ago
What's BBC One Midlands? Where I live, we get "this is BBC One in the East Midlands" so presumably, the other half of our region would be - "this is BBC One in the West Midlands"? Or am I missing something?
Georgiahulse 2 years ago
East Midlands get "This is BBC One in the East Midlands"
The rest get "This is BBC One in the Midlands"
FrancisIdents 2 years ago
Allow me to explain this in detail:
Back before 1993 BBC One East Midlands did not exist (save for an opt produced at Pebble Mill in Birmingham) then it split, but as West Midlands is a bit of a mouthful, they kept Midlands as it is traditional. Don't be upset by it, it's not saying the East Midlands is less than the West, it's just the legal name of the BBC in the West Midlands (BBC Midlands).
CHANNELMICHAEL 2 years ago