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unusual facts about BBC West Midlands


BBC Midlands

BBC West Midlands, the BBC English Region covering the West Midlands metropolitan county, Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire and parts of Northern Gloucestershire


Cheddleton

Paralympic horse riding champion Lee Pearson CBE resides in the village, having won 10 Paralympic Gold medals, and in 2004 was awarded BBC Midlands Sports Personality of the Year.

Percy Edgar

1927 saw 5IT closed as the opening of the high-powered Borough Hill transmitter enabled the creation of the Midland Region transmitting the BBC Regional Programme.


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Mary Rhodes

In 2011, Rhodes took over as presenter of BBC West Midlands show Inside Out after the programme went through several guest presenters following the sacking of previous presenter Ashley Blake.