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Getting to know some of the best known people from across Birmingham and the Black Country.

BBC WM 95.6


    • Mar 8, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 39m AVG DURATION
    • 78 EPISODES


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    Reeta Chakrabarti

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2020 36:44


    Television newsreader Reeta Chakrabarti discusses growing up in Birmingham, her career in journalism at the BBC and her life away from the TV cameras with Adrian Goldberg.

    Jenny Wilkes

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2020 43:08


    As BBC WM begins to celebrate its 50th birthday, Adrian's joined by presenter Jenny Wilkes. She talks about life in the Black Country and how she came to work for the BBC.

    Robin French

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2020 34:00


    Cuckoo creator Robin French from Birmingham is Adrian Goldberg's guest this weekend.

    Vanley Burke

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2020 35:58


    The Birmingham based photographer, Vanley Burke is Adrian Goldberg's latest guest.

    Khalid Mahmood

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2020 41:34


    The Birmingham Perry Barr MP is Adrian's guest to talk about life in and out of politics.

    Carl Ikeme

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2020 38:45


    The former Wolves goalkeeper discusses his career and beating cancer with Adrian Goldberg.

    Jim Rosenthal

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2020 41:57


    As BBC WM begins to celebrate its 50th birthday, Adrian's joined by the station's former journalist Jim Rosenthal. Hear about his time in Birmingham and his career covering sport.

    Marc Silk

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2020 42:39


    Adrian Goldberg meets Solihull based voiceover artist marc Silk, who has appeared in Star Wars, Go Jetters on CBeebies and the American version of Bob the Builder.

    Jasper Carrott

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2020 44:28


    Comedian Jasper Carrott discusses his career and life in Birmingham with Adrian Goldberg.

    Noddy Holder

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2019 43:47


    Slade's lead singer chats to Adrian about growing up in Walsall and his time in the band.

    Lee Child

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2019 40:35


    Lee Child joins Adrian to discuss growing up in Birmingham and how he became an author.

    Roy Wood

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2019 41:34


    The Birmingham rock legend talks to Adrian about his time in The Move, ELO and Wizzard.

    Barry Fry

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2019 36:45


    Former Birmingham City manager, Barry Fry discusses his career and life with Adrian.

    Catherine O'Flynn

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2019 42:36


    Award winning author, Catherine O'Flynn discusses life in Birmingham and her new book.

    Maya Sondhi

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2019 38:04


    Line of Duty and Citizen Khan actor, Maya Sondhi chats to Adrian Goldberg about her career and growing up in Birmingham.

    Geoff Thomas

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2019 42:32


    Cancer charity campaigner and former Wolves player, Geoff Thomas chats to Adrian Goldberg.

    Blind Dave Heeley

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2019 41:38


    The West Bromwich ultra marathon runner discusses his life and charity work with Adrian.

    Lady Sanity

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2019 37:58


    The Birmingham rapper, Lady Sanity joins Adrian to discuss growing up and living in Erdington, her career and that performance at the Commonwealth Games handover ceremony in 2018.

    Aktar Islam

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2019 40:49


    Birmingham chef, restaurateur and F Word winner, Aktar Islam is Adrian's guest this week.

    Adam Zindani

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2019 37:23


    The Stereophonics guitarist, Adam Zindani joins Adrian to discuss his life in Birmingham and how a Wolverhampton bar played a part in him joining one of the world's biggest bands.

    Bob Warman

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2019 39:42


    Adrian meets TV presenter Bob Warman to discuss his life and career in the West Midlands.

    Jamelia

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2019 38:11


    Jamelia chats to Adrian about growing up and living in Birmingham, plus her music career.

    Suzy Evans

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2019 40:35


    Adrian meets the Black Country charity campaigner who lost family in the Tunisia attacks.

    Brendon Batson

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2019 42:51


    The former West Bromwich Albion player discusses football and his life in Stourbridge.

    Janice Connolly

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2019 38:36


    Birmingham comedian, actress and singer Janice Connolly is Adrian's guest this weekend.

    Tony Christie

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2019 40:23


    Adrian Goldberg interviews 'Avenues and Alleyways' singer Tony Christie.

    Katharine Merry

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2019 41:35


    Olympic medalist, Katharine Merry chats to Adrian about her career and life in Birmingham.

    Mark Rhodes

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2019 36:50


    The Pop Idol runner-up chats to Adrian about his career and life growing up in Walsall.

    Dr Willard Wigan MBE

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2019 44:07


    One of the world's finest micro sculptors, Dr Willard Wigan MBE is Adrian Goldberg's guest this weekend. He discusses growing up in Wolverhampton and life now in Birmingham.

    Stephen Duffy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2019 40:15


    Duran Duran's original lead singer, Stephen Duffy chats to Adrian about forming and then leaving the band, plus his solo career in the 1980s and his work with Robbie Williams.

    Lorna Laidlaw

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2019 36:42


    Actress Lorna Laidlaw is Adrian's guest this week to chat about her career, her life in Birmingham and about being the mum in the first black family in Coronation Street.

    Pat Murphy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2019 41:40


    The BBC Sport reporter, Pat Murphy joins Adrian Goldberg to discuss covering football and cricket in the Midlands and life at his home in Bromsgrove.

    Liz Berry

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2019 39:32


    Black Country poet, Liz Berry joins Adrian Goldberg to discuss her life and career.

    Oliver Phelps

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2019 43:25


    Sutton Coldfield actor Oliver Phelps, who played George Weasley in the Harry Potter films, joins Adrian Goldberg to discuss life in the West Midlands and his acting career.

    Adrian Chiles

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2019 39:38


    TV and radio presenter, Adrian Chiles joins Adrian Goldberg to discuss growing up in the West Midlands and his career in the media.

    Don Maclean

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2019 38:35


    Adrian Goldberg chats to Solihull resident and former Crackerjack presenter Don Maclean.

    Suzi Perry

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2019 35:24


    TV and radio presenter, Suzi Perry is Adrian Goldberg's guest this weekend to discuss her career and growing up in Wolverhampton.

    Debbie Issit

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2019 41:17


    Adrian Goldberg meets the Birmingham film maker who is behind the Nativity movie series.

    Jed Mercurio

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2019 38:36


    As Line of Duty returns to BBC One for its new series, Adrian Goldberg's guest this weekend is the show's writer, Cannock's Jed Mercurio who also wrote the recent TV hit Bodyguard.

    John Hemming

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2019 30:54


    The former Birmingham Yardley MP, John Hemming is Adrian Goldberg's guest this weekend.

    Claudia Jessie

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2019 38:35


    Birmingham born actor Claudia Jessie is Adrian's guest this weekend to discuss living in Moseley and acting in TV shows like Line of Duty on the BBC and Vanity Fair on ITV.

    David Bintley

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2019 39:11


    The outgoing artistic director of the Birmingham Royal Ballet, David Bintley joins Adrian Goldberg this weekend.

    Danielle Lloyd

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2019 40:01


    Adrian meets TV personality and fashion designer Danielle Lloyd this weekend on BBC WM.

    Pete Williams

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2019 40:19


    Black Country musician, Pete Williams is Adrian Goldberg's guest this weekend on BBC WM.

    Brian Little

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2019 42:32


    Former Aston Villa player and manager, Brian Little chats to Adrian Goldberg on BBC WM.

    Meera Syal

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2019 42:46


    Meera Syal chats to Adrian Goldberg about growing up in the West Midlands and her career.

    Tom Watson MP

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2019 37:40


    Adrian meets the deputy leader of the Labour party and West Bromwich East MP, Tom Watson.

    Sathnam Sanghera

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2018 34:13


    Wolverhampton born journalist and author, Sathnam Sanghera joins Adrian this weekend.

    Brian Travers

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2018 36:37


    UB40's Brian Travers chats to Adrian Goldberg about his life in Birmingham and the band.

    Joe Lycett

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2018 34:03


    Birmingham comedian Joe Lycett joins Adrian this weekend to discuss his life and career.

    Julie Hambleton

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2018 40:12


    This weekend, Adrian meets Birmingham pub bombings campaigner Julie Hambleton.

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