BBC Birmingham Sundays at 9.00am for half an hour. The Birmingham studios also occasionally accommodated productions usually based in London when regular studio space was unavailable, for example "The Brothers" starring Jean Anderson, the children's programmes, "Play School" and "Jackanory", and the current affairs programme Nationwide during the power cuts of 1972 when the Lime Grove studios in London were in darkness. Some nationally popular programmes were hosted by BBC Birmingham and filmed at the "Pebble Mill Studios" which included the children's programme The "Basil Brush" show. A popular BBC2 programme from Birmingham for much of the 1970s-1990s was snooker programme "Pot
Panorama (TV programme) Panorama (TV programme) Panorama is a British investigative current affairs documentary programme that is aired on BBC Television. First broadcast in 1953, it is the world's longest-running current affairs television programme. "Panorama" has been presented by many well known BBC presenters, including Richard Dimbleby, Robin Day, David Dimbleby and Jeremy Vine. it still retains a peak time transmission slot on BBC One, but without a regular presenter. The programme also airs worldwide through BBC World News on digital services, satellite and cable in many countries. "Panorama" was launched on 11 November 1953 by the BBC; it emphasises investigative journalism. "Daily