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
The Frontline (Irish TV programme) as one of the best current affairs programmes in 2009. The two reviewers said that, compared to "The Late Late Show", Kenny was more "in his comfort zone". Sarah Carey, also in "The Irish Times", was disappointed by the tone of the programme even though Kenny was "thoroughly enjoying himself". She said it was a televised version of "Liveline". Future President of Ireland Michael D. Higgins, then a Labour Party TD, said in February 2010 that "The Frontline" "degrade[d] politics" and called it a "really bad programme". The Frontline (Irish TV programme) The Frontline is a topical debate television programme