The BBC has revealed the name of its future home in Birmingham.
The broadcast centre in Digbeth is to be known as The Tea Factory, in a nod to its past as the former home of Typhoo.
Staff members were asked to suggest names for the building.
All the teams at The Mailbox will relocate, including Midlands Today, Radio WM, Radio 1’s Newsbeat and Asian Network News.
Plans for the purpose-built property, at the heart of the area’s creative quarter, were announced last year and it is expected to be ready for BBC staff to move into by 2026.
Stuart Thomas, the BBC’s Head of the Midlands, said: “I really wanted something that reflected the wonderful heritage of the building and so I’m delighted we’re calling it The Tea Factory…
