West Midlands
About West Midlands
The West Midlands is one of nine official regions of England at the first level of International Territorial Level for statistical purposes. It covers the western half of the area known traditionally as the Midlands. The region consists of the counties of Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands and Worcestershire. The region has seven cities: Birmingham, Coventry, Hereford, Lichfield, Stoke-on-Trent, Wolverhampton and Worcester.
On the show — 21 mentions total
In 2016 they did a taste test of all the different waters in the UK with a group of judges that included Michelin star chef Tom Atkins. These were experts on water and they tasted them all and they said that the best tasting tap water was the West Midlands.
from 328: No Such Thing As A Romantic Lollipop, 2020-07-03 at 00:49:32 · read transcript
Other times West Midlands came up
A Duke is a member of a nobility. For any Americans listening, a train is a kind of thing. We've got. No, it's in the East Midlands. It's got population about 41,000. It's got this really interesting fact about it, which is that it is the smallest county in England, but only when the tide is out on the Isle of White. When the tide's in, that is the smallest county.
No Such Thing As Kimchi Pirates, 2024-07-11 · listen
For any Americans listening, international listeners as well, Rutland, it's a small county which is in... A duke is a member of a nobility. For any Americans listening, a train is the kind of thing we've got. No, it's in the East Midlands. It's got a population of about 41,000. It's got this really interesting fact about it, which is that it is the smallest county in England, but only when the tide is out on the Isle of Wight.
539: No Such Thing As Kimchi Pirates, 2024-07-11 · listen
This is from 2013, from the BBC. A man caught with a prostitute in his car, told police she was there to show him where to buy tomatoes. Is that a euphemism? This is in the West Midlands, and... I could have told him where to get tomatoes in the West Midlands. Where? There's a nice big morrisons in Wolverhampton. Yeah. He could have saved $20 and a £400 fine from Walsall Magistrates Court.
56: No Such Thing As A Killer Tomato, 2015-04-10 · listen
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