BBC Television Centre
About BBC Television Centre
Television Centre (TVC), also known as BBC Studioworks' Television Centre, is a building complex in White City, West London, which was the headquarters of BBC Television from 1960 to 2013, when BBC Television moved to Broadcasting House. The first BBC staff moved into the Scenery Block in 1953, and the centre was officially opened on 29 June 1960. It is one of the most readily recognisable facilities of its type, having appeared as the backdrop for many BBC programmes. Parts of the building are Grade II listed, including the central ring and Studio 1. After a refurbishment, the complex reopened in 2017, providing a mix of residential apartments, retail outlets, office space, and three studios operated by BBC Studioworks for TV production.
On the show
Battersea Power Station affected TV in a massive way because there was a fire there and the fire caused power failures all throughout London. It affected BBC Television Centre. They had to change the launch date of BBC 2 to the next day — it was meant to launch and Battersea Power Station ruined it.
from No Such Thing As Notting Mountain, 2016-06-02 at 00:15:20 · read transcript
More places from this episode
No Such Thing As Notting Mountain put 4 places on the map.
- Snowdonia National Park · United Kingdom
- Battersea Power Station · United Kingdom
- Longquan Temple · China
Coordinates: 51.5099, -0.2263