BBC Television Centre, London

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BBC Television Centre in London is the iconic former headquarters and main production hub of BBC Television, renowned for its distinctive circular design and decades of broadcasting history.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural heritage site
office building
television studio complex
architect Graham Dawbarn
architecturalStyle Modernist architecture
constructionStart 1951
country United Kingdom
floorCount multiple low- to mid-rise blocks
formerFunction headquarters of BBC Television
main production hub of BBC Television
hasPart Helios statue courtyard
Stage 6 office building
Stage 8 office building
Studio 1
Studio 2
Studio 3
Studio 4
Studio 5
Studio 6
Studio 7
Studio 8
Studio 9
Studio TC1
Studio TC10
Studio TC11
Studio TC12
Studio TC13
Studio TC14
Studio TC15
Studio TC16
Studio TC2
Studio TC3
Studio TC4
Studio TC5
Studio TC6
Studio TC7
Studio TC7 scenery block
Studio TC8
Studio TC9
central circular office block
main entrance on Wood Lane
heritageStatus Grade II listed building
inception 1960
locatedIn London, England
surface form: London

London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham
The White City
surface form: White City
majorTenant BBC Studioworks
ITV
surface form: ITV Studios

Soho House hotel and club
notableFeature Helios fountain with golden statue
central doughnut-shaped office ring
distinctive circular design
notableProgramRecorded Blue Peter
Comic Relief
surface form: Children in Need telethons

Newsnight
Strictly Come Dancing
surface form: Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two

The Graham Norton Show
Top of the Pops
openingDate 1960-06-29
operator BBC
ownedBy BBC
Stanhope plc (post-redevelopment consortium)
redevelopedAs mixed-use development
redevelopedFor hotel
offices
residential apartments
television studios
shape circular plan
significantEvent BBC Television Centre officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II in 1961
status partly converted to commercial and residential use
partly retained as active TV studios
transportConnection near White City Underground station
near Wood Lane Underground station
usedBy CBBC
surface form: BBC Children’s (historically)

BBC One
surface form: BBC Entertainment (historically)

BBC News and Current Affairs
surface form: BBC News (historically)

BBC Sport
surface form: BBC Sport (historically)

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BBC facilities at MediaCityUK relocatedFrom BBC Television Centre, London
BBC Sports Personality of the Year formerLocation BBC Television Centre, London
this entity surface form: BBC Television Centre
BBC Breakfast previousFilmingLocation BBC Television Centre, London
Broadcasting House hasPart BBC Television Centre, London
this entity surface form: BBC television studios
BBC Radio 5 Live previousHeadquartersLocation BBC Television Centre, London
this entity surface form: BBC Television Centre
Blue Peter previousFilmingLocation BBC Television Centre, London
Newsround producedAt BBC Television Centre, London
this entity surface form: BBC Television Centre (historically)
Good Morning Britain filmingLocation BBC Television Centre, London
this entity surface form: Television Centre, London
This Morning filmingLocation BBC Television Centre, London
this entity surface form: Television Centre, London
London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham hasLandmark BBC Television Centre, London
this entity surface form: BBC Television Centre
Breakfast Time broadcastFromLocation BBC Television Centre, London
this entity surface form: BBC Television Centre
White City, London knownFor BBC Television Centre, London
this entity surface form: BBC Television Centre
White City, London hasLandmark BBC Television Centre, London
this entity surface form: BBC Television Centre
BBC News at Five filmingLocation BBC Television Centre, London
this entity surface form: BBC Television Centre
Live & Kicking broadcastLiveFrom BBC Television Centre, London
this entity surface form: BBC Television Centre
The Kipper and the Corpse locationOfFilming BBC Television Centre, London
this entity surface form: BBC Television Centre