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TV Centre to be rebuilt??? (July 2003)

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CC
CyberCD
Guardian reports today about the rebuilding of Broadcasting House and White City. But, also mentions the rebuilding of TV Centre (news to me!)

link: Media Guardian
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A former member
Maybe there was structural damage from that bomb blast?
JB
JB
Anyone looking for it in Ye Olde Paper Edition of today's Grauniad will find it in the centre pages of G2, not Media Guardian.
PE
Pete Founding member
Well if I remember correctly TV Centre is to be heavily renovated and modernised to bring it up to modern standards (most of the building is 60s/70s stuff with wires hanging out the windows). This is to happen after BH is finished.
AS
Aston
Hymagumba posted:
Well if I remember correctly TV Centre is to be heavily renovated and modernised to bring it up to modern standards (most of the building is 60s/70s stuff with wires hanging out the windows). This is to happen after BH is finished.


Yeah, there are parts of TV centre that have gone seemingly untouched since the 1960's.

The main reception has been under redevelopment since that thread about it way back in April. Not sure when it's due to be finished...
DA
Davidjb Founding member
Digifiend posted:
Maybe there was structural damage from that bomb blast?


If there was structural damage, the building would not be in use until it is completly safe to use.
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A former member
Apparantly the BBC News reception has had several 'new looks' in the last 12 months.
PC
Philip Cobbold
A bit off topic, where did the BBC newsroom and reception area used to be before the current building was built?
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A former member
A Major Setup posted:
Apparantly the BBC News reception has had several 'new looks' in the last 12 months.


BBC News doesn't have a reception. Main reception hasn't had any new 'looks' at all, it's still being rebuilt from the bomb.
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A former member
Philip Cobbold posted:
A bit off topic, where did the BBC newsroom and reception area used to be before the current building was built?


the TV newsroom and studios were in an adjacent part of the building, the radio newsroom and studios were at Broadcasting House.

TV Cente didn't have a public reception area as it does now, the main gates were the entrance from the street and what is now called 'Stage Door' was reception.
BB
BBCTV2003
They are doing something to TVC. I was outside it a couple of weeks ago and looked at a planning notice and it said something about a new installation (possibly windows). I even went into reception area (I was trying to find the BBC shop) and I bought a coffee from the little kiosk in there.
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AdamP
BBCTV2003 posted:
They are doing something to TVC. I was outside it a couple of weeks ago and looked at a planning notice and it said something about a new installation (possibly windows). I even went into reception area (I was trying to find the BBC shop) and I bought a coffee from the little kiosk in there.


Yes, as it says above, it's all to do with when the bomb went off. They're installing a second layer of windows, to provide greater protection. They've already done a similar thing on the first floor, where news is based, and the second floor, where sport is.

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