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Broadcasting House, Salford Quays & TVC

(September 2010)

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DE
deejay
Yes, Bristol and Southampton to name but two are both called Broadcasting House. I think Cardiff's studio complex is too (with the building over the road called Ty Oldfield) and maybe Belfast too... AFAIK Newcastle is called Broadcasting Centre .
MW
Mike W
Yes, Bristol and Southampton to name but two are both called Broadcasting House. I think Cardiff's studio complex is too (with the building over the road called Ty Oldfield) and maybe Belfast too... AFAIK Newcastle is called Broadcasting Centre .


Pebble Mill was also BBC Pebble Mill, Broadcasting Centre, Birmingham
PE
Pete Founding member
Is it only the right hand side that is the John Peel Wing? What's the bit in the middle called?
DE
deejay
Is John Peel Wing where Egton House was? Going back to BHs, a lot of them are simply referred to as BH, which isn't too bad at a local level but when people start working across multiple bases it does get very confusing indeed! The main Broadcasting House seems increasingly to be referred to as LBH ... The part of BH that was demolished was referred to as BHX (Extension) and I think there was a BHXX too. There are several other BBC Radio buildings in the BH vicinity, notably Western House, home of Radio 2. The Langham Hotel used to be owned by the BBC too - with bedrooms for staff staying overnight in advance of an early shift. There also used to be a BBC Club in the Langham too AIUI, proper old school stuff!
BA
bilky asko
Yes, Bristol and Southampton to name but two are both called Broadcasting House. I think Cardiff's studio complex is too (with the building over the road called Ty Oldfield) and maybe Belfast too... AFAIK Newcastle is called Broadcasting Centre .


Newcastle is Broadcasting House too, along with BBC Tees, BBC Radio Northampton, and BBC South West.
GH
George Hill
World Update on the BBC World Service this morning became the first English language programme to come from BH. They had some BH stuff - it is on iplayer for anyone interested. They are coming from studio S32 if that means anything to anyone.
SP
Steve in Pudsey
The John Peel Wing is what the Egton Wing was renamed I think.

Broadcasting Centre seems to be used where there was a Broadcasting House and they've moved - Leeds is another example (although I think the extension to Old Broadcasting House which housed TV was sometimes referred to as Broadcasting Centre). Nottingham is sometimes referred to as Broadcasting Centre

In terms of BHs around the country:

Aberdeen, Belfast, Bristol ,Cambridge, Cardiff, Carlisle, Chelmsford, Derby, Exter, Gloucester, Inverness, Ipswich, Lincoln, Luton, Middlesborough, Oxford, Ingledene (Plymouth), Shrewsbury, Southampton, Swansea, Swindon, Worcester, York

Most random BBC Building name must go to BBC Television House. In Guernsey. Which isn't a TV site.
MA
Marcus Founding member
Pete posted:
Is it only the right hand side that is the John Peel Wing? What's the bit in the middle called?


New Broadcasting House
SP
Steve in Pudsey
Newcastle is Broadcasting House too, along with BBC Tees, BBC Radio Northampton, and BBC South West.


Bridge Street was Broadcasting House, the Pink Palace is Broadcasting Centre. As Mike Neville explains
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTjHfDdadlY
BA
bilky asko
Newcastle is Broadcasting House too, along with BBC Tees, BBC Radio Northampton, and BBC South West.


Bridge Street was Broadcasting House, the Pink Palace is Broadcasting Centre. As Mike Neville explains
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTjHfDdadlY


The BBC has Broadcasting House in the address here. A quick Google shows some confusion on which name they should call it.
SP
Steve in Pudsey
A quick Google actually finds only that BBC Tours page, suggesting it is wrong. If Mike Neville says it's Broadcasting Centre, it's Broadcasting Centre Smile
VM
VMPhil
The website logo has 'New' next to it but the rest of the page text refers to it without it, so it must be an unofficial name whilst the building is opening.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/broadcastinghouse/

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