Television Centre

I'm sure I saw a W H Smith the last time I went to TVC - was I imagining it? (yes it was a bit of a hangover day )

When i went to see Eyes Down recorded, we waited in the a large cafe area, it was quite nice. I can't recall seeing a WHSmiths.

Yes, it's been there for a few years. Before that there was an independent newsagents and there was a campaign to stop Smiths taking over.

There's also a hairdressers, florist and dentist (the latter being in White City)

Thanks Inspector! Wow they have it all covered there don't they - I thought I was dreaming it! I presume you've worked there before you lucky thing?

onetrickpony, wasn't Eyes Down that bingo thing with Paul O'Grady? Don't suppose you remember which studio it was in?

Yes it starred Paul O'Grady, Sheridan Smith, and that guy who is going to be in Mobile.

I'm not sure on studios, it was very big if that helps There was a door on the far left where i remember them coming out of, and exiting to. If i seen a picture of the studios id remember.

There's a rather nice Tesco Metro in the BBC Worldwide complex if I remember.

Didn't know about the WHSmiths, but it's been a little while since I ventured down there - the only shops I really knew about were the ones in the Media Village - Tesco's & Starbucks!

Hah - GMTA Nok32!

What amazes me is security is or was quite lacking at the main TV Centre (apart from inside the gates where the scanning systems are in place). There was one guy in a yellow jacket at the security gates and that was it. In fact when my sister and I saw Little Britain there in 2004 we nearly walked straight into the cast cafe at the front of the building. If we did it seemed nobody would batter an eyelid.

Here is my ticket which i still have

http://www.rp-networkservices.com/tvforum/uploads/eyesdown.jpg

I'm not quite sure where you mean by the cast cafe - the audience holding area, aka the Foyer, contains a cafe/restaurant which is open to staff (and visitors) throughout the day; the ground floor also has a Costa Coffee and a tea bar.

Other things you might not expect to find at TV Centre: the Safety Equipment Stores, which sells hard hats and high vis vests and the like, and a takeaway van in the car park (variously referred to as the Death Van, the Muck Truck, or occasionally its real name, Snack Express) which does a mean bacon roll.

The cafe thing was where we waited for about 15minutes, we were spoken too - what to do etc, then taken up stairs.

Well I call it cast cafe - I'm talking about whatever is in the outside big bay window in the right hand corner here...
http://www.dabpumps.com/wps/wcm/resources/image/468991908e95f863/bbc.jpg

Its a long time since I've been.