Television Centre Redevelopment

I hadn't heard anything about that, I assume it's connected with the expansion of Pinewood?

Will be a shame to lose Teddington, especially as it's easier to get to than Pinewood

Given that BBC Studios are relocating to Elstree Studios during TVC's redevelopment, it seems a bit ironic that with the closure happening so soon, there are programmes being filmed at TVC this month which are normally based at Elstree Studios, such as Let's Dance for Comic Relief and Who Wants to be a Millionaire.

http://lostintv.com/tv-show?id=392

http://lostintv.com/tv-show?id=402

Life Stories, which is normally filmed at the London Studios, is also being recorded at TVC this month.

I think that's because the studios at Elstree aren't available because the BBC is installing their ex- TVC kit in them!

There's been an OB truck providing facilities in TC4 at TVC (as the equipment has been removed for location to Elstree)

BBC Four are recording a show in TC1 on 18th March entitled "Goodbye Television Centre" ...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/ariel/21460979

WWTBAM is filming at TVC? I thought they had a standing set at Elstree?

I visited TVC last week and there was a WWTBAM rehearsal going on - I can't remember exactly which studio it was in now - think it might have been one of TC4/5/6. Piers Morgan's Life Stories was also being recorded in one of them too. I didn't pay too much attention as to which studios they were in as I spent most of the time in TC7 and the News Centre. Wish I'd looked more closely now!!

I've seen WWTBAM twice at Elstree, in 2 different stages (one of which was the George Lucas stage), so it's not a standing set when it's at Elstree.

As noggin said, it's likely because BBC Studios are setting up at Elstree at the moment so there's no room for Millionaire.

And as someone else said, I don't think it's a standing set usually anyway. I think stage 7 is its regular home?, however I've seen it getting derigged there before.

I think it would have been in TC6. TC4 is new quiz Beat the Pack and TC5 is closed. It was in TC4 for that celebrity special they had before Christmas.

Come to think of it - I think it was just after I'd left TC7 that I noticed the rehearsal in progress - so TC6 would indeed make sense.

What is the set within TC7 that is now used for rehearsal? Is it still the old Newsnight set?

The set used for the Six is left permanently standing now - so desk on the left rostrum and an empty rostrum on the right. There's only the Six, 8pm summary and Ten Trail that come from TC7 now. The WWTBAM rehearsal I briefly noticed was taking place in TC6.