FROM THE ARCHIVE OF: The TV Room
The new Television Centre at Shepherd’s Bush.
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[00:00:00] PROGRAMME: the BBC Television Centre was officially opened on 29th June 1960.
This short programme features footage of the construction of the BBC Television Centre, shot over nine years.
It starts with the site as it was in 1951.
When this short programme was put together, work on the building was ongoing.
- Studios were still being equipped.
- The East Block was yet to be built.
- More studio and office accommodation was planned for The Spur.
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FEATURE IMAGE:
PICTURED: Birth of a Building. COPYRIGHT: BBC.
PICTURED: Birth of a Building. COPYRIGHT: BBC.
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