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Television Centre (TVC) is a building complex in White City, West London, that was the headquarters of BBC Television between 1960 and 2013. After a refurbishment, the complex reopened in 2017 with three studios in use for TV production, operated by BBC Studioworks. The first BBC staff moved into the Scenery Block in 1953, and the centre was officially opened on 29 June 1960. It is one of the most readily recognisable facilities of its type, having appeared as the backdrop for many BBC programmes. Parts of the building are Grade II listed, including the central ring and Studio 1.
Television Centre
Television Centre in 2018


Television Centre
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Former namesBBC Television CentreAlternative namesTVCGeneral informationTypeTelevision production (1960–2013, 2017–present), mixed commercial and residential usage (2012–present)Architectural styleMinimalistLocationWest side of Wood Lane (A219) in White City, opposite Wood Lane tube stationAddressWhite City, W12 7RJCountryEnglandCoordinates51.5099°N 0.2263°WElevation6 m (20 ft)Current tenantsBBC Studioworks
BBC Studios
ITVCompleted29 June 1960Inaugurated29 June 1960Renovated2013–18Cost£10 million
adjusted by inflation: £129 millionOwnerBBC (1949–2013)
AIMCo (2013–present)Technical detailsFloor count8 (above ground)Floor area14 acres (56,656 m2)Design and constructionArchitect(s)Graham Dawbarn AHMMArchitecture firmNorman & DawbarnStructural engineerMr Marmaduke T TudsberyMain contractorHiggs and Hill (superstructure), George Wimpey (foundations)Websitetelevisioncentre.com
Most of the BBC’s national television and radio news output came from Television Centre, and in later years most recorded television was output from the nearby Broadcast Centre at 201 Wood Lane, care of Red Bee Media. Live television events from studios and routing of national and international sporting events took place within Television Centre before being passed to the Broadcast Centre for transmission.[citation needed]
The building is 4 miles (6 kilometres) west of central London, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. The nearest Underground stations are White City on the Central Line and Wood Lane on the Circle and Hammersmith & City Lines.
The BBC announced in 2010 that it would cease broadcasting from Television Centre in 2013. In July 2012 it was announced that the complex had been sold to property developers Stanhope plc, who said that the new Television Centre development would “pay homage to the original use of the building”, and that the new Television Centre would be opened up to the public, offering entertainment and leisure facilities and approximately 1,000 new homes.
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