The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) operates from numerous properties across the United Kingdom and has historically occupied several others. Broadcasting House in London serves as the corporation's headquarters, with numerous other divisions also based in London and various locations throughout the UK. Since 2007, the BBC has been expanding its presence at MediaCityUK in Salford, resulting in the relocation of several departments there. Additionally, the corporation maintains production bases in Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, and Glasgow. Beyond the UK, the BBC owns news bureaus and relay stations internationally.
Current properties
editEngland
edit| Name | Location | Television services | Radio services | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnsley Digital Media Centre[1] | Barnsley | Local studio for BBC Radio Sheffield | ||
| Barnstaple Civic Centre | Barnstaple | Local studio for BBC Radio Devon | ||
| BBC Broadcasting House (Cumbria) | Barrow-in-Furness | Local studio for BBC Radio Cumbria | ||
| 550 Thames Valley Park Drive[2] | Reading | Local studio for BBC Radio Berkshire | ||
| BBC Bath | Bath | Local studio for BBC West | Local studio for BBC Radio Bristol | Located on Kingsmead Square in Bath. |
| Bedford County Hall | Bedford | Local studio for BBC East | Local studio for BBC Three Counties Radio | |
| The Mailbox | Birmingham | BBC Midlands | BBC Radio WM | In addition to local and regional stations, is the headquarters for BBC England, the Regions Broadcast Support Centre, English Regions Technology, ViLOR (Virtualisation of Local Radio) Node North, BBC HR, BBC Academy, BBC Radio 1 and Asian Network Newsbeat and BBC Asian Network and Radio 4 Drama (The Archers) |
| The Tea Factory | Digbeth, Birmingham | BBC Midlands | BBC WM | From 2027, all departments based at The Mailbox will relocate here. Currently under construction. |
| BBC Drama Village | Birmingham | BBC Studios | Studio centre for BBC Birmingham Network Production Unit. Located on University of Birmingham Selly Oak campus. | |
| Wharfinger's House, 122 Fazeley Street | Digbeth, Birmingham | BBC Studios | Post production centre for BBC Studios network production, relocated from Drama Village to support Masterchef and other network production outside of drama | |
| BBC Blackburn | Blackburn | BBC Radio Lancashire | Also known by address: Darwen Street. | |
| Boston Business Centre | Boston | Local studio for BBC Lincolnshire | ||
| BBC Brighton | Brighton | BBC Sussex | Also named Imperial House. | |
| BBC Broadcasting House (Bristol) | Bristol | BBC West | BBC Radio Bristol | Home to the BBC Natural History Unit, Countryfile and the BBC Bristol Network Production Unit. |
| Bromsgrove District Council House | Bromsgrove | Local studio for BBC Hereford and Worcester | ||
| Burton upon Trent Town Hall[3] | Burton upon Trent | Local studio for BBC Radio Derby | ||
| BBC Broadcasting House (Cambridge) | Cambridge | BBC Look East (west opt-out) | BBC Radio Cambridgeshire | |
| Canterbury Christ Church University | Canterbury | Local studio for BBC Radio Kent | ||
| BBC Broadcasting House (Carlisle) | Carlisle | BBC Radio Cumbria | ||
| Sun Pier Chambers | Chatham | Local studio for BBC South East | Local studio for BBC Radio Kent | |
| BBC Broadcasting House (Chelmsford) | Chelmsford | BBC Essex | ||
| BBC Chesterfield | Chesterfield | Local studio for BBC Radio Sheffield | ||
| Mercantile House | Colchester | Local studio for BBC London | Local studio for BBC Essex | |
| Priory Place | Coventry | BBC Coventry and Warwickshire | ||
| Dunsfold Aerodrome[4] | Cranleigh | Production facility for Top Gear. | ||
| BBC Crawley | Crawley | Office use. | ||
| Crewe Municipal Buildings | Crewe | Local studio for BBC Radio Stoke | ||
| Darlington Town Hall | Darlington | Local studio for BBC Tees | ||
| BBC Broadcasting House (Derby) | Derby | BBC Radio Derby | ||
| Portfolio House | Dorchester | Local studio for BBC Radio Solent | ||
| Wood Norton | Evesham | Home of BBC Monitoring (1939–1943), home to BBC Academy since 1943. | ||
| BBC Broadcasting House (Exeter) | Exeter | Local studio for BBC Devon | ||
| Accelerator Building, University of Sussex[5] | Falmer | Production facility for Bang Goes the Theory. | ||
| BBC Broadcasting House (Gloucester) | Gloucester | BBC Radio Gloucestershire | ||
| BBC Grimsby | Grimsby | Local studio for BBC Radio Humberside | ||
| University of Surrey | Guildford | BBC Surrey | Premises located on university campus. | |
| Claremont House | Harrogate | Local studio for BBC Radio York | ||
| Hartlepool Civic Centre | Hartlepool | Local studio for BBC Tees | ||
| Creative Media Centre[6] | Hastings | Local studio for BBC Sussex | ||
| Crowsley Park | Henley-on-Thames | Receiving station for BBC Monitoring. | ||
| Portcullis House | Hull | BBC Yorkshire and Lincolnshire | BBC Radio Humberside | |
| BBC Broadcasting House (Ipswich) | Ipswich | BBC Radio Suffolk | ||
| BBC Kendal | Kendal | Local studio for BBC Radio Cumbria | ||
| North Lynn Business Village | King's Lynn | Local studio for BBC Radio Norfolk | ||
| BBC Lancaster | Lancaster | Local studio for BBC Radio Lancashire | ||
| Royal Pump Rooms | Leamington Spa | Local studio for BBC Coventry & Warwickshire | ||
| BBC Broadcasting Centre (Leeds) | Leeds | BBC Yorkshire | BBC Radio Leeds | Also known as Quarry Hill. |
| Leek Town Hall | Leek | Local studio for BBC Radio Stoke | ||
| BBC Leicester | Leicester | BBC Radio Leicester | ||
| BBC Broadcasting House (Dunstable) | Dunstable | BBC Three Counties Radio | ||
| BBC Broadcasting House (Lincoln) | Lincoln | Local studio for BBC Yorkshire and Lincolnshire | BBC Radio Lincolnshire | |
| BBC Liverpool | Liverpool | BBC Radio Merseyside | Also known by address: College Lane/Hanover Street | |
| BBC Park Western | London | Production facility for Silent Witness.[7] (Production is scheduled to move to the West Midlands in early 2024).[8] Home of BBC Newsgathering Operations, responsible for outside broadcasts for BBC News. | ||
| BBC Elstree Centre | London | Studio centre | ||
| Wogan House | London | BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 6 Music, BBC Club | Formerly known as Western House | |
| 10 Hammersmith Grove | London | Home to UKTV | ||
| Broadcasting House | London | BBC One, BBC Two, BBC Three, BBC Four, BBC News (UK), BBC News International, BBC London | BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 1Xtra, BBC Radio 3, BBC Radio 4, BBC Radio 4 Extra, BBC Radio London, BBC World Service | Headquarters of the BBC. Home of BBC News, BBC Television and BBC Radio. |
| BBC Maida Vale | London | Studio Centre. Home of BBC Symphony Orchestra and recording studios. | ||
| BBC Archive Centre | London | Home to the BBC Archives. | ||
| Queen Elizabeth Hall | London | Small area leased as a technical facility for recording events. | ||
| Royal Festival Hall | London | Small area leased as a technical facility for recording events. | ||
| Four Millbank | London | BBC Parliament | Parliamentary studio, leased from ITV, auxiliary studio for BBC News (UK), BBC News International. | |
| BBC Television Centre | London | Former home of BBC Television. Mostly sold for development, but part let to BBC Worldwide and some BBC Studios staff. Home to BBC Studioworks and BBC Studios. | ||
| BBC White City (Broadcast Centre & Lighthouse) | London | Large office and production centre. | ||
| Maiden House | Maidenhead | Sublet to Atos | ||
| Ryedale House | Malton | Local studio for BBC Radio York | ||
| Mansfield Civic Centre | Mansfield | Local studio for BBC Radio Nottingham | ||
| Matlock Town Hall | Matlock | Local studio for BBC Radio Derby | ||
| BBC Broadcasting House (Middlesbrough) | Middlesbrough | BBC Tees | ||
| Pace Studios | Milton Keynes | Local studio for BBC East | Local studio for BBC Three Counties Radio | |
| Perry Building, The Open University | Milton Keynes | Programme production offices for BBC and Open University co-productions. | ||
| BBC Broadcasting Centre | Newcastle upon Tyne | BBC North East and Cumbria | BBC Radio Newcastle | |
| Riverside Centre | Newport, Isle of Wight | Local studio for BBC Radio Solent | ||
| Northallerton County Hall | Northallerton | Local studio for BBC Tees | ||
| BBC Broadcasting House (Northampton) | Northampton | BBC Radio Northampton | ||
| The Forum | Norwich | BBC East | BBC Radio Norfolk | |
| BBC Nottingham | Nottingham | BBC East Midlands | BBC Radio Nottingham | |
| BBC Broadcasting House (Oxford) | Oxford | BBC Oxford opt-out region | BBC Radio Oxford | |
| Oldway Mansion | Paignton | Local studio for BBC Radio Devon | ||
| Kings Chambers[9] | Peterborough | Local studio for BBC East | Local studio for BBC Radio Cambridgeshire | |
| BBC Broadcasting House (Ingledene) | Plymouth | BBC South West | BBC Radio Devon | |
| Gunwharf Quays | Portsmouth | Local studio for BBC Radio Solent | ||
| Thames Valley Park | Reading | Local studio for BBC South | BBC Radio Berkshire | |
| Redditch Town Hall[10] | Redditch | Local studio for BBC Hereford and Worcester | ||
| Rugby Art Gallery and Museum | Rugby | Local studio for BBC Coventry & Warwickshire | ||
| MediaCityUK | Salford | BBC North West, CBBC, CBeebies, BBC Manchester, BBC North West Tonight, BBC Breakfast, BBC Sports Centre news room, BBC Sport, BBC News (UK), BBC News International | BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra, BBC Radio Manchester, BBC Radio 6 Music (programmes) | Headquarters of the BBC North Group Division, home to BBC Children's and Education, BBC Philharmonic, BBC Research North Lab, BBC Learning, BBC Future Media, BBC Vision North, BBC support teams, BBC Blue Peter, BBC Stargazing (science production). BBC News (regional production & sport) |
| Beckett House[11][12] | Salisbury | Local studio for BBC South | Local studio for BBC Radio Wiltshire | |
| Scarborough Art Gallery | Scarborough | Local studio for BBC Yorkshire | Local studio for BBC Radio York | |
| BBC Scunthorpe | Scunthorpe | Local studio for BBC Radio Humberside | ||
| BBC Sheffield | Sheffield | BBC Radio Sheffield | ||
| BBC Broadcasting House (Shrewsbury) | Shrewsbury | BBC Radio Shropshire | ||
| BBC Broadcasting House (Southampton) | Southampton | BBC South | BBC Radio Solent | |
| Gamble Institute and Central Library | St Helens, Merseyside | Local studio for BBC Radio Merseyside | ||
| Stafford County Buildings | Stafford | Local studio for BBC Radio Stoke | ||
| Cheapside | Stoke-on-Trent | BBC Radio Stoke | ||
| Shakespeare Centre Library | Stratford-upon-Avon | Local studio for BBC Coventry & Warwickshire | ||
| David Puttnam Media Centre | Sunderland | Local office for BBC Newcastle inside newsroom at University of Sunderland | ||
| BBC Broadcasting House (Swindon) | Swindon | BBC Wiltshire | ||
| Bedes House | Taunton | Local studio for BBC West | BBC Somerset | |
| Hazeldene House, Telford Shopping Centre | Telford | Local studio for BBC Midlands | Local studio for BBC Radio Shropshire | |
| Trowbridge Council Offices | Trowbridge | Local studio for BBC Wiltshire | ||
| Phoenix Wharf | Truro | BBC Radio Cornwall | Also known as Phoenix Wharf. | |
| The Great Hall | Tunbridge Wells | BBC South East | BBC Radio Kent | |
| The Colosseum[13] | Watford | Host venue of BBC Concert Orchestra and frequently occupied for production of Friday Night is Music Night. | ||
| Post Office Chambers | Whitehaven | Local studio for BBC North East and Cumbria | Local studio for BBC Radio Cumbria | |
| Newhampton Arts Centre | Wolverhampton | Local studio for BBC Midlands | Local studio for BBC Radio WM | |
| BBC Broadcasting House (Worcester) | Worcester | BBC Hereford and Worcester | ||
| BBC Broadcasting House (York) | York | BBC Radio York |
Northern Ireland
edit| Name | Location | Television services | Radio services | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armagh Planetarium[14] | Armagh | Network studio for BBC Radio Ulster and BBC Radio Foyle | ||
| Ballymena Museum & Town Hall | Ballymena | Network studio for BBC Northern Ireland | Network studio for BBC Radio Ulster and BBC Radio Foyle | |
| BBC Blackstaff House[15] | Belfast | Studio for BBC Northern Ireland | ||
| BBC Broadcasting House (Belfast)[16] | Belfast | BBC Northern Ireland | BBC Radio Ulster | Home to BBC Northern Ireland National Production Centre |
| Ferguson House | Coleraine | Network studio for BBC Radio Ulster and BBC Radio Foyle | ||
| BBC Derry | Derry | BBC Radio Foyle | Also known by address: Northland Road | |
| St. Patrick Centre | Downpatrick | Network studio for BBC Radio Ulster and BBC Radio Foyle | ||
| Intec Centre[17] | Enniskillen | Network studio for BBC Radio Ulster and BBC Radio Foyle | ||
| Newry Council Offices | Newry | Network studio for BBC Radio Ulster and BBC Radio Foyle | ||
| Sketrick House | Newtownards | Network studio for BBC Northern Ireland | Network studio for BBC Radio Ulster and BBC Radio Foyle | |
| BBC Omagh | Omagh | Network studio for BBC Radio Ulster |
Scotland
edit| Name | Location | Television services | Radio services | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBC Ayr | Ayr | Network studio for BBC Scotland | Network studio for BBC Radio Scotland and BBC Radio nan Gàidheal | Also known by address: Churchill Tower |
| BBC Broadcasting House (Aberdeen) | Aberdeen | Network studio for BBC Scotland | Network studio for BBC Radio Scotland and BBC Radio nan Gàidheal | |
| Liniclate Community School | Benbecula | Recording studio | ||
| BBC Production Village[18] | Dumbarton | studio Centre for BBC Scotland Network Production Unit. | ||
| Elmbank | Dumfries | Network studio for BBC Scotland | Network studio for BBC Radio Scotland | |
| BBC Dundee | Dundee | Network studio for BBC Radio Scotland | ||
| The Tun | Edinburgh | Network studio for BBC Scotland | Network studio for BBC Radio Scotland | |
| BBC Pacific Quay | Glasgow | BBC Scotland, BBC Alba | BBC Radio Scotland and BBC Radio nan Gàidheal | Home to BBC Scotland Network Production Centre, BBC News (technology & science) |
| Glasgow North Trading Estate | Glasgow | Ancillary use | ||
| BBC Broadcasting House (Inverness) | Inverness | Network studio for BBC Scotland, BBC Alba | Network studio for BBC Radio nan Gàidheal | |
| Commercial Union House | Kirkwall | BBC Radio Orkney | ||
| BBC Shetland | Lerwick | BBC Radio Shetland and Network studio for BBC Radio Scotland | ||
| BBC Oban | Oban | Ancillary use | ||
| Clydesdale Bank Building | Portree | Network studio for BBC Scotland | ||
| BBC Selkirk | Selkirk | Network studio for BBC Radio Scotland | ||
| Cottrell Building, University of Stirling[19] | Stirling | Office use for BBC Scotland. | ||
| Rosebank | Stornoway | Network studio for BBC Alba | Network studio for BBC Radio Scotland and BBC Radio nan Gàidheal |
Wales
editBritish Crown dependencies
edit| Name | Location | Television services | Radio services | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBC Television House | Saint Sampson, Guernsey | Local studio for BBC Channel Islands opt-out | BBC Radio Guernsey | |
| Broadcasting House (Douglas) | Douglas, Isle of Man[25] | |||
| BBC Jersey | Saint Helier, Jersey | BBC Channel Islands opt-out | BBC Radio Jersey |
International
editIn addition to the domestic bases, the BBC has numerous bases internationally to monitor the global news organisations and to gather news stories. The BBC itself does not publish the exact location of each of their news bureau in case of attack or harassment of staff because of their employment by the broadcaster, which aims to be politically neutral.
| City | Country | Services | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abidjan | Ivory Coast | Part of BBC World Service | Newsgathering and production |
| Abuja | Nigeria | Part of BBC World Service | Newsgathering and production |
| Accra | Ghana | Part of BBC World Service | Newsgathering and production |
| Addis Ababa | Ethiopia | Part of BBC World Service | Newsgathering and production |
| Almaty | Kazakhstan | Part of BBC World Service | Newsgathering and production |
| Amman | Jordan | Part of BBC World Service | Newsgathering and production |
| Baghdad | Iraq | Newsgathering and production | |
| Baku | Azerbaijan | Monitoring for Global News Division | |
| Baku | Azerbaijan | Part of BBC World Service | Newsgathering and production |
| Bangkok | Thailand | Newsgathering and production | |
| Beijing | China | Newsgathering and production | |
| Beirut | Lebanon | Newsgathering and production | |
| Berlin | Germany | Newsgathering and production | |
| Bishkek | Kyrgyzstan | Part of BBC World Service | Newsgathering and production |
| Boston | United States | Part of BBC World Service | Newsgathering and production |
| Brussels | Belgium | Office Work, newsgathering and production | |
| Buenos Aires | Argentina | Part of BBC World Service | Newsgathering and production |
| Bujumbura | Burundi | Part of BBC World Service | Newsgathering and production |
| Cairo | Egypt | Newsgathering, production and monitoring | |
| Cairo | Egypt | Part of BBC World Service | Newsgathering and production |
| Casablanca | Morocco | Part of BBC World Service | Newsgathering and production |
| Chennai | India | Part of BBC World Service | Newsgathering and production |
| Colombo | Sri Lanka | Newsgathering and production | |
| Dakar | Senegal | Part of BBC World Service | Newsgathering and production |
| Damascus | Syria | Part of BBC World Service | Newsgathering and production |
| Dar es Salaam | Tanzania | Part of BBC World Service | Newsgathering and production |
| Delhi | India | Newsgathering, Production and Monitoring | |
| Dhaka | Bangladesh | Part of BBC World Service | Newsgathering and production |
| Dubai | United Arab Emirates | Part of BBC World Service | Newsgathering and production |
| Dublin | Republic of Ireland | Office work and Newsgathering | |
| Dushanbe | Tajikistan | Part of BBC World Service | Newsgathering and production |
| Gaza | Palestinian territories | Newsgathering and production (Temporarily closed due to 2023 Israel-Gaza War) | |
| Geneva | Switzerland | Newsgathering and production | |
| Havana | Cuba | Newsgathering and production | |
| Herat | Afghanistan | Monitoring for Global News Division | |
| Hong Kong | Hong Kong | Part of BBC World Service | Newsgathering and production |
| Islamabad | Pakistan | Part of BBC World Service | Newsgathering and production |
| Istanbul | Turkey | Newsgathering and production | |
| Jakarta | Indonesia | Part of BBC World Service | Newsgathering and production |
| Jerusalem | Israel | Newsgathering and production | |
| Johannesburg | South Africa | Newsgathering and production | |
| Kabul | Afghanistan | Newsgathering and production | |
| Kabul | Afghanistan | Part of BBC World Service | Newsgathering, production and monitoring |
| Kampala | Uganda | Part of BBC World Service | Newsgathering and production |
| Karachi | Pakistan | Part of BBC World Service | Newsgathering and production |
| Kathmandu | Nepal | Part of BBC World Service | Newsgathering and production |
| Khartoum | Sudan | Part of BBC World Service | Newsgathering and production |
| Kyiv | Ukraine | Monitoring for Global News division | |
| Kyiv | Ukraine | Part of BBC World Service | Newsgathering and production |
| Kigali | Rwanda | Part of BBC World Service | Newsgathering and production |
| Kinshasa | Democratic Republic of Congo | Part of BBC World Service | Newsgathering and production |
| Kolkata | India | Part of BBC World Service | Newsgathering and production |
| Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | Newsgathering and production | |
| Kuwait City | Kuwait | Part of BBC World Service | Newsgathering and production |
| Lagos | Nigeria | Newsgathering and production | |
| Lahore | Pakistan | Part of BBC World Service | Newsgathering and production |
| Los Angeles | United States | Newsgathering and production | |
| Mazar-i-Sharif | Afghanistan | Part of BBC World Service | Newsgathering and production |
| Mexico City | Mexico | Part of BBC World Service | Newsgathering and production |
| Miami | United States | Part of BBC World Service | Newsgathering and production |
| Monrovia | Liberia | Part of BBC World Service | Newsgathering and production |
| Moscow | Russia | Newsgathering, Production and Monitoring | |
| Nairobi | Kenya | production studio for BBC News Africa, Focus on Africa | Newsgathering and production |
| Nairobi | Kenya | Monitoring for Global News Division | |
| New York | United States | BBC America | Newsgathering and production |
| New York (United Nations) | United States | Newsgathering and production | |
| Paris | France | Newsgathering and production | |
| Peshawar | Pakistan | Part of BBC World Service | Newsgathering and production |
| Pristina | Kosovo | Part of BBC World Service | Newsgathering and production |
| Rabat | Morocco | Part of BBC World Service | Newsgathering and production |
| Ramallah | Palestinian territories | Newsgathering and production | |
| Riyadh | Saudi Arabia | Part of BBC World Service | Newsgathering and production |
| Rome | Italy | Newsgathering and production | |
| São Paulo | Brazil | Part of BBC World Service | Newsgathering and production |
| Seoul | South Korea | Newsgathering and production | |
| Shanghai | China | Newsgathering and production | |
| Singapore | Singapore | BBC News (UK), BBC News International | Newsgathering and production, studio for Newsday, Asia Business Report |
| Skopje | North Macedonia | Part of BBC World Service | Newsgathering and production |
| Tashkent | Uzbekistan | Monitoring for Global News Division | |
| Tbilisi | Georgia | Monitoring for Global News Division | |
| Tehran | Iran | Newsgathering and production | |
| Tirana | Albania | Part of BBC World Service | Newsgathering and production |
| Tiraspol | Moldova | Monitoring for Global News division | |
| Tokyo | Japan | Newsgathering and production | |
| Washington, D.C. | United States | BBC News (UK), BBC News International | Newsgathering and production studio for BBC World News America |
| Yaoundé | Cameroon | Part of BBC World Service | Newsgathering and production |
| Yerevan | Armenia | Monitoring for Global News division |
In addition to the above properties, the BBC also own radio relays including the Limassol BBC Relay on Cyprus.
Former properties
editHistorically, the BBC has used a number of different properties that have been sold or vacated by the corporation.
| Name | Location | Television services | Radio services | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pebble Mill Studios | Birmingham | BBC Midlands (1971–2004) | BBC Radio Birmingham, later BBC Radio WM (1971–2004) | Studio centre and home to BBC Birmingham network production unit. |
| Broad Street | Broad Street, Birmingham | BBC Midlands (1964–1971) | ||
| Carpenter Road | Edgbaston, Birmingham | Home of BBC Birmingham network production centre (c.1950–1971) | ||
| Bournemouth International Centre | Bournemouth | Local studio for BBC South | Local studio for BBC Radio Solent | Closed as of 2019 |
| National Science and Media Museum | Bradford | Local studio for BBC Yorkshire | Local studio for BBC Radio Leeds | |
| Broadway Methodist Chapel | Broadway, Roath, Cardiff | BBC Cymru Wales television studios (1955-1966)[26] | ||
| Stacey Road | Stacey Road, Roath, Cardiff | BBC Cymru Wales television studios (1959-1966)[26] | ||
| Baynton House, Cardiff | Llandaff, Cardiff | BBC Cymru Wales (1952–1966) BBC One Wales (1952–1966) BBC Two Wales (1952–1966) |
BBC Radio Wales (1952–1966) BBC Radio Cymru (1952–1966) |
The main headquarters for BBC Cymru Wales between 1952 and 1966. Broadcasts ceased in 1975 when it was demolished to make way for Broadcasting House's E-Block extension.[26] |
| Broadcasting House, Cardiff | Llandaff, Cardiff | BBC Cymru Wales (1966–2020) BBC One Wales (1966–2020) BBC Two Wales (1966–2020) |
BBC Radio Wales (1978–2020) BBC Radio Cymru (1977–2020) |
The main headquarters for BBC Cymru Wales between 1966 and 2020. Broadcasts ceased in September 2020, with most operations having moved to BBC Cymru Wales New Broadcasting House in Central Square, Cardiff. |
| Ty Oldfield | Cardiff | Offices and administration, located across the road from Broadcasting House, Llandaff. Closed in 2019. Site awaiting redevelopment. | ||
| Warwick Road | Coventry | BBC CWR (1990–1995) | ||
| Queen Margaret Drive | Glasgow | BBC Scotland until 2007 | BBC Radio Scotland and BBC Radio nan Gàidheal until 2007 | Home to BBC Scotland Network Production Centre from creation until 2007 |
| 2 Whitefriars Court | Great Yarmouth | District office and studio for BBC Radio Norfolk from 1984 until 2017[27] | Used for live reports, interviews with guests from the Great Yarmouth area and the preparation of pre-recorded items by the Great Yarmouth district reporter.[27] Also occasionally used for full live programmes.[27] At one point in its history it was the base for three staff; a receptionist, a producer and a reporter.[28] Latterly, it was a one-person operation staffed only by the district reporter.[28] | |
| Shiretown House | Hereford | Local studio for BBC Hereford and Worcester | Closed Christmas 2016.[29] | |
| 9 Chapel Street | Hull | BBC Yorkshire and Lincolnshire (2001–2004) | ||
| Langley OB Base | Langley, Berkshire | Home to BBC TV Outside Broadcasts (2007-2008) when it was then purchased by SiS Live. The SiS TV outside broadcast operation closed down in 2014. BBC Radio outside broadcast also occupied the site (2007–2014) before moving to Park Royal. | ||
| Alexandra Palace | London | BBC Television Service (1936–1956) | Studios used for BBC TV until the station moved to Lime Grove in 1956. Was also the base for BBC TV News, until it moved to Television Centre in 1969, and for Open University broadcasts. Closed in 1981.[30] | |
| BBC Henry Wood House[31] | London | Contained some activities of the BBC Audio and Music and BBC Research departments. | ||
| Bush House | London | BBC World Service (1941–2012) | ||
| Egton House | London | BBC Radio 1 (1967–1996) | Connected to adjacent Broadcasting House through a subway, and as a result often thought of as part of Broadcasting House. Demolished in 2003 to make way for the new Egton Wing of Broadcasting House. | |
| Yalding House[32] | London | BBC Radio 1 (1996–2013) BBC Radio 1Xtra |
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| Brock House | London | Former administration building[33] | ||
| Golders Green Hippodrome | London | Radio studio and concert hall and home to the BBC Concert Orchestra between 1969 and 2003 | ||
| Langham Hotel | London | Supported BBC Broadcasting House nearby. Home to the BBC record library between 1965 and 1986. | ||
| 16 Langham Street | London | BBC Radio Comedy and Writers Room[34] | ||
| 180 Great Portland Street | London | Former headquarters of BBC Trust[35] | ||
| Lime Grove Studios | London | |||
| 1-2 Marylebone High Street | London | BBC Publishing (later BBC Enterprises, then BBC Worldwide), including BBC Software | ||
| 35 Marylebone High Street | London | Radio Times / The Listener / BBC Publishing (later BBC Enterprises, then BBC Worldwide), BBC London (2001–2009) | BBC London 94.9/GLR/BBC Radio London (late 70's-2009) | |
| Paris Theatre | London | Radio Theatre used between the early 1960s and 1995 | ||
| Savoy Hill House | London | Home of the British Broadcasting Company and the subsequent corporation 1923 and 1932, when the BBC moved to Broadcasting House.[36] | ||
| BBC Kendal Avenue | Acton, London | Former outside broadcast base, sold to developers in 2007 when the outside broadcast base was moved to Langley. Demolished and redeveloped. | ||
| Ironworks Development[37] | Bow, London | BBC News Channel BBC World News BBC Sport |
BBC Radio 5 Live BBC World Service |
Small temporary studio used during the 2012 Summer Olympics |
| Windmill Road | Brentford, London | Home to the BBC Television and Sound Archive until 2011. Gave its name to the 1980s BBC2 show Windmill, which looked at archive material held at Windmill Road. | ||
| Camden Palace | Camden Town, London | Radio studio between 1945 and c.1970. | ||
| BBC Villiers House | Ealing, London | Former offices, including BBC Education, BBCs Finance and Accounting Services. Sublet to University of West London since Autumn 2013. | ||
| Ealing Studios | Ealing, London | Studio Centre. Home to BBC Film Department between 1955 and 1995. Sold off in 1995. | ||
| BBC Victoria Road | North Acton, London | Former home to the BBC Television Rehearsal Rooms and the Costume and Wigs Department. Known as the "Acton Hilton" by many of the actors who rehearsed there. Demolished in Summer 2010. | ||
| BBC Television Theatre | Shepherd's Bush, London | Studio Centre bought in 1953 and vacated in 1991. In 1994, the building re-opened under its original name of The Shepherd's Bush Empire | ||
| BBC Woodlands | White City, London | BBC Enterprises (later BBC Worldwide) | Former home to the BBC's commercial services, such as programme sales, videos, DVDs, LPs, CDs, books, magazine, computer software and merchandising. | |
| BBC White City (White City One, Media Centre, Energy Centre, Garden House) | White City, London | Former home of several production teams and administration departments. | ||
| BBC Centre House | White City, London | Former home to BBC Research South Lab[38] | ||
| Old Broadcasting House | Leeds | BBC North (1968–2002), BBC Yorkshire (2002–2004) | BBC Radio Leeds (1968–2004) | |
| New Broadcasting House | Manchester | BBC North West (1981–2011) | BBC Radio Manchester (1975–2011) | Previously also home to BBC Manchester Network Production Unit, BBC Philharmonic and BBC Religion and Ethics department |
| Dickenson Road Studios | Rusholme, Manchester | BBC North (1954–1975) | Former base of Mancunian Films | |
| Longsight Free Christian Church | Longsight, Manchester | Outside broadcast unit garage | ||
| Old Broadcasting House | Piccadilly, Manchester | BBC North West (1929–1981) | ||
| Broadcasting House | Newcastle | BBC North East and Cumbria | ||
| St. Catherine's Close | Norwich | BBC East | Base for the BBC regional service in the East of England from 1956 to 2003, prior to the service moving to The Forum. | |
| Lighthouse Arts Centre | Poole | Local studio for BBC Radio Solent | Closed as of 2019 | |
| Caversham Park | Reading | Local studio for BBC South | BBC Radio Berkshire | Former home of BBC Monitoring and of the BBC Written Archive[39] |
| South Western House | Southampton | BBC South (1961–1991) | BBC Radio Solent (1970–1991) | Former railway hotel occupied by BBC South until move into Broadcasting House (Southampton) in 1991.[40] |
| Kingswood Warren | Tadworth, Surrey | Home to BBC Research, and its predecessors, between 1948 and 2010.[41] |
See also
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