June 29
1960: BBC unveils TV 'factory'
The BBC's new Television Centre will be the "Hollywood" of the small screen, the corporation's director of TV has announced.
Gerald Beadle said the £12m complex, which opens today, would be "immensely important" to British prestige and trade.
The first studio production from the building was broadcast at 1935 GMT and featured some of Britain's most well-known entertainers, including Arthur Askey and Eric Robinson.
The west London complex has seven television studios. The largest - Studio 1 - is 11,000 square feet (3,280 square metres) and can be partially converted into a swimming pool.
BBCi
The BBC's new Television Centre will be the "Hollywood" of the small screen, the corporation's director of TV has announced.
Gerald Beadle said the £12m complex, which opens today, would be "immensely important" to British prestige and trade.
The first studio production from the building was broadcast at 1935 GMT and featured some of Britain's most well-known entertainers, including Arthur Askey and Eric Robinson.
The west London complex has seven television studios. The largest - Studio 1 - is 11,000 square feet (3,280 square metres) and can be partially converted into a swimming pool.
BBCi
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