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STLD visit
New Broadcasting House
Old Broadcasting House, left, and New Broadcasting House
Auntie’s new home Words: Bernie Davis Photographs: John O’Brien, Chris Davis, Guy Saich & the BBC The biggest ever renovation to the BBC’s Broadcasting House in London’s West End enabled BBC News to relocate from Television Centre after the latter was given early retirement. If you have seen the outside of the new façade next to the more familiar BH, you will know how very big it looks, but like the Tardis found at the entrance, it is even larger on the inside. On the eve of the 60th anniversary of the first BBC Television News broadcast, the STLD’s Robert Horne, who is also part of the lighting team at Broadcasting House, invited members and guests to look around the new facility now it is up and running. We first had a presentation by Guy Saich (pictured right) who has written A History of Broadcasting House (as well as A History of Television Centre) and somehow managed to cram 86 years of history into 20 minutes. Set & Light | Summer 2014
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