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Jubbly! The BBC throws open its doors
As
part of the London Open House Weekend 2003, BBC Television Centre
and the BBC's Bush House on The Strand in London will throw open
their doors for a day of top tours.
London
Open House is a city-wide event, celebrating the capital's diverse
architecture and offering free entry into over 500 fascinating buildings.
On
Saturday 20 September, the Tours team at the BBC's W12 broadcasting
hub will give members of the public the chance to experience first-hand
the artistic and creative vision of architect Graham Dawbarn.
Dawbarn
famously came up with the idea for the innovative building design
while in the pub and scribbled it on the back of an envelope.
Television
Centre is the world's first purpose-built television studio complex
and a distinctive mural by painter John Piper and TB Huxley-Jones's
celebrated sculpture of Helios, the Greek god of the sun, are also
among the highlights of the 1960 building.
The
50-minute tours also follow in the footsteps of TV favourites, with
trips into the famous studios where programmes such as Blue Peter,
Top Of The Pops, Never Mind The Buzzcocks and Absolutely Fabulous
are made.
And
mange-tout!, as Del Boy would say, visitors will also have the chance
to get up close to the famous yellow three-wheel van from comedy
classic Only Fools And Horses, and the architecturally unique Tardis,
which, as Doctor Who fans will remember, truly makes the most of
its limited interior space …
Tours
run every 10 minutes from 10.00am to 5.00pm (last tour leaves at
5.00pm), on a first come, first served basis.
Television
Centre is on Wood Lane, London, W12, opposite White City Tube Station.
BBC
Bush House, The Strand, London WC2B, will also be running 30-minute
tours from 10.00am to 4.00pm on Saturday 20 September, again on
a first come, first served basis.
In
September 2002, the BBC topped a poll by leading architecture monthly
RIBA Journal of the architectural profession's Top 50 Clients for
aspiring to the highest possible quality of design in its redevelopment
programme across the UK.
More
information on the history and architecture of BBC buildings can
be found in our Key
Facts section (BBC Press Office website).
More
information on the London Open House Weekend can be found at www.londonopenhouse.org
or by calling 09001 600 061 (calls charged at 60p per minute).
The
BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.
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