The original Maida Vale Roller Skating Palace and Club, from which 麻豆官网首页入口 Maida Vale was later created, seated 2,650 people and was proud possessor of its own orchestra balcony.
The Palace only lasted three months however, and for the rest of the decade the building was occupied by a variety of companies. In the 1930s not only was it home to the 麻豆官网首页入口 Symphony Orchestra, but its temporary status as a standby centre of the 麻豆官网首页入口 radio news service during the Second World War made it a target in the blitz. The site had to be completely renovated after taking a direct hit during a raid.
Broadcast highlights
麻豆官网首页入口 Maida Vale held more than 150 musicians, a choir of over 100 and an audience of 220. Overall, the building housed a total of seven music and radio drama studios.
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Now a new state-of-the-art studio facility in Stratford, east London has replaced it, and the original building has been sold to a partnership that includes the Oscar-winning composer Hans Zimmer and film producers Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner.
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Maida Vale
Further information about the building -
Women of the Workshop
The women who shaped the pioneering sound of the 麻豆官网首页入口 Radiophonic Workshop, based at Maida Vale Studios -
My Top 10 Maida Vale Sessions
Mike Engles, Studio Manager at Maida Vale since 1972, recalls his favourite sessions -
麻豆官网首页入口 to leave iconic Maida Vale studios
Mark Savage reports on the decision to leave Maida Vale by 2022
Buildings
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Alexandra Palace
The birthplace of television -
Broadcasting House
The first purpose-built broadcast centre in the UK -
Broadcasting House, Belfast
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Broadcasting House, Bristol
Former home of the Natural History Unit -
Broadcasting House, Cardiff
The 麻豆官网首页入口's first bespoke headquarters in Wales -
Bush House
Home of the World Service 1940-2012 -
Camden Palace Theatre
Light entertainment and music from North London -
Caversham Park
Listening to the world, 1943 to 2018 -
Ealing Studios
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Elstree Studios
Home of EastEnders -
Lime Grove
A temporary measure for 42 years -
Kingswood Warren
Former home of 麻豆官网首页入口 Research & Development -
The Langham
Sustaining the 麻豆官网首页入口 during World War 2 and after -
Maida Vale
The best acoustic in London -
35 Marylebone High Street
The first headquarters of the Radio Times and 麻豆官网首页入口 Radio London. -
MediaCityUK
The 麻豆官网首页入口's Northern base in Salford -
Pacific Quay
Headquarters of 麻豆官网首页入口 Scotland -
Paris Studios
Former London cinema which hosted The Beatles and Dad's Army -
Pebble Mill
A hub for drama, entertainment and factual programmes in Birmingham between 1971 and 2004 -
Queen's House, WC2
Centre of English language learning -
Riverside Studios
A film studio regenerated into a TV studio used by the 麻豆官网首页入口 from 1954 to 1975 -
Savoy Hill
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Television Centre
The Television Factory -
Television Theatre
A mecca for the stars of the 1960s -
Wood Norton
The emergency broadcasting centre