Pacific Quay is the headquarters of ´óÏó´«Ã½ Scotland, situated just outside Glasgow on the River Clyde, opposite the SECC and next to the Science Centre.
It was designed by architect David Chipperfield, who created a sheer glass façade ensuring that the look of the building changes throughout the day, season and viewpoint. A defining feature is an internal, stepped 'street' that rises throughout the entire length of the design, providing break-out spaces and informal meeting areas.
Officially opened on 20 September 2007 by Gordon Brown - the UK's Prime Minister at the time - the building is a dynamic broadcasting centre and a benchmark in terms of state-of-the-art technology and production methods, across TV, radio and online.
A wide range of output comes from the building, including popular TV news programmes Reporting Scotland, Frontline Scotland and Sportscene.
Further reading
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Donalda MacKinnon, ´óÏó´«Ã½ Scotland Director, reflects on the 10th anniversary of the opening of the BBC's Scottish HQ
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
´óÏó´«Ã½ Northern Ireland's headquarters since 1941 -
Broadcasting House, Bristol
Former home of the Natural History Unit -
Broadcasting House, Cardiff
The ´óÏó´«Ã½'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
The ´óÏó´«Ã½ Television Film Studios -
Elstree Studios
Home of EastEnders -
Lime Grove
A temporary measure for 42 years -
Kingswood Warren
Former home of ´óÏó´«Ã½ Research & Development -
The Langham
Sustaining the ´óÏó´«Ã½ 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 ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio London. -
MediaCityUK
The ´óÏó´«Ã½'s Northern base in Salford -
Pacific Quay
Headquarters of ´óÏó´«Ã½ 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 ´óÏó´«Ã½ from 1954 to 1975 -
Savoy Hill
The first home of the ´óÏó´«Ã½ -
Television Centre
The Television Factory -
Television Theatre
A mecca for the stars of the 1960s -
Wood Norton
The emergency broadcasting centre