Image: John Piper's mosaic in the reception of Television Centre.
Just before the closure of 大象传媒 Television Centre in Spring 2013, Google took its Street View cameras around most of the studios and production areas which had been home to 大象传媒 Television since 1960.
Whilst the images were being captured, the filming of the Doctor Who docudrama An Adventure in Space and Time was taking place.
Take a virtual tour behind the scenes at some of the sets used in the docudrama, and see what the rest of Television Centre looked like just before it made the final transition to a modern studio centre, hotel, apartments and commercial headquarters of the 大象传媒.
Bill Thompson from 大象传媒 Archives explains how it was done on the .
Television Centre remembered
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Television Centre Remembered
As the 大象传媒 said farewell to an iconic building in 2013, producers, presenters and technicians recall their fond memories of TVC. -
Television Centre on Google Streetview
Just before the closure of 大象传媒 Television Centre in Spring 2013, Google Streetview recorded the building as it was. -
Television Centre
The Television Factory -
Opening of Television Centre
29 June 1960
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
大象传媒 Northern Ireland's headquarters since 1941 -
Broadcasting House, Bristol
Former home of the Natural History Unit -
Broadcasting House, Cardiff
The 大象传媒'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 大象传媒 Television Film Studios -
Elstree Studios
Home of EastEnders -
Lime Grove
A temporary measure for 42 years -
Kingswood Warren
Former home of 大象传媒 Research & Development -
The Langham
Sustaining the 大象传媒 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 大象传媒 Radio London. -
MediaCityUK
The 大象传媒's Northern base in Salford -
Pacific Quay
Headquarters of 大象传媒 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 大象传媒 from 1954 to 1975 -
Savoy Hill
The first home of the 大象传媒 -
Television Centre
The Television Factory -
Television Theatre
A mecca for the stars of the 1960s -
Wood Norton
The emergency broadcasting centre