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'''Upper Boat Studios''' is a TV studio complex located in Upper Boat, Treforest Industrial Estate, Pontypridd, north west of [[Cardiff]]. It is the largest studio complex in [[Wales]].
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'''Upper Boat Studios''' was a TV studio complex located in Upper Boat, Treforest Industrial Estate, [[Pontypridd]], north west of [[Cardiff]]. It was the largest studio complex in [[Wales]].


Since 2006, Upper Boat has been home base for the ''Doctor Who'' franchise, as the [[BBC (real world)|BBC]] leased the studios in order to centralise production of ''[[Doctor Who]]'', ''[[Torchwood (TV series)|Torchwood]]'' and ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]''.
From [[2006 (production)|2006]] until [[2012 (production)|2012]], Upper Boat was home base for the ''Doctor Who'' franchise, as the [[BBC (real world)|BBC]] leased the studios in order to centralise production of ''[[Doctor Who]]'', ''[[Torchwood (TV series)|Torchwood]]'' and ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]''.


''Doctor Who''-related production at Upper Boat was temporary as in December 2009 the Welsh government announced plans to develop a [[BBC Drama Village]] in Cardiff which would house BBC drama production in the region, including ''Doctor Who'' and its spin-offs. In April 2012, the shows moved to Roath Lock Studios.<ref>http://wales.gov.uk/publications/accessinfo/drnewhomepage/economicdrs/2010/bbcdramavillage/?lang=en</ref><ref>http://gallifreynewsbase.blogspot.com/2010/01/new-drama-village-in-cardiff.html</ref>
In [[April (production)|April]] 2012, ''[[Doctor Who]]'' moved to [[Roath Lock]]. Its last day filming at Upper Boat was [[11 May (production)|11 May]] 2012.<ref>https://twitter.com/edwardrussell/status/201010324659388417</ref>


== External links ==
== External links ==
* [http://www.doctorwholocations.net/locations/bbcupperboatstudios The Locations Guide to Torchwood - '''BBC Studios Upper Boat''']
* [http://www.doctorwholocations.net/locations/bbcupperboatstudios The Locations Guide to Torchwood - '''BBC Studios Upper Boat''']
== Footnotes ==
== Footnotes ==
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Revision as of 01:18, 3 November 2016

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Upper Boat Studios was a TV studio complex located in Upper Boat, Treforest Industrial Estate, Pontypridd, north west of Cardiff. It was the largest studio complex in Wales.

From 2006 until 2012, Upper Boat was home base for the Doctor Who franchise, as the BBC leased the studios in order to centralise production of Doctor Who, Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventures.

In April 2012, Doctor Who moved to Roath Lock. Its last day filming at Upper Boat was 11 May 2012.[1]

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