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'''Riverside Studios''' were primarily television studios on Crisp Road in the [[London]] borough of [[Hammersmith]] and [[Fulham]]. They were the principal, though not exclusive, home to studio recording for ''[[Doctor Who]]'' from the [[Season 2 (Doctor Who 1963)|second]] to the early [[Season 4 (Doctor Who 1963)|fourth]] seasons of the original run. They are perhaps most significant to historians of the programme as the location where the first [[regeneration]] [[The Tenth Planet (TV story)|scene]] was filmed.


'''Riverside Studio ''' is a British film studio on Crisp Road in the [[London]] borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. It was the principal, though by no means exclusive, home to studio recording for ''Doctor Who'' from the second-early fourth seasons of the original run. It is perhaps most significant to historians of the programme as the location where the first regeneration scene was filmed.
== Site history ==
Riverside's buildings were not originally meant for film or video production. Instead, they were constructed in 1903 as industrial space. It was only in 1933 that the site gave up its industrial roots and was converted into a film studio by Triumph Film Company. For the next twenty-one years, the studios passed through a succession of moderately successful film producers. Perhaps the most famous movie produced at the site was the Academy Award-winning, ''The Seventh Veil''. In 1954 the studios were used for the final time as a film studio to produce the Alec Guinness film, ''Father Brown'' (USA: ''The Detective'').
Like nearby [[Lime Grove Studios]], Riverside was then acquired by the BBC as a "temporary" solution to its recording needs whilst [[BBC Television Centre]] was being built.<ref>[http://www.transdiffusion.org/emc/studioone/tvcentres.php Barfe, Louis. "Television Gets a Complex".] EMC Studio One. Transdiffusion Broadcasting System. 1 January 2005.</ref> Also like Lime Grove, it was used far after the 1960 opening of the TC.


It is still an active, independent television production facility, as well as being a home to live performance art.
However, ''unlike'' Lime Grove, it was regarded as a superior recording space. In the run-up to the opening of the TC, Riverside was the premiere recording space that the BBC operated. It was particularly important to the development of colour broadcasting and the [[ADR]] process.<ref>[http://www.riversidestudios.co.uk/theriversidestory/main.cfm The Riverside Story:] a timeline</ref>
===Studio 1===
 
====Stories Filmed at Studio 1====
By the mid-1970s, Riverside was no longer required by the BBC, as TC was fully operational. The studios then became administered by local government, the object of a Trust set up by the Hammersmith Borough Council. It underwent massive refurbishment between 1975-78, and thereafter became mostly a performing arts facility. However, by the mid-90s, it could no longer financially survive as a venue for live performance. It refurbished Studio 1 (the main location at which ''Doctor Who'' and others had been recorded in the 1960s) and re-entered the television market. One of its more important television residents in recent years was the award-winning late night programme, ''TFI Friday'' — a show that brought a [[Ron Grainer]] theme tune back to Riverside.
=====[[First Doctor]]=====
 
*[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]
=== Stories filmed at Studio 1 ===
*[[The Rescue]]
Of the three studios, Studio 1 has always been the biggest and most well-equipped. Thus to speak of "Riverside Studios" in the context of ''Doctor Who'' really means "Riverside 1".
*[[The Romans]]
 
*[[The Web Planet]]
==== Season 2 ====
*[[The Crusade]]
* ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]''
*[[The Chase]]
* ''[[The Rescue (TV story)|The Rescue]]''
*[[The Myth Makers]]
* ''[[The Romans (TV story)|The Romans]]''
*[[The Massacre]]
* ''[[The Web Planet (TV story)|The Web Planet]]''
*[[The Ark]]
* ''[[The Crusade (TV story)|The Crusade]]''
*[[The Celestial Toymaker]]
* ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]''
*[[The Savages]]
 
*[[The Gunfighters]]
==== Season 3 ====
*[[The War Machines]]
* ''[[The Myth Makers (TV story)|The Myth Makers]]''
*[[The Smugglers]]
* ''[[The Massacre (TV story)|The Massacre]]''
*[[The Tenth Planet]]
* ''[[The Ark (TV story)|The Ark]]''
=====[[Second Doctor]]=====
* ''[[The Celestial Toymaker (TV story)|The Celestial Toymaker]]''
*[[The Power of the Daleks]]
* ''[[The Gunfighters (TV story)|The Gunfighters]]''
*[[The Highlanders]]
* ''[[The Savages (TV story)|The Savages]]''
*[[The Underwater Menace]]
* ''[[The War Machines (TV story)|The War Machines]]''
*[[The Moonbase]]
 
*[[The Wheel in Space]] (Riverside portions recorded on film<ref>[http://www.shannonsullivan.com/drwho/serials/ss.html Shannon Sullivan's exploration] of ''The Wheel in Space''</ref>)
==== Season 4 ====
===Studio 2===
* ''[[The Smugglers (TV story)|The Smugglers]]''
No ''Doctor Who'' content was known to have been filmed here.
* ''[[The Tenth Planet (TV story)|The Tenth Planet]]''
===Studio 3===
* ''[[The Power of the Daleks (TV story)|The Power of the Daleks]]''
No ''Doctor Who'' content was known to have been filmed here.
* ''[[The Highlanders (TV story)|The Highlanders]]''
==See also==
* ''[[The Underwater Menace (TV story)|The Underwater Menace]]''
[http://www.riversidetv.co.uk/ The official Riverside website]
* ''[[The Moonbase (TV story)|The Moonbase]]''
==References==
 
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==== Season 5 ====
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* ''[[The Wheel in Space (TV story)|The Wheel in Space]]'' (Riverside portions recorded on film<ref>[http://www.shannonsullivan.com/drwho/serials/ss.html Shannon Sullivan's exploration] of ''The Wheel in Space''</ref>)
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== Footnotes ==
{{Reflist}}
 
[[Category:Studios]]

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Riverside Studios were primarily television studios on Crisp Road in the London borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. They were the principal, though not exclusive, home to studio recording for Doctor Who from the second to the early fourth seasons of the original run. They are perhaps most significant to historians of the programme as the location where the first regeneration scene was filmed.

Site history[[edit] | [edit source]]

Riverside's buildings were not originally meant for film or video production. Instead, they were constructed in 1903 as industrial space. It was only in 1933 that the site gave up its industrial roots and was converted into a film studio by Triumph Film Company. For the next twenty-one years, the studios passed through a succession of moderately successful film producers. Perhaps the most famous movie produced at the site was the Academy Award-winning, The Seventh Veil. In 1954 the studios were used for the final time as a film studio to produce the Alec Guinness film, Father Brown (USA: The Detective). Like nearby Lime Grove Studios, Riverside was then acquired by the BBC as a "temporary" solution to its recording needs whilst BBC Television Centre was being built.[1] Also like Lime Grove, it was used far after the 1960 opening of the TC.

However, unlike Lime Grove, it was regarded as a superior recording space. In the run-up to the opening of the TC, Riverside was the premiere recording space that the BBC operated. It was particularly important to the development of colour broadcasting and the ADR process.[2]

By the mid-1970s, Riverside was no longer required by the BBC, as TC was fully operational. The studios then became administered by local government, the object of a Trust set up by the Hammersmith Borough Council. It underwent massive refurbishment between 1975-78, and thereafter became mostly a performing arts facility. However, by the mid-90s, it could no longer financially survive as a venue for live performance. It refurbished Studio 1 (the main location at which Doctor Who and others had been recorded in the 1960s) and re-entered the television market. One of its more important television residents in recent years was the award-winning late night programme, TFI Friday — a show that brought a Ron Grainer theme tune back to Riverside.

Stories filmed at Studio 1[[edit] | [edit source]]

Of the three studios, Studio 1 has always been the biggest and most well-equipped. Thus to speak of "Riverside Studios" in the context of Doctor Who really means "Riverside 1".

Season 2[[edit] | [edit source]]

Season 3[[edit] | [edit source]]

Season 4[[edit] | [edit source]]

Season 5[[edit] | [edit source]]

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. Barfe, Louis. "Television Gets a Complex". EMC Studio One. Transdiffusion Broadcasting System. 1 January 2005.
  2. The Riverside Story: a timeline
  3. Shannon Sullivan's exploration of The Wheel in Space