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'''BBC Television Centre''' was a television production facility in Shepherd's Bush in the [[London]] borough of [[Hammersmith]] and Fulham. It was located within walking distance of the former site of [[Lime Grove Studios]] and close to [[Riverside Studios]]. It is one of the oldest buildings in the world specially built for television production, officially opened on 29 June 1960. It closed as a BBC facility on 31 March 2013, more than 50 years after its opening.<ref name=closure>[http://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/bbc-television-centre-closes-its-doors-for-the-last-time-8555435.html "BBC Television Centre closes its doors for the last time" ''London Evening Standard''. 31 March 2013.]</ref> | '''BBC Television Centre''' was a television production facility in Shepherd's Bush in the [[London]] borough of [[Hammersmith]] and Fulham. It was located within walking distance of the former site of [[Lime Grove Studios]] and close to [[Riverside Studios]]. It is one of the oldest buildings in the world specially built for television production, officially opened on 29 June 1960. It closed as a BBC facility on 31 March 2013, more than 50 years after its opening.<ref name=closure>[http://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/bbc-television-centre-closes-its-doors-for-the-last-time-8555435.html "BBC Television Centre closes its doors for the last time" ''London Evening Standard''. 31 March 2013.]</ref> | ||
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== As documentary subject == | == As documentary subject == | ||
Television Centre was the subject of David Tennant's documentary, ''[[Do You Remember the First Time?]]'', aired as episode 10 of the third series of ''[[Doctor Who Confidential]]''. Extensive historical and modern footage of the building was featured, including a cursory examination of which episodes of classic ''Doctor Who'' were filmed in which specific studios. For most of the "walkabout" tour of the complex, Tennant was accompanied by writer and future ''Doctor Who'' showrunner, [[Steven Moffat]]. | Television Centre was the subject of David Tennant's documentary, ''[[Do You Remember the First Time? (CON episode)|Do You Remember the First Time?]]'', aired as episode 10 of the third series of ''[[Doctor Who Confidential]]''. Extensive historical and modern footage of the building was featured, including a cursory examination of which episodes of classic ''Doctor Who'' were filmed in which specific studios. For most of the "walkabout" tour of the complex, Tennant was accompanied by writer and future ''Doctor Who'' showrunner, [[Steven Moffat]]. | ||
It also serves as the backdrop to some of [[Jon Pertwee]]'s narration of ''[[The Pertwee Years]]'', a direct-to-video retrospective on his era in ''Doctor Who''. | It also serves as the backdrop to some of [[Jon Pertwee]]'s narration of ''[[The Pertwee Years]]'', a direct-to-video retrospective on his era in ''Doctor Who''. | ||
== In the DWU == | == In the DWU == | ||
Television Centre was bombed — knocking the BBC off the air — during the [[Internal Counter-Intelligence Service]]'s attempted coup in ''[[The Longest Night]]''. | Television Centre was bombed — knocking the BBC off the air — during the [[Internal Counter-Intelligence Service]]'s attempted coup in ''[[The Longest Night (audio story)|The Longest Night]]''. | ||
[[File:TVActionComic.jpg|thumb|[[Beep]] the [[Meep]]'s ship punctures the side of Television Centre]] | [[File:TVActionComic.jpg|thumb|[[Beep]] the [[Meep]]'s ship punctures the side of Television Centre]] | ||
