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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|second]] to the early [[Season 4|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|scene]] was filmed. | '''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|second]] to the early [[Season 4|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|scene]] was filmed. | ||
==Site history== | == 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''). | 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. | 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. | ||
[[ | [[File:Riverside Studios now.JPG|thumb|Recent picture of the back of the old Riverside Studios]]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> | ||
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. | 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. | ||
===Studio 1=== | === Studio 1 === | ||
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". | 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". | ||
====Stories Filmed at Studio 1==== | ==== Stories Filmed at Studio 1 ==== | ||
=====[[First Doctor]]===== | ===== [[First Doctor]] ===== | ||
*[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth]] | * [[The Dalek Invasion of Earth]] | ||
*[[The Rescue]] | * [[The Rescue]] | ||
*[[The Romans]] | * [[The Romans]] | ||
*[[The Web Planet]] | * [[The Web Planet]] | ||
*[[The Crusade]] | * [[The Crusade]] | ||
*[[The Chase]] | * [[The Chase]] | ||
*[[The Myth Makers]] | * [[The Myth Makers]] | ||
*[[The Massacre]] | * [[The Massacre]] | ||
*[[The Ark]] | * [[The Ark]] | ||
*[[The Celestial Toymaker (TV story)|The Celestial Toymaker]] | * [[The Celestial Toymaker (TV story)|The Celestial Toymaker]] | ||
*[[The Savages]] | * [[The Savages]] | ||
*[[The Gunfighters]] | * [[The Gunfighters]] | ||
*[[The War Machines]] | * [[The War Machines]] | ||
*[[The Smugglers]] | * [[The Smugglers]] | ||
*[[The Tenth Planet]] | * [[The Tenth Planet]] | ||
=====[[Second Doctor]]===== | ===== [[Second Doctor]] ===== | ||
*[[The Power of the Daleks]] | * [[The Power of the Daleks]] | ||
*[[The Highlanders]] | * [[The Highlanders]] | ||
*[[The Underwater Menace]] | * [[The Underwater Menace]] | ||
*[[The Moonbase]] | * [[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>) | * [[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>) | ||
===Studio 2=== | === Studio 2 === | ||
No ''Doctor Who'' content was known to have been filmed here. | No ''Doctor Who'' content was known to have been filmed here. | ||
===Studio 3=== | === Studio 3 === | ||
No ''Doctor Who'' content was known to have been filmed here. | No ''Doctor Who'' content was known to have been filmed here. | ||
==See also== | == See also == | ||
[http://www.riversidetv.co.uk/ The official Riverside website] | [http://www.riversidetv.co.uk/ The official Riverside website] | ||
==References== | == References == | ||
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