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IT
itsrobert Founding member
I've dug out some photos I took on the 12th February 2013 that you might not find on the Street View images - thought they might be of interest?

TC7 from the gantry:
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TC7 Sound control room:
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1/4" reel-to-reel tape machine in TC7 control room:
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Old N2 control room:
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Old N1 sign:
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Old N1 studio - at the time either TC10 or 11, I can't remember which:
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VM
VMPhil
That last photo is the set for Charlie Brooker's Weekly Wipe, right?
IT
itsrobert Founding member
VMPhil posted:
That last photo is the set for Charlie Brooker's Weekly Wipe, right?


That's right, Phil.

Back in the day, I think N1 was home of BBC World until they moved to N9 in 1998. So, this was the studio they used at the height of the flags era.

And the N2 control room would presumably have been for the virtual era Breakfast News/One/Six/Nine, etc. The windows you can see to the left of the N2 control room looked into the studio, as I recall. At the time it was being used for storage, so wasn't particularly photogenic!
BA
Bail Moderator
No, what are you all on about? It's simply a case of "hey we're going to document TVC as it is with google street view, cool hey who's around Sophie is in the building, mind sitting at the desk whilst they take a few photos, sure.

End of.
Last edited by Bail on 22 April 2020 12:22am
NJ
news junkie
chris posted:
Critique posted:
Ooh, they're mock-ups of Studio B, some of which were seen on here before the move. I especially like the one where Studio B is in 'The Hub' branding and in marker someone has written 'Global' on top of the screens, as of course The Hub ended/was replaced with Global.


Where are these, Critique? Can’t see what you’re referencing?


Hey! DanielK posted a cap of it when streetview was first found. It wouldn’t let me quote, so hopefully the link works. It’s in the gallery/control room behind N8. https://www.tvforum.co.uk/forums/post894180#post-894180
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Stuart
Bail posted:
No, what are you all on about? It's simply a case of "hey we're going to document TVC as it is with google stree view, cool hey who's around Sophie is in the building, might sitting at the desk whilst they take a few photos, sure.

It was just a nice thing we could share doing as a relief from 'scratching at the walls' from being stuck inside for 4 weeks.
DO
dosxuk
Stuart posted:
Bail posted:
No, what are you all on about? It's simply a case of "hey we're going to document TVC as it is with google stree view, cool hey who's around Sophie is in the building, might sitting at the desk whilst they take a few photos, sure.

It was just a nice thing we could share doing as a relief from 'scratching at the walls' from being stuck inside for 4 weeks.


What, inventing schedules that would mean Sophie would be sat in N8?
RN
Rolling News
dosxuk posted:
Stuart posted:
Bail posted:
No, what are you all on about? It's simply a case of "hey we're going to document TVC as it is with google stree view, cool hey who's around Sophie is in the building, might sitting at the desk whilst they take a few photos, sure.

It was just a nice thing we could share doing as a relief from 'scratching at the walls' from being stuck inside for 4 weeks.


What, inventing schedules that would mean Sophie would be sat in N8?

It was fun trying to guess who it was in N8.
SN
The SNT Three
itsrobert posted:
thegeek posted:
Willz posted:
Maybe if there was problems at NBH they could cut to Sophie

No.
Rolling News posted:

Maybe she did the 6 that day??

The news story referenced on this screen was 12th February 2013. Perhaps there's a website that's archived who presented the news on any particular day, though frankly my life's exciting enough without going looking for it.


Crikey, that's the exact day I visited TVC before it closed! I definitely remember it was Sophie on the Six from TC7 as I stood behind the cameras on the studio floor for the whole bulletin. So, I must surely have been captured somewhere by Google that day - I'm going to have to have a really good look.


If you were part of a tour group I came across what looks like one, in a level 2 corridor!

https://goo.gl/maps/41o2panNA63k2v2bA
JW
JamesWorldNews
I’ve just woken to several pages of classic TV Forum! This is why we all love this place.

Thanks, Bail, for the Cluedo reveal. “It was the left-handed Sophie Raworth in Studio N8 with the shuffling papers”.

Great links and images everyone.
GE
thegeek Founding member
The SNT Three posted:
itsrobert posted:
thegeek posted:
No.
The news story referenced on this screen was 12th February 2013. Perhaps there's a website that's archived who presented the news on any particular day, though frankly my life's exciting enough without going looking for it.


Crikey, that's the exact day I visited TVC before it closed! I definitely remember it was Sophie on the Six from TC7 as I stood behind the cameras on the studio floor for the whole bulletin. So, I must surely have been captured somewhere by Google that day - I'm going to have to have a really good look.


If you were part of a tour group I came across what looks like one, in a level 2 corridor!

https://goo.gl/maps/41o2panNA63k2v2bA

Good spot! That was outside the weather centre. The screens next to the guide are showing a quad split of the weather studios - but there was a switch (on a standard domestic lighting pull cord) which would change them to the output of a camera concealed behind a glass panel on the wall, chromakeyed to the blue noticeboard opposite, to let the visitors have a try at presenting.

You can go inside too - in the (very) dim and distant past, some forecasts were done from a desk in the office, and you can still see lighting mounted on the ceiling for this purpose.
Last edited by thegeek on 22 April 2020 4:18am
RK
Rkolsen
thegeek posted:
The SNT Three posted:
itsrobert posted:

Crikey, that's the exact day I visited TVC before it closed! I definitely remember it was Sophie on the Six from TC7 as I stood behind the cameras on the studio floor for the whole bulletin. So, I must surely have been captured somewhere by Google that day - I'm going to have to have a really good look.


If you were part of a tour group I came across what looks like one, in a level 2 corridor!

https://goo.gl/maps/41o2panNA63k2v2bA

Good spot! That was outside the weather centre. The screens next to the guide are showing a quad split of the weather studios - but there was a switch (on a standard domestic lighting pull cord) which would change them to the output of a camera concealed behind a glass panel on the wall, chromakeyed to the blue noticeboard opposite, to let the visitors have a try at presenting.

You can go inside too - in the (very) dim and distant past, some forecasts were done from a desk in the office, and you can still see lighting mounted on the ceiling for this purpose.


What are the stairs to the window for? Some sort of emergency exit where a ladder truck could evacuate people? If it is I’ve never seen stairs for that before.

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