Dates:1903 – present
Architect: Frank Matcham
Also known as: BBC Television Theatre, The O2 Empire
History
- 1903 – 1953 – Variety theatre, as part of the Moss Empires organisation
- 1953 – BBC took over the venue as a TV studio (close to Lime Grove studios and to the future site of BBC TV Centre). It was purpose-built to receive an audience, so was suited to any tapings with a live studio audience. Renamed as BBC Television Theatre, and treated as an outside broadcast by crews.
- 1956 – Stage area enlarged and permanent cameras installed
- 1968-69 – Extension built onto the right of the building to house new production facilities, and studio converted to colour production
- 1991 – BBC moved out of the venue
