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Shepherds Bush Empire
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Dates:1903 - present

Architect: Frank Matcham

Also known as: BBC Television Theatre, The O2 Empire

The BBC Television Theatre (from BBC Television Theatre Facebook page)
The Shepherds Bush Empire in 2011 (photo from Wikipedia, by Alex Williams)

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

Links to information about equipment at Shepherds Bush Empire over the years

Documents


A Theatre Made For Television (February 2016)
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