A look back on 90 years of broadcasting and production at the BBC Bristol office.
It is officially 90 years since the BBC opened the Bristol office to provide broadcasting to the west of England.
Since then, the site has produced thousands of world-famous broadcast programmes and served as the home of the Natural History Unit for many years.The Lord Mayor of Bristol officially opened the Whiteladies Road studios and offices on the 18 September 1934. The control room ensured that all signals were properly routed and all technical standards were met to maintain broadcast quality
The BBC set up camp underground, in the disused tunnels of the former Clifton Rocks Railway, as a secret broadcasting base that would be safe from bombings.
United Kingdom Latest News, United Kingdom Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
BBC Pop Music TV announces Boybands Forever, a new series for BBC Two and BBC iPlayerThe series will dive into pop culture in the 90s and 00s, telling the tales behind the success of some of the UK and Ireland’s most celebrated popstars, who were idolised by millions of pop fans around the world
Read more »
NI actor fronting new BBC drama on what to expect from physiological thrillerDead and Buried airs on BBC One and BBC iPlayer on Monday night
Read more »
Dave Grohl appeared irritated in resurfaced clip of outing with wife in July after secret love child...Dave Grohl’s awkward interview live on BBC after he is asked for Wimbledon predictions BBC
Read more »
Stranded on Honeymoon Island to arrive on BBC One and BBC iPlayer in 2025A bold and original new adventure dating format is coming to the UK, created by the team behind Married At First Sight
Read more »
Inside BBC Sherwood's season 2 cast and who is returning to the BBC dramaSeason two of BBC's hit Nottingham based drama, Sherwood, kicked off last night and there were many returnees as well as new faces in the cast so let's take a look at them...
Read more »
Direct trains from Oxford to Bristol run again after 21 yearsGreat Western Railway will run two return Saturday services between Bristol Temple Meads and Oxford.
Read more »