The Lime Grove studios were originally built for the British film industry in 1915. At different times Gaumont, Gainsborough Pictures and Rank Films occupied the site, and some of the great names of British cinema worked there, including Alfred Hitchcock, Michael Powell and David Lean.
The studios were acquired by the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ in 1949 as a 'temporary measure' until its new Television Centre was built in nearby Wood Lane. When the new industry expanded as few had predicted, it soon became clear that the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ would need a second substantial production centre in London for many years to come.
Lime Grove studios produced a host of memorable shows, including Hancock's Half-Hour, Andy Pandy, Blue Peter, Steptoe & Son, Sooty, Doctor Who, Panorama, Nationwide, Grandstand and Breakfast Time. The first episode of Doctor Who, 'An Unearthly Child' was recorded there in 1963.
In 1992 the studios were closed, and the occasion was marked by a special day of television programmes. Lime Grove studios were subsequently demolished and the site was turned over to residential housing.
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Buildings
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              Alexandra PalaceThe birthplace of television
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              Broadcasting HouseThe first purpose-built broadcast centre in the UK
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              Broadcasting House, BelfastÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Northern Ireland's headquarters since 1941
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              Broadcasting House, BristolFormer home of the Natural History Unit
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              Broadcasting House, CardiffThe ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½'s first bespoke headquarters in Wales
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              Bush HouseÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ of the World Service 1940-2012
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              Camden Palace TheatreLight entertainment and music from North London
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              Caversham ParkListening to the world, 1943 to 2018
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              Ealing StudiosThe ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Television Film Studios
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              Elstree StudiosÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ of EastEnders
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              Lime GroveA temporary measure for 42 years
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              Kingswood WarrenFormer home of ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Research & Development
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              The LanghamSustaining the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ during World War 2 and after
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              Maida ValeThe best acoustic in London
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              35 Marylebone High StreetThe first headquarters of the Radio Times and ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio London.
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              MediaCityUKThe ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½'s Northern base in Salford
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              Pacific QuayHeadquarters of ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Scotland
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              Paris StudiosFormer London cinema which hosted The Beatles and Dad's Army
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              Pebble MillA hub for drama, entertainment and factual programmes in Birmingham between 1971 and 2004
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              Queen's House, WC2Centre of English language learning
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              Riverside StudiosA film studio regenerated into a TV studio used by the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ from 1954 to 1975
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              Savoy HillThe first home of the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½
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              Television CentreThe Television Factory
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              Television TheatreA mecca for the stars of the 1960s
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              Wood NortonThe emergency broadcasting centre
