BBC Elstree Centre
television production facility in Hertfordshire, England
The BBC Elstree Centre, sometimes referred to as the BBC Elstree Studios,[1] is a place where television is made. It is currently owned by the BBC. The Elstree Centre is located between Eldon Avenue and Clarendon Road in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England.
| BBC Elstree Centre | |
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.jpg) Entrance to complex off Eldon Avenue | |
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| Etymology | named after Elstree parish |
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| Type | Television production |
| Location | Between Eldon Avenue and Clarendon Road in Borehamwood |
| Address | Eldon Avenue |
| Country | England |
| Coordinates | 51°39′35″N 0°16′29″W / 51.6597°N 0.2747°W |
| Current tenants | BBC Studioworks |
| Inaugurated | 1914 |
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| www.BBCStudioworks.com | |
It is currently a main base for BBC Television. The television studios being run by the BBC's commercial subsidiary BBC Studioworks, previously known as BBC Studios and Post Production.[2]
Further reading
change- Leslie Banks. The Elstree Story: Twenty-One Years of Film-Making. Clerke and Cockeran. 88 pages; with contributions by Douglas Fairbanks, Alfred Hitchcock, Ralph Richardson, Victory Saville, Googie Withers, Anna Neagle, and John Mills.
- Warren, Patricia (1983). British Film Studios: An Illustrated History. Batsford: Anova Books. ISBN 978-0-7134-8644-5.
- Warren, Patricia (1983). Elstree: The British Hollywood. London, England: Elm Tree Books. ISBN 978-0-86287-446-9.
- Castle, Stephen; Brooks, William (1988). The Book of Elstree & Boreham Wood. Buckingham, England: Barracuda Books Ltd. ISBN 978-0-86023-406-7.
- Welsh, Paul (1996). Elstree Film & Television Festival Programme. Elstree and Borehamwood Town Council.
References
change- ↑ Charlotte Forde. "Our services - Studios - Brand new studios at Elstree". BBCStudiosAndPostProduction.com. BBC Studios and Post Production. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
- ↑ Charlotte Forde. "Our services - Studios - Brand new studios at Elstree". BBCStudiosAndPostProduction.com. BBC Studios and Post Production. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2019.Charlotte Forde. "Our services - Studios - Brand new studios at Elstree". BBCStudiosAndPostProduction.com. BBC Studios and Post Production. Archived from the original Archived 2013-10-14 at the Wayback Machine on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2019.