5/5 Michael F. 4 years ago on Google β’ 181 reviews
Having
worked
there
in
BBC
TV
News
for
a
couple
of
months
in
late
1974
when
film
was
still
being
used,
I
looked
forward
to
seeing
the
21st
century
version
of
this
iconic
building.
The
very
knowledgeable
and
enthusiastic
tour
guides
from
ITV
Daytime
programmes
showed
a
group
of
14
two
of
the
three
former
BBC
studios
they
now
lease,
having
moved
from
South
Bank.
The
spacious
TC3
contains
back
to
back
sets
for
'Good
Morning
Britain'
and
also
'This
Morning'
(whose
production
office
is
in
the
basement
alongside
the
green
room,
dressing
rooms,
fashion
and
art
offices).
TC2
which
we
were
told
used
to
be
one
of
the
locations
for
Blue
Peter
including
the
famous
appearance
of
an
elephant
with
John
Noakes)
is
used
for
Lorraine.
Then
within
an
hour
the
set
is
changed
to
facilitate
another
live
programme,
Loose
Women.
Such
practices
would
not
have
been
possible
in
the
heavily
unionised
days
of
BBC
and
ITV
in
the
1970s
80s
and
even
90s.
GMTV,
the
early
incarnation
of
Good
Morning
Britain,
was
the
first
company
to
challenge
the
unionised
workplace
in
the
broadcasting
industry,
by
the
way.
This
tour
is
a
'must'
for
anyone
who
is
a
viewer
of
any
these
programmes
who
wants
to
know
more
about
Philip
and
Holly,
Piers
and
Susanna,
Lorraine
or
the
four
Loose
Women.
The
ninety
minutes
tour
will
also
appeal
to
anyone
with
an
interest
in
television
production
and
history.
Thank
you
Nick
and
Kate
for
the
tour.
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