BBC

===Assets===
{{Main|List of BBC properties}}
{{further|Broadcasting House|Broadcasting House (Belfast)|BBC Cymru Wales New Broadcasting House|BBC Television Centre}}
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Broadcasting House in [[Portland Place]], central London, is the official headquarters of the BBC. It is home to six of the ten BBC national radio networks, BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 1xtra, BBC Asian Network, BBC Radio 3, BBC Radio 4, and [[BBC Radio 4 Extra]]. It is also the home of [[BBC News]], which relocated to the building from BBC Television Centre in 2013. On the front of the building are statues of [[Prospero]] and [[Ariel (The Tempest)|Ariel]], characters from [[William Shakespeare]]'s play ''[[The Tempest]]'', sculpted by [[Eric Gill]]. Renovation of Broadcasting House began in 2002, and was completed in 2012.<ref>{{cite news |title=BBC Broadcasting House extension – review |url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2012/mar/04/broadcasting-house-bbc-extension-moore |access-date=10 June 2020 |work=The Guardian |archive-date=11 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190511022449/https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2012/mar/04/broadcasting-house-bbc-extension-moore |url-status=live }}</ref>

Until it closed at the end of March 2013, [[BBC Television]] was based at [[BBC Television Centre]], a purpose-built television facility opened in 1960 located in [[White City, London|White City]], {{convert|4|mi|sigfig=1|spell=in}} west of central London.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/bbc-television-centre-closes-its-doors-for-the-last-time-8555435.html|title=BBC Television Centre closes its doors for the last time|website=The Evening Standard|access-date=23 December 2015|date=31 March 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160125083316/http://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/bbc-television-centre-closes-its-doors-for-the-last-time-8555435.html|archive-date=25 January 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> This facility was host to a number of famous guests and programmes through the years, and its name and image is familiar with many British citizens. Nearby, the [[BBC White City]] complex contains numerous programme offices, housed in Centre House, the Media Centre and Broadcast Centre. It is in this area around [[Shepherd's Bush]] that the majority of BBC employees worked.

As part of a major reorganisation of BBC property, the entire BBC News operation relocated from the News Centre at BBC Television Centre to the refurbished Broadcasting House to create what is being described as "one of the world's largest live broadcast centres".<ref>{{cite web | title = New Broadcasting House – The future | url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/broadcastinghouse/thefuture/bh_project.shtml | author=BBC | access-date =6 July 2006| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20060521230740/http://www.bbc.co.uk/broadcastinghouse/thefuture/bh_project.shtml| archive-date= 21 May 2006 | url-status=live}}</ref> The [[BBC News (TV channel)|BBC News Channel]] and [[BBC World News]] relocated to the premises in early 2013.<ref>{{cite web | title = BBC News' television output moves to new studios at Broadcasting House | url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2013/tv_news_move.html | author = BBC | access-date = 23 December 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190505071444/https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2013/tv_news_move.html | archive-date = 5 May 2019 | url-status = live }}</ref> Broadcasting House is now also home to most of the BBC's national radio stations, and the [[BBC World Service]]. The major part of this plan involved the demolition of the two post-war extensions to the building and construction of an extension<ref>{{cite web | title = New Broadcasting House | url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/broadcastinghouse/timeline/index.shtml | author=BBC | access-date =16 September 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20091005184252/http://www.bbc.co.uk/broadcastinghouse/timeline/index.shtml| archive-date= 5 October 2009 | url-status=live}}</ref> designed by [[Richard MacCormac|Sir Richard MacCormac]] of [[MJP Architects]]. This move concentrated the BBC's London operations, allowing them to sell Television Centre.<ref name="BBC News Article - TV Centre up for sale">{{cite news|title=BBC Television Centre up for sale|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13746250|access-date=11 July 2011|newspaper=BBC News |date=13 June 2011| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110720070550/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13746250| archive-date= 20 July 2011 | url-status=live}}</ref>

In addition to the scheme above, the BBC is in the process of making and producing more programmes outside London, involving production centres such as [[BBC Northern Ireland|Belfast]], [[BBC Cymru Wales|Cardiff]], [[BBC Scotland|Glasgow]], Newcastle and, most notably, in [[Greater Manchester]] as part of the "BBC North Project" scheme where several major departments, including [[BBC North West]], [[BBC Manchester]], [[BBC Sport]], [[CBBC (TV channel)|BBC Children's]], [[CBeebies]], Radio 5 Live, [[BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra]], ''[[BBC Breakfast]]'', [[BBC Learning]] and the [[BBC Philharmonic]] have all moved from their previous locations in either London or [[New Broadcasting House (Manchester)|New Broadcasting House]], Manchester to the new 200-acre (80ha) [[MediaCityUK]] production facilities in [[City of Salford|Salford]], that form part of the large [[BBC North|BBC North Group]] division and will therefore become the biggest staffing operation outside London.<ref>{{cite news | title = BBC Salford move gets green light | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/6708383.stm | author = BBC News Online | date = 31 May 2007 | access-date = 31 May 2007 | author-link = BBC News Online | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070831014258/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/6708383.stm | archive-date = 31 August 2007 | url-status = live }}</ref><ref name="BBC North Website">{{cite web|title=BBC North |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/aboutthebbc/bbcnorth/index.shtml |publisher=BBC |access-date=11 July 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110620125506/http://www.bbc.co.uk/aboutthebbc/bbcnorth/index.shtml |archive-date=20 June 2011 }}</ref>

As well as the two main sites in London (Broadcasting House and White City), there are seven other important BBC production centres in the UK, mainly specialising in different productions. [[BBC Cymru Wales New Broadcasting House|Cardiff]] is home to [[BBC Cymru Wales]], which specialises in drama production. Open since 2012, and containing 7 new studios, Roath Lock<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.roathlock.com/ |title=Roath Lock studios |publisher=Roathlock.com |access-date=29 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120401070507/http://roathlock.com/ |archive-date=1 April 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> is notable as the home of productions such as ''[[Doctor Who]]'' and ''[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]''. [[Broadcasting House (Belfast)|Broadcasting House Belfast]], home to [[BBC Northern Ireland]], specialises in original drama and comedy, and has taken part in many co-productions with independent companies and notably with [[RTÉ]] in the Republic of Ireland. [[BBC Scotland]], based in [[BBC Pacific Quay|Pacific Quay, Glasgow]] is a large producer of programmes for the network, including several quiz shows. In England, the larger regions also produce some programming.

Previously, the largest hub of BBC programming from the [[BBC English Regions|regions]] is BBC North West. At present they produce all religious and ethical programmes on the BBC, as well as other programmes such as ''[[A Question of Sport]]''. However, this is to be merged and expanded under the [[BBC North]] project, which involved the region moving from [[New Broadcasting House (Manchester)|New Broadcasting House]], Manchester, to [[MediaCityUK]]. [[BBC West Midlands|BBC Midlands]], based at [[The Mailbox]] in Birmingham, also produces drama and contains the headquarters for the [[BBC English Regions|English regions]] and the BBC's daytime output. Other production centres include [[Broadcasting House (Bristol)|Broadcasting House Bristol]], home of [[BBC West]] and famously the [[BBC Natural History Unit]] and to a lesser extent, [[Quarry Hill, Leeds|Quarry Hill]] in Leeds, home of [[BBC Yorkshire]]. There are also many smaller local and regional studios throughout the UK, operating the BBC regional television services and the [[BBC Local Radio]] stations.

The BBC also operates several news gathering centres in various locations around the world, which provide news coverage of that region to the national and international news operations.