Which BBC Studio gave its name to a lunch time show that ran from 1972 to 1986?
"- The Fishing Party, contributions to Thirty Minute Theatre; and a series of plays by new writers, called Second City Firsts, produced by Peter Ansorge and Tara Prem which aired on BBC2. The unit also produced the first BBC Television drama with a predominantly black and Asian cast, Empire Road (1978–79) also on BBC2. BBC Birmingham used the main foyer of its Pebble Mill building for the early afternoon television magazine programme Pebble Mill at One, which ran from 1972 until 1986 and raised the profile of the studios to something of a national institution. The idea to use the"
"Emmerdale Emmerdale (known as Emmerdale Farm until 1989) is a British soap opera set in Emmerdale (known as Beckindale until 1994), a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales. Created by Kevin Laffan, ""Emmerdale Farm"" was first broadcast on 16 October 1972. Produced by ITV Yorkshire, it has been filmed at their Leeds studio since its inception. The programme is broadcast in every ITV region. The series originally aired during the afternoon until 1978, when it was moved to an early-evening prime time slot in most regions; London and Anglia followed during the mid-1980s. Until December 1988, ""Emmerdale"" took seasonal breaks;"
"BBC Schools BBC Schools, also known as BBC for Schools and Colleges, is the educational programming strand set up by the BBC in 1957, broadcasting a range of educational programmes for children aged 5–16. From launch until June 1983, programming was based on BBC1 during the daytime, apart from coverage of major news events which saw the programmes shifted to BBC2. In September 1983 programming was transferred permanently to BBC2 freeing BBC1 to develop its own daytime schedule. The strand, named Daytime on Two, remained on BBC Two until March 2010, later supplemented by the 'Class TV' strand on the"
"during its run. Despite a revamp in 1983 ""Play School"" maintained the same basic formula throughout its 24-year history, but changes to the BBC's childrens output led to the programme's cancellation in 1988, when it was replaced by ""Playbus"", which soon became ""Playdays"". ""Play School"" originally appeared on weekdays at 11am on BBC2 and later acquired a mid-afternoon BBC1 repeat as the opening programme of BBC1's teatime children's schedule. The morning showing was transferred to BBC1 in September 1983 when BBC Schools programming transferred to BBC2. It remained in that slot even after daytime television was launched in October 1986"
"Sundays at 9.00am for half an hour. The Birmingham studios also occasionally accommodated productions usually based in London when regular studio space was unavailable, for example ""The Brothers"" starring Jean Anderson, the children's programmes, ""Play School"" and ""Jackanory"", and the current affairs programme Nationwide during the power cuts of 1972 when the Lime Grove studios in London were in darkness. Some nationally popular programmes were hosted by BBC Birmingham and filmed at the ""Pebble Mill Studios"" which included the children's programme The ""Basil Brush"" show. A popular BBC2 programme from Birmingham for much of the 1970s-1990s was snooker programme ""Pot"
"1986, which was a slightly more series for hard-hitting headlines revamp. The venue for this being the Lansdowne Recording Studios, Lansdowne House, Lansdowne Road, London, W11 3LP. Some versions of the BBC's Newsnight were also recorded at the same studio, one in 1982, after this from 1993, Abbey Road studios. The programme was replaced in 1989 by ""Newsroom South East"". London Plus London Plus was the name of the BBC's regional news programme for southeastern England. Launched in 1984, the programme represented the BBC's attempt to boost regional news service for the South East. Prior to the launch of ""London"
"Breakfast Television Centre Breakfast Television Centre is the former headquarters of TV-am in Camden Town, London, which is now the headquarters of MTV Europe. It was converted from a former car showroom in 1981 to a design by Sir Terry Farrell, and came to be known as Eggcup House because of plastic eggcups on the roof. It has since been extensively renovated. In March 1981, a former car showroom was renovated for the TV-am studios. Sir Terry Farrell won the commission; his design became known for its vibrant postmodernism. There were 'TVAM' letters coming out of the wall, a sunrise"
"60 years until 1999. The inspiration for the store has also been credited to Rossiters of Paignton department store from the time Lloyd and Croft spent there, and the former Clements of Watford. The pilot episode was created as part of the ""Comedy Playhouse"" series, although the BBC had originally chosen not to broadcast the programme. The pilot was used as a filler during the 1972 Summer Olympics when the coverage of the Olympiad was interrupted by the Munich massacre on 8 September 1972, leading to a full series being produced. This first episode was repeated at the beginning of"
"and was shown at 10.55am (10.50am from the following year), after ""Play School"". At the start of September 1986, and ahead of the launch of the new BBC television daytime service, the programme was moved back to BBC Two. It moved to Tuesdays and was broadcast at the earlier time of 9am. It continued in this slot until the programme ended on 28 April 1987, two days after companion programme ""Asian Magazine"" ended, ahead of a new programme for the Asian community, ""Network East"", which launched in July 1987. Gharbar Gharbar was a weekly BBC television programme for the Asian"
"1997 as ""Disney Channel UK Live"", and relaunched as ""Studio Disney"" on 23 April 2001. Some of the presenters included; Nigel Mitchell, Emma Lee, Jean Anderson, Mark Rumble, Amy Garcia, David ""Ollie"" Oliver, James McCourt, Jemma James (now Jemma Forte) and Leah Charles (now Leah Charles-King). Studio Disney ran on weekdays, usually from 16:00 to 19:00, in direct competition with similar services offered by CBBC, CITV and Nickelodeon. The show featured a team of between two and six presenters who came on air between programmes, giving viewers the opportunity to call in, interact and win prizes. Studio Disney also produced"
"The studio was replaced with a new set in 2003. Since April 2006, the BBC News channel has screened rolling news coverage from 8.30 am while ""Breakfast"" continues on BBC One until 9.15 am. In April 2008, BBC News 24 was renamed ""BBC News"", as part of a £550,000 rebranding of the BBC's news output, complete with a new studio and presentation. On 2 May 2006, ""Breakfast"" moved into studio N6 at Television Centre with other BBC One news programmes that required a larger set design that included walls of Barco video screens. The original screen scenes of cirrus clouds"
"The successors were introduced on 16 February 1991. However, in 2010, for the 80's season. the 'TWO' logo made an appearance. And on 7 October 2013, this, along with others was brought back for BBC Two's ""Afternoon Classics"" block. BBC2 used a number of special idents through its years, mainly for use at Christmas. Special idents were commissioned for this. A few other special idents were made: BBC Two 'Two' ident The BBC Two 'Two' ident was the station identification used on BBC2 between 30 March 1986 and 16 February 1991. It was the last non corporate look for the"
"Her next appearance on 10 October attracted 6.7 million, then Thursday's 7pm episode attracted 6.9 million, the highest while 8pm's got 6.8 million. Emmerdale Emmerdale (known as Emmerdale Farm until 1989) is a British soap opera set in Emmerdale (known as Beckindale until 1994), a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales. Created by Kevin Laffan, ""Emmerdale Farm"" was first broadcast on 16 October 1972. Produced by ITV Yorkshire, it has been filmed at their Leeds studio since its inception. The programme is broadcast in every ITV region. The series originally aired during the afternoon until 1978, when it was moved"
"Granada Studios Granada Studios (also known as Quay Street Studios and affectionately as Granadaland) were television studios on Quay Street in Manchester with the facility to broadcast live and recorded programmes. They were the headquarters of Granada Television and later ITV Granada between 1956 and 2013. At the time of their closure, the studios were the oldest operating purpose-built television studios in the United Kingdom. The studios were home to the world's longest-running serial drama, ""Coronation Street"", and other long-running shows such as the quiz show ""University Challenge"" and the current affairs documentary series ""World in Action"". Firsts at the"
"from the Royal Albert Hall and the School Choir of the Year contest. The more recent Gospel Choir of the Year began recording in Birmingham Town Hall in 2013 and in 2014 was recorded at The Hackney Empire in London. The show has included interviews with Tony Blair, Frances Shand Kydd, Alan Ayckbourn and members of the British Royal Family. At its inception in October 1961, the programme was broadcast at 6:15 pm. From September 1962, it moved to 6:50 pm and then to 6:40 pm from April 1977. Religious programming was also broadcast on ITV in the same timeslot,"
"Minister Margaret Thatcher and her cabinet, who were staying at the hotel for the Conservative Party conference meant that Nick Ross presented ""Breakfast Time"" on his own, as live coverage came in from Brighton. Ron Neil, the programme's first editor, departed from the programme and on 10 November 1986 a more conventional news focus was introduced featuring a news desk, presenters in smart dress and a time-reduced programme broadcast that began at 7 am and ended any time between 8.30 am and 8.55 am. Presenters included Kirsty Wark, John Stapleton, Jeremy Paxman and Sally Magnusson. On 2 October 1989, the"
"at Piccadilly after 52 years. Regular production in Studio A continued until 2000, when it was mothballed. Meanwhile, the BBC launched a joint facilities venture with ITV Granada, called 3SixtyMedia, which saw both broadcasters pool their studio resources at both Oxford Road and Granada's Quay Street complex. As a result, Studio A was re-opened in 2005 as a four-waller, primarily for drama productions including ""Life on Mars"". BBC North West moved into new studios at MediaCityUK in Salford Quays during Autumn 2011. The new development houses all departments previously based at New Broadcasting House alongside BBC Children's, BBC Sport, BBC"
"Pebble Mill at One Pebble Mill at One was a British television magazine programme that was broadcast live weekdays at one o'clock on BBC1, from 2 October 1972 to 23 May 1986 and again from 20 October 1991 to 25 May 1996. It was transmitted from the Pebble Mill studios of BBC Birmingham, and uniquely, was hosted from the centre's main foyer area, rather than a conventional television studio. Presenters during the long run included Jan Leeming, Donny MacLeod, Fern Britton, Marian Foster, Debi Jones, Bob Langley, Tom Coyne, David Seymour, Magnus Magnusson, Alan Titchmarsh, Chris Baines, Josephine Buchan, Judi"
"studio lists, as they were unavailable for hire. These studios were located in Stage 5 & Stage 6, commonly known as the BBC News Centre. BBC News moved out of Stage 6 in 2013 to the new BBC News Centre at New Broadcasting House in Central London. After redevelopment, Stage 6 became the new home to the commercial arm of the BBC, BBC Worldwide. There was no N7, to avoid confusion with TC7, which housed 'big' news programmes such as ""BBC Breakfast"", ""Working Lunch"", and ""Newsnight"". In February 1996, the electricity and heating were transferred to a European Gas Turbines"
"to BBC News in 1997. It was the home of the ""BBC Breakfast"" programme until 2012 and the ""BBC News at Six"" bulletin until 2013, with other bulletins based at N6 in the News Centre. It was vacated on 15 March 2013, following the refit of the extension to Broadcasting House, to where the BBC News department and newsroom moved. This studio was demolished during the redevelopment of Television Centre. 602 square metres (6,480 ft²) Opened in 1967, noted as the best studio for television producers to use. It was the size that most programmes wanted and, building on the"
"BBC Studios in Maida Vale, London, England on 29 November 1977. None of the songs had been released prior to the broadcast. The EP entered on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number 95. The second EP, also titled ""The Peel Sessions"", was released in 1988 by Strange Fruit. It features the recordings made for John Peel's show broadcast on 23 February 1978, and was recorded at the BBC Studios in Maida Vale, London, England on 6 February 1978. None of the songs had been released prior to the broadcast. The version of ""Hong Kong Garden"" is the only early"
"on BBC1 until 1983 when it moved to BBC2. No commercial broadcasters have ever produced educational radio programmes for schools. On 4 April 1984, John Dunn presented a programme entitled ""Faith, Hope and Clarity"", about the sixty years of BBC Schools Radio, on Radio 4. In the same year, from 3 to 5 July, a three-day festival was held at Pebble Mill Studios in Birmingham. It was hosted by Duncan Goodhew, Sue Lawley, and Rolf Harris. In 1939 the School Broadcasting Department moved to Bristol. Presenters have included - In 2011 School Radio moved from its home on ""Wood Lane"""
"the BBC and in 1970 joining the presenting team of its early evening magazine programme ""Nationwide"", where features he fronted included a dieting item, Slim '72. As a result of their success on the programme, he and another ""Nationwide"" reporter Bob Langley transferred to Birmingham in 1972 to launch a new lunchtime features programme ""Pebble Mill at One"", which became an immediate success. MacLeod remained a key presenter on the show from its beginning in 1972 until his death. MacLeod was also known for his role as the presenter of the 1982 and 1983 World's Strongest Man competitions. MacLeod died"
"the ""Daytime on Two"" (renamed to ""Schools Programmes"" after the BBC's corporate change on 4 October 1997, but because they were produced before the rebrand, episodes 115 to 122 still had the 1988 underlined BBC logo at the end of them) strand at 9:45am and repeated on Thursdays at 10:30am. The 117th episode, ""Bet You Can't!"", was also for the fifth and final time repeated in the week after its original broadcast for the benefit of schools on half-term holiday. Storytime (TV programme) Storytime is an educational literacy television programme for primary schools that was aired on BBC Two from"
"Hill Housing Association, which demolished the studios in 1993, and redeveloped the site into a housing estate. The streets in the estate were named Gaumont Terrace and Gainsborough Court, in memory of the past owners of Lime Grove Studios. Lime Grove Studios was the setting for the fictional current affairs programme ""The Hour"" in the BBC drama of the same name. The studios are also represented in the 2013 drama ""An Adventure in Space and Time"", depicting the early years of ""Doctor Who"", shot at Wimbledon Studios. Lime Grove Studios Lime Grove Studios was a film, and later television, studio"
"had not performed the stunt required for the show. The BBC was fined the maximum amount of £2,000, plus costs. The magistrates chose not to refer the case to the Crown Court, where there would have been an unlimited penalty. The Late, Late Breakfast Show The Late, Late Breakfast Show was a BBC television light entertainment show broadcast live on Saturday evenings from 4 September 1982 to 8 November 1986. It was presented by Noel Edmonds, initially with co-host Leni Harper and also featured Mike Smith and John Peel. The ""Give It A Whirl"" segments featured dangerous stunts. Multiple serious"
"and moved later, to 6:50 am until 9:20 am. One of ""Breakfast Time""'s most notable episodes was on the morning of the Brighton bombing when Nick Ross in the studio presented continuous live coverage of the IRA's attack at the Conservative Party conference in 1984, including live pictures of the rescue of senior politicians such as Norman Tebbit. In time TV-am simply copied the BBC's approach, and ""Breakfast Time"" became less sure-footed, losing some of its friendly accessibility as it strained to be more serious in tone. Breakfast Time adopted a more formal news format on Monday 10 November 1986."
"the home to shows such as the early series of ""The Sooty Show"", ""Today with Des and Mel"" for ITV, ""Kilroy"" for the BBC and the first series of ""Trisha"" after moving to Channel 5. This studio was popular for programmes which required intimate medium-sized space, like ""Bremner, Bird and Fortune"" for Channel 4. Studio 3 was a much smaller studio at and was home to many music shows productions and television commercials. Studio 4 was a small studio at . CBeebies used the studio before moving back to BBC Television Centre in 2010 and then moving to MediaCityUK in"
"Playdays Playdays (known as Playbus until 25 December 1989) is a British pre-school children's television program that ran from 17 October 1988 to 28 March 1997 on Children's BBC (CBBC), and was aired in reruns until 2002 (From 2002 to 2004, reruns were aired on CBeebies). The show was the successor of ""Play School"" and, like its predecessor, was designed as an educational programme. The creator Cynthia Felgate had been executive producer of ""Play School"". After the show was dropped from CBBC on BBC1, reruns were shown on CBeebies from 2002, until repeats of the show were axed altogether by"
"Pebble Mill format returned in 1988 as ""Daytime Live"", renamed ""Scene Today"", and followed by ""Good Morning with Anne and Nick"", both broadcast from Studio C. ""Pebble Mill"" was resurrected in 1991 and aired from Studio A, presented by Alan Titchmarsh and Judi Spiers in a format similar to ""Pebble Mill at One"". Due to problems with the lease and to changes in the way television was produced, as well as the fact that some sections of the building were suffering from concrete cancer, the BBC made the controversial decision to relocate to new facilities. Most departments moved to The"
"at 0600 local time.) In a number of countries closedowns formerly took place during the daytime as well as overnight. In the United Kingdom this was initially due to government-imposed restrictions on daytime broadcasting hours, and later, due to budgetary constraints. The eventual relaxation of these rules meant that afternoon closedowns ceased permanently on the ITV network in October 1972, but the BBC maintained the practice until Friday 24 October 1986, before commencing a full daytime service on the following Monday. Afternoon closedowns continued in South Korea until December 2005. Hong Kong's broadcasting networks (particularly the English-speaking channels) also practiced"
"ITV Lunchtime News The ITV Lunchtime News is the afternoon news bulletin on the British television network ITV. It is produced by ITN. The 25-minute programme, presented by Nina Hossain or Alastair Stewart, covers British national and international news stories and broadcasts at 1:30pm from Monday to Friday. The programme was first broadcast on 16 October 1972 as ""First Report"", a twenty-minute bulletin presented by Robert Kee at 12:40 pm. The bulletin was moved to 1:00 pm on 7 September 1974 and retitled as ""News at One"" on 6 September 1976. Leonard Parkin and Peter Sissons alternated as the programme's"
"Storytime (TV programme) Storytime is an educational literacy television programme for primary schools that was aired on BBC Two from 23 September 1987 to 1 December 1997. For its first nine series, it was introduced by various hosts and produced by BBC Bristol (the fifth and sixth series were also co-produced by Ragdoll Productions for BBC Bristol, but their then-current Raggedy Andy-styled logo did not appear at the end of them), but its tenth to thirteenth ones were introduced by one host, Beverly Hills (although some episodes did feature archive footage of other hosts from the earlier programme) and produced"