BBC World Service
Construction of Broadcasting House, 1930.
Broadcasting House, the first
purpose-built broadcast centre in the UK, 1933.
front facade of Broadcasting House.
The latest technology in 1932: a mixing desk in use by the BBC Drama team, Broadcasting House.
The BBC Far Eastern Relay Station in
Singapore is located at Kranji on
the northern edge of Singapore
island and it is only ten direct miles from the
previous location at
Tebrau in Malaysia. Transmission from Kranji began in 1979.
Classics of BBC Design: BBC 2 Colour
'cube', 1967,
used in transmission with variations until 1974.
The new World piazza and blue-lit cyclorama, Broadcasting House 2012.
Her Majesty the Queen at the heart of
the Newsroom on the day of the
formal opening of Broadcasting House,
7 June 2013.
Panorama view of the Broadcasting House complex, with All Souls church in the foreground, 2013.
Newsreader Sophie Raworth on the main news set of the BBC Newsroom, Broadcasting House 2013.
Classics of BBC Design: BBC logotype,
seen on letterheads, publicity,
and BBC buildings, designed in the
1920s, in use until 1930s.
The main Newsroom, at the heart of Broadcasting House, 2012.
Classics of BBC Design: BBC Television
Service 'bat wing' logo, 1953, designed
by Abraham Games, used in
transmission until 1960.
Classics of BBC Design: BBC 1 Colour 'globe', 1969, used in transmission with variations until 1974.
First recording of the Today programme in new Broadcasting House, December 2012.
The BBC Far Eastern Relay Station in
Singapore is located at Kranji on
the northern edge of Singapore
island and it is only ten direct miles from the
previous location at
Tebrau in Malaysia. Transmission from Kranji began in 1979.
The BBC Atlantic Relay Station in
Ascension Island The station made its first shortwave
radio
transmission on July 3rd, 1966, just days before England won the
World Cup.
The elegant Art Deco reception in Broadcasting House, 1930s.
The BBC Atlantic Relay Station in
Ascension Island The station made its first shortwave
radio
transmission on July 3rd, 1966, just days before England won the
World Cup.
A transmitter at BBC Aseela site: The
BBC Eastern Relay Station moved to its current location
in Aseela,
Oman, from Masirah Island, which was in constant use since 1967.
The BBC Far Eastern Relay Station in Singapore is located at Kranji on
the northern edge of Singapore island and it is only ten direct miles from the
previous location at Tebrau in Malaysia. Transmission from Kranji began in 1979.
Aerial view of Broadcasting House, 2012.
