Jean Boht, most famous for the role of Nellie Boswell in Carla Lane’s classic BBC TV sitcom series Bread has also joined the campaign to Save TV Centre Studios. She had this to say;

“Parky’s right – demolishing the studios is an act of cultural vandalism.  We must do all we can to stop it happening.”

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Arlene Phillips CBE is a former dancer and choreographer of numerous West End and Broadway musicals, films and television shows. She has recently starred as a judge on television talent shows including ‘Strictly Come Dancing’.

And now she’s also supporting the campaign to Save TV Centre Studios. Welcome Arlene!

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Comedian, actor and presenter Alexander Armstrong has worked at TV Centre on ‘Pointless’ and ‘Armstrong and Miller’. Throwing his support behind the campaign, he said;

“TV Centre is a part of all our lives. It is the building that viewers of all ages know and love as the iconic home of BBC Television, it is the repository of an enormous slice of our cultural history, but most pertinently, it is one of the best studio facilities in the world. Generations to come will be appalled to think the BBC could even have considered such an act of vandalism.”

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‘This Morning’, ‘The Cube’, ‘Mr & Mrs’ and ‘Dancing On Ice’ host Phillip Schofield began his British TV career at Television Centre. He provided continuity for Children’s BBC from the infamous ‘broom cupboard’, before becoming host of Saturday morning classic ‘Going Live’. This is what he has to say about the campaign:

“It’s easy to become over sentimental over TVC, after all, it is the building where all my career dreams came true,” he admits, “However on a much more practical level, I remain convinced that, with the right business plan, this iconic building could be saved.”

“It is the envy of broadcasters around the world. HD capable and in some cases 3D capable. With 8 purpose built studios it seems extremely short sighted to lose this vital broadcasting hub in the capital.”

Schofield’s affection for the Centre is well-known in the industry and to his many fans. Last year, he acquired one of the EMI 2001 colour cameras that had been used at TV Centre throughout the 1970s and 1980s, complete with its ‘BBC tv colour’ logo plate.

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• Wednesday 24th April, 17:00-20:00
• Thursday 25th April, 14:00-20:00
• Saturday 27th April, 10:00-16:00

For more information please visit www.television-centre.com.

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We were delighted then, to see this submission on the site submitted by user dansquier and will of course be casting our votes for his Lego Architecture submission of the BBC Television Centre asap.

Here’s what Dansquier had to say about his entry:

“Television Centre at White City in West London was the headquarters of BBC Television from its opening in 1960 until its sale and closure for redevelopment in early 2013. As home to many of Britain’s most well-known and well-loved television broadcasts and recordings for over 50 years, it’s a building that’s familiar to millions. As a distinctive, quirky and iconic piece of architecture – said to be inspired by a question mark sketch on the back of envelope – it’s utterly unique, and inspires enormous affection from those who’ve come to know it: both up close and from the comfort of their living room over warm tea and buttered toast.”

You can click here to support his submission and hopefully we’ll all be buying Lego BBC Television Centre sets very soon.

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