The BBC Media Village was opened in 2004 and is the second phase of development at BBC White City

BBC White City

BBC White City refers both to a collection of BBC buildings at Wood Lane, White City in west London, and an office building opened in 1990 within that collection of buildings...

. It was built on the same site as the 1908 Summer Olympics

1908 Summer Olympics

The 1908 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the IV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in 1908 in London, England, United Kingdom. These games were originally scheduled to be held in Rome. At the time they were the fifth modern Olympic games...

 and parts of the swimming pool were discovered when the foundations were laid.

Buildings

Two main buildings for staff are the "Broadcast Centre" which houses BBC Future Media & Technology, the cross-BBC Programme Management Office, Red Bee Media

Red Bee Media

Red Bee Media Limited is a media management company.Headquartered in west London, United Kingdom at the Broadcast Centre, with international offices in Scotland, Australia, France, Germany and Spain, Red Bee Media has 1500 employees worldwide including homeworkers and revenues of £153m in...

's digital television

Digital television

Digital television is the transmission of audio and video by digital signals, in contrast to the analog signals used by analog TV...

 broadcast facilities, and the "Media Centre" which provides office accommodation for BBC staff, many in the administrative segment of the corporation. The Media Centre is also the global headquarters for the BBC's for-profit publishing subsidiary BBC Worldwide

BBC Worldwide

BBC Worldwide Limited is the wholly owned commercial subsidiary of the British Broadcasting Corporation, formed out of a restructuring of its predecessor BBC Enterprises in 1995. In the year to 31 March 2010 it made a profit of £145m on a turnover of £1.074bn. The company had made a profit of £106m...

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The Energy Centre provides services to the entire site, and from early 2008 is home to both the production team of Top Gear

Top Gear (current format)

Top Gear is a British television series about motor vehicles, primarily cars. It began in 1977 as a conventional motoring magazine show. Over time, and especially since a relaunch in 2002, it has developed a quirky, humorous style...

and the Top Gear magazine

Top Gear (magazine)

Top Gear is an automobile magazine published by BBC Worldwide, and named after the BBC's Top Gear television show. It was first published in October 1993 and is published monthly at a price of £3.95. The major presenters of the television series—Richard Hammond, James May and Jeremy Clarkson—are...

 team in the penthouse, as well as hosting The One Show's

The One Show

The One Show is a topical magazine-style daily television programme broadcast live on BBC One and BBC One HD, hosted by Alex Jones and Matt Baker. Chris Evans joins Jones to present the programme on Friday...

studio.

The buildings were opened to the public as part of Open House London

Open House London

Open House London is an organisation which promotes appreciation of architecture by the general public. It organises tours, lectures, educational projects for children and so on, but it is best known for Open House Weekend, a two-day event which takes place on one weekend each September throughout...

 in September 2004. Public access is available to shops, bars and other retail outlets.

The buildings were designed by Allies and Morrison

Allies and Morrison

Allies and Morrison is a London-based architectural practice founded by Bob Allies and Graham Morrison in 1984. The practice is now headed up by 10 Partners and employs around 210 people in their purpose designed studios at 85 Southwark Street...

 Architects and Buro Happold

Buro Happold

Buro Happold is a professional services firm providing engineering consultancy, design, planning, project management and consulting services for all aspects of buildings, infrastructure and the environment, with its head office in Bath, Somerset...

 and built by Bovis Lend Lease

Bovis Lend Lease

Lend Lease Project Management & Construction is the international project management and construction division of Lend Lease Group.-History:...

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External links

• New BBC Media Village opens tomorrow BBC Press Office, 11 May 2004