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BBC Television News Studio In Norwich Opens

1959 , Norwich (Norfolk)

Cat no. 913

BBC Television item trailing the opening of the new regional BBC TV studios in St. Catherine's Close, Norwich.

The new BBC TV studios in Norwich a week before opening. Edward Parkinson, News Editor Birmingham, explains how bulletins will be transmitted from Norwich over shots of the new studio being constructed, the foyer and the outside of the building in St. Catherine's Close. David Bryson, head of the Norwich unit, appears in the sound studio where radio programmes have been produced since 1956. There are shots of the TV scanner in the back garden. In the makeshift studio, Geoffrey Harvey, one of the first news readers, is asked by Edward Parkinson how rehearsals are going. There are shots of cameras and control equipment.

Featured Buildings

BBC Television Norwich, St Catherine's Close

Featured Events

Preparations for the opening of the BBC Television Studios, Norwich

Keywords

BBC; Regional television; Television news

Background Information

The BBC television studios in Norwich opened on 5th October 1959.

Manifestations

BBC Television News Studio In Norwich Opens

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