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Riverside Studios is a production studio in West London
West London

West London is the area of Greater London to the west of Central London. Although it is only ambiguously defined, it is one of the most economically active areas of London outside of the centre, containing significant amounts of office space along with London Heathrow Airport and many of its associated businesses....
. It hosts contemporary and international dramatic performance, film, exhibitions and television production.

Triumph Film Company moved, in 1933, to a former factory building located in Hammersmith
Hammersmith

Hammersmith is an urban centre in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham in west London, approximately 5 miles west of Charing Cross on the north bank of the River Thames....
, west London
London

London is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom, and the most populous municipality in the European Union. An important settlement for two millennia, History of London goes back to its founding by the Roman Empire....
. They produced many well known films there under the ownership of Jack Buchanan
Jack Buchanan

Jack Buchanan , was a British people theatre and film actor, singer, producer and director. He was known for three decades as the embodiment of the debonair man-about-town in the tradition of George Grossmith Jr....
.

In 1954 the studio was acquired by the BBC for its television service.






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Riverside Studios is a production studio in West London
West London

West London is the area of Greater London to the west of Central London. Although it is only ambiguously defined, it is one of the most economically active areas of London outside of the centre, containing significant amounts of office space along with London Heathrow Airport and many of its associated businesses....
. It hosts contemporary and international dramatic performance, film, exhibitions and television production.

History

The Triumph Film Company moved, in 1933, to a former factory building located in Hammersmith
Hammersmith

Hammersmith is an urban centre in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham in west London, approximately 5 miles west of Charing Cross on the north bank of the River Thames....
, west London
London

London is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom, and the most populous municipality in the European Union. An important settlement for two millennia, History of London goes back to its founding by the Roman Empire....
. They produced many well known films there under the ownership of Jack Buchanan
Jack Buchanan

Jack Buchanan , was a British people theatre and film actor, singer, producer and director. He was known for three decades as the embodiment of the debonair man-about-town in the tradition of George Grossmith Jr....
.

In 1954 the studio was acquired by the BBC for its television service. In particular, series 2-6 of Hancock's Half Hour
Hancock's Half Hour

Hancock's Half Hour was a ground-breaking and influential BBC radio comedy, and later television comedy series of the 1950s. It starred Tony Hancock, with Sid James; with the radio version also co-starring Hattie Jacques, Bill Kerr and Kenneth Williams....
 (1957-60) were made at Riverside. Drama and music shows were also produced there, including Quatermass and the Pit
Quatermass and the Pit

Quatermass and the Pit is a United Kingdom television Science fiction on television Serial , originally transmitted by BBC One in December and January 1958–59....
 (1958–59) and early episodes of Doctor Who
Doctor Who

Doctor Who is a British Science fiction on television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a mysterious alien Time travel known as "Doctor " who travels in his space and time-ship, the TARDIS, which normally appears from the exterior to be a blue 1950s police box....
. It was also the regular home of children's programmes Jackanory
Jackanory

Jackanory is a long-running BBC children's television series that was designed to stimulate an interest in Reading . The show was first aired on 13 December 1965, the first story being the fairy-tale Cap o' Rushes read by Lee Montague....
 and Play School and the facility was in continuous use until the late 1970's.

In 1975, a charitable trust, formed by the local municipal authority, took control of the centre after the BBC moved out and, slowly, a cinema and performing arts spaces were established, designed by architect Michael Reardon
Michael Reardon (English architect)

Michael Reardon is an England architect, historic building consultant, and Interior design. He worked on the Swan Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon, England, as well as being the inspecting architect for Birmingham's St Philip's Cathedral, Birmingham and Hereford Cathedral....
. In 1976 Peter Gill
Peter Gill

Peter Gill , known by the nickname Pedro or Ped, was the drummer with 1980s pop band Frankie Goes to Hollywood .Gill started out as a guitarist but decided to switch instruments because his hands were too small....
 was appointed as Riverside's first director, and established the arts centre as a leading London arts theatre with his acclaimed productions of The Cherry Orchard
The Cherry Orchard

The Cherry Orchard is Russian playwright Anton Chekhov's last Play . It premiered at the Moscow Art Theatre 17 January 1904 in a production directed by Constantin Stanislavski....
 (1976), The Changeling (1975) and Measure for Measure
Measure for Measure

Measure for Measure is a Play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1603 or 1604. It was originally classified as a comedy, but is now also classified as one of Shakespeare's Problem plays s....
 (1979).

The centre was used to broadcast the 1990s Channel 4
Channel 4

Channel 4 is a UK Public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom television broadcaster which began transmissions on 2 November 1982. Although commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the #Channel Four Television...
 Chris Evans vehicle TFI Friday
TFI Friday

TFI Friday was a light entertainment show, produced by Ginger Productions, and hosted by Chris Evans and broadcast on Fridays at 6pm on Channel 4 from 1996 to 2000, with a repeat later that night....
. CD:UK
CD:UK

CD:UK was a United Kingdom music television programme. Originally ran in conjunction with SMTV Live, the programme was first aired on ITV on 29 August 1998 to rival the BBC's Live & Kicking and was the replacement for The Chart Show, which had been airing on the network for nine years....
 was broadcast from Riverside from 2003 until 2006. Recent projects include BBC's Mighty Truck of Stuff
Mighty Truck of Stuff

Mighty Truck of Stuff is a children's television programme, where a truck is filled with toys and one phone-in viewer wins the contents of the truck....
 and The Apprentice: You're Fired!
The Apprentice: You're Fired!

The Apprentice: You're Fired!, sometimes named You're Fired!, The Apprentice: You're Hired! or You're Hired!, is a United Kingdom television show made by the BBC as a spin-off from the reality TV hit The Apprentice ....
 and Channel 4's "T4
T4 (Channel 4)

T4 is a scheduling slot on Channel 4 from about 09:00 until 14:00 Saturday and 17:00 on Sundays. It also airs on weekdays in the school holidays....
" and "Popworld
Popworld

Popworld was a United Kingdom television programme that was broadcast on Channel 4, offering pop news, trivia, gossip, interviews and music videos, as well as musical performances from the most recent top artists....
"

External links

  • - official theatre web site
  • - manage the Television Facility
  • - History of the Building
  • - History of the film and TV studios