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Pebble Mill Studios was a television studio complex owned by the BBC located in Edgbaston, Birmingham, England. The nine acre site was opened by Princess Anne on 10 November 1971, which contained two canteens, a post office, gardens, a seven storey office block and Outside Broadcasting (OB) base. As well as being the home of Midlands Today and BBC Radio WM, programmes produced at Pebble Mill included ''Pebble Mill at One'', ''The Archers'', ''Top Gear'', ''Doctors'' and ''Gardeners' World''. Pebble Mill Studios closed in 2004 and was demolished in 2005. ==Early history== In the 1950s, BBC Midlands were based in offices on Carpenter Road, Edgbaston. The news studio was located in a separate building in Broad Street which remained in operation until 1971. In the same complex, the studios also recorded drama productions in a former cinema in Gosta Green. Over time, these studios were too small for the expanding region and were hampered by being spread out across Birmingham. A change in BBC policy created the BBC Regions, based in Manchester, Bristol, Cardiff, Glasgow and Belfast. These locations were created as 'National Production Centres', to produce television and radio productions for the areas in which they covered. Pebble Mill was designed to be an addition to London's Wood Lane Television Centre (TVC or TC). The lease for the site was acquired from the Calthorpe Estate on a peppercorn rent by the BBC. Plans for Pebble Mill were approved in 1967. This followed construction of the studios, which was designed by John Madin〔Madin, John. ''John Madin - Architect & Planner''. An Illustrated record p. 58〕 founder of the John Madin Design Group. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pebble Mill Studios」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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