BBC’s Maida Vale Studio to Close?
According to media reports, the BBC’s Maida Vale studio is set to close. It’s where many sessions have been performed for programmes such as John Peel’s, and still are for many BBC Radio shows. In the last year or two The Scissor Sisters, Orson and KT Tunstall have given great sets for Radio 2, and Zane Lowe has hosted his Radio 1 show from the studios many times. Whilst seeing any iconic building close or change can be sad, this line appears on most articles;
“The BBC are yet to announce whether the studio will be replaced or not.”
The Radio Theatre at Broadcasting House has just reopened (having been closed in 2002) and is now home to at least one weekly show which used to be at the Drill Hall. The PDF seems to support its suitability for live music gigs, it seats more people and is in a good location, so it’s not all bad if the theatre can accommodate those gigs and rehearsals.
Further investigation seems to show that a decision is yet to be made, but a spokesperson has spoken of the technical limits in the 21st Century with the converted ice rink.
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