Riverside Studios
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Riverside Studios is one of West London's leading centres for contemporary and international dramatic performance, film, exhibitions and television production.
[edit] History
The Triumph Film Company moved, in 1933, to a former factory building located in Hammersmith, west London. They produced many well known films there under the ownership of Jack Buchanan.
In 1954 the studio was acquired by the BBC for its television service. In particular, series 2-6 of Hancock's Half Hour (1957-60) were made at Riverside. Drama and music shows were also produced there, 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. The centre was used to broadcast the Chris Evans vehicle TFI Friday. CD:UK was broadcast from Riverside from 2003 until 2006. Recent projects include BBC's Mighty Truck of Stuff and Ch 4's "T4" and "Popworld".
Managing Director: Colin Black
Technical Director: Duncan Stewart
Studio Manager: Cheryl Ko
Operation Manager (Productions): Darren Hodge
Operations Co-Ordinator: Harry Larkin
[edit] External links
- Riverside Studios - official theatre web site
- Riverside TV Studios Ltd - manage the Television Facility
- The Riverside Story - History of the Building
- Riverside Studios - History of the film and TV studios
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