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Maida Vale Studios
Broadcasting facility in London, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Maida Vale Studios is a complex of seven BBC sound studios, of which five are in regular use, in Delaware Road, Maida Vale, west London.
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It has been used to record thousands of classical music, popular music and drama sessions for BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 3, BBC Radio 4 and BBC Radio 6 Music from 1946 to the present. On 30 October 2009, BBC Radio 1 celebrated 75 Years of Maida Vale by exclusively playing 75 tracks recorded at the studios over the years. Snow Patrol played a live set from the studio with Fearne Cotton to celebrate 75 years of live music from the venue.
In June 2018, the BBC announced the closure of the studios.[1] In May 2020, Historic England designated it as a Grade II Listed Building.[2] The BBC plans to vacate the premises by 2025,[3] moving into a new development which is part of the Olympic Park, offering high-tech facilities and two spaces for public concerts.[4]
In August 2023, the studios were sold to a partnership between Tim Bevan & Eric Fellner, and Hans Zimmer & Steven Kofsky.[5]