Broadcasting House is the headquarters of the BBC, in Portland Place and Langham Place, London. The first radio broadcast from the building was made on 15 March 1932, and the building was officially opened two months later, on 15 May. The main building is in Art Deco style, with a facing of Portland stone over a steel frame. It is a Grade II* listed building and includes the BBC Radio Theatre, where music and speech programmes are recorded in front of a studio audience, and lobby that was used as a location for filming the 1998 BBC television series In the Red.
| Alternative names | BH, BBC Broadcasting House
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GENERAL INFORMATION
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| Address | Portland Place
London W1A 1AA |
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| Coordinates | 51°31′06″N 00°08′37″W
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| Construction started | 21 November 1928
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| Inaugurated | 15 March 1932
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HEIGHT
| Height | 34 m (112 ft)
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DIMENSIONS
TECHNICAL DETAILS
| Floor count | 9 above ground, 3 below ground
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DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
| Architect | ||
| Civil engineer | Marmaduke T Tudsbery
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