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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.
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]
- ^ "BBC to leave iconic Maida Vale studios". BBC News. 5 June 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- ^ "BBC Maida Vale Studios, Non Civil Parish - 1463441". Historic England. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- ^ Kanter, Jake (17 February 2022). "BBC ordered to preserve Maida Vale studios". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
- ^ Saville, Alice. "Sad news: the legendary BBC Maida Vale recording studio is going on sale today". Time Out London. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
- ^ "BBC confirms sale of its Maida Vale Studios". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 14 August 2023.