BBC Channel Reviews

Always worth visiting the BBC especially when appearing on my favourite show BBC Radio London on a Sunday night with Dotun Adebayo.

The BBC Broadcasting House tour offers a small insight into the workings and history of this great British institution. Each tour is different as it's a working building meaning some parts will be out of bounds. But you are guaranteed a look at the BBC News team live through a windowed gallery and a tour of the beautiful old art deco building that has quite a history. There are also tours of one of the TV studios and you get the chance to perform in a radio play or news cast mock up.

The tour guides were very friendly and informative and packed as much into the experience as possible. It was a very enjoyable afternoon.

A hub of activity on the news room. Interesting tour.

It's the BBC. And you can go to free comedy events here.

Well, these guys use their letters of investigation to scare people and to receive money. I am a foreign student and when I have received such letter today, I have payed immediately, even thought I do not have a TV or use BBC at all. After it I have checked in the internet, that they send such letters to everybody without license. These guys use fear, who also acts in the same way?

Had fun visiting here. I'm a fan of W1A so it was cool to see where it was filmed.

Attending a recording? Arrive early, queue at door on west side of building, show id & get tickets validated. Then wait inside or go do something in the area. You get called through in order of validation. Staff friendly and helpful.

We were allowed to hang around in the foyer and take photos of the tardis.

The radio theatre is a great historic (comfortable) place to see a show, I'd really recommend entering the ballot to get tickets.

Broadcasting House and the Radio Theatre in particular, is one of my favourite places. If you are lucky enough to get tickets for a radio show to be recorded there you will get to see an interesting 1930s theatre. It's a small space, seating around 250 persons. The bulk of the seating is in the stalls with an overflow area in the balcony. There's no proscenium arch just raked seating opposite a slightly raised stage area. This is a fully digital radio recording studio and the sounds played back there are stunning. However, the most interesting visual feature is the wall decoration. The two main walls are divided into sections with plaster panels at the base. I have a love hate relationship with these panels. On one hand they are well executed and very much of their period. On the other I find them too like the idealised images of fit youth from Nazi Germany. One final thing, if you are tall then expect to find the balcony seating uncomfortable. The only way to avoid getting put up there is to arrive very early, be at the front of the queue and take something to read while you wait in the Media Cafe (which is very good).

Disappointing they have stopped allowing the public into the media cafe

I love to tune into BBC Radio 1 every evening, and love to watch most other things on the TV like BBC2's Top Gear.

Nice place saw the bbc newsroom its a big building lots of floors

Superb free radio broadcast performances in a great theatre. Ok cafe, London prices (dear), mainly for drinks and cake/snacks. Brilliant staff.

Fantastic day.
BBC shop poor.

Loved having a coffee wathing the news being filmed.

What was once a standard for broadcast now a biased and left turned institution.

I've to several recordings in the past, but this time I went with my mum to see the recording Bridget Christie's Utopia. It's a great location, the BBC Radio Theatre has seen all the comedy greats over the years! The staff are brilliant - a perfect balance of friendliness and firmness if people try to shortcut queues.

Nothing special. Just like a Pret but more overpriced with really really tiny bits of cake!

It's the BBC, its in London it's just very cool. I went for a media conference which happened to be free.

Home of many BBC radio shows, including comedy favourites The Infinite Monkey Cage and The Museum of Curiosity! Free entry, but only after online application and ballot.

Impressive to see what is happening behind all the BBC. Awesome people

Ace and mat baker is really freindly and spent time with us

Broadcasting House is an amazing building with very interesting history and people. The tour provided by BBC staff is very informative, interactive and fun for all ages. The Media Cafe serves averagely priced cake and drinks and the BBC shop sells a wide range of BBC branded merchandise at appropriate prices.

great place to watch radio comedy and entertainment and educational programmes made.

The place is so huge and it may just be the people I met, but everyone seems so jolly and polite.

I met that bloke who is supposed to be funny, but isn't funny, but gets paid loads to be funny and he told joke after joke after joke and my face was sore from pretending to laugh and in the end I had to vomit on his shoes to get him to leave me alone. But he just took them off and kept prattling on until I said, 'listen, I don't find you funny. Just shut up.' He called security, but they took my side and slapped him around behind the bins. True story.

A fascinating visit, poor sandwich choices, dry sandwiches

Interesting walking by and they were filming the one show outside

Very good place, just went to the shop but it is really good to see everything. Very clean and tidy. There is a good viewing area of the whole main news area. The staff are friendly. Security is very good! They are strict and are do their job properly! Overall very good!

Brilliant place good tv shows are film here was member of the tv audience.

Saw a Radio 4 recording here (Alexie Sayle). Brilliant. Saw the news room in action also.

Not easy to visit but one hell of a media and tech palace. World class place. Best if you know Nigel....

Visited to see radio programs being recorded. Cafe inside basic sandwiches etc very expensive. Enjoyable experience.

Love the shows they put on and there is also a media cafe

Great evening out watching a show being recorded, definitely worth a visit if you can get tickets.

One of the most important media institutions. Fascinating building full of top journalists, quality recording studios. Nice view from above.

Was invited to appear on Sunday Morning live at the iconic yet modernised BBC.

Very interesting place, worth a visit. The special radio theatre was interesting too, also they were filming One Show segments outside.

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Platinum gold and blue, Orwell in sight Bronze shimmering in the dead of night

Fantastic experience, exciting to go behind the scenes, saw two famous newsreaders at their computers. So many studios and newsdesks.