Manchester New Broadcasting House

BBC New Broadcasting House in Manchester was officially opened by James Callaghan in 1976. Designed with a big studio to house it's main network production base from Dickinson Road. Broadcasting House in Piccadilly was vacated in 1981 when Studio B in Oxford Road had finished construction ready for regional news to move in. Its production base has produced thousands of hours of programming from it's base on Oxford Road. Including The Old Grey Whistle Test, Make Way For The Music, A Question Of Sport, Cheggars Plays Pop, Red Dwarf. In 1992 one of the BBC's most innovative departments was created – Youth & Entertainment lead by Janet Street Porter. It created hit series like Rough Guides, Reportage, Dance Energy, The Full Wax and No Limits. Manchester has also produced daytime output including People Today, Open Air. Today it still produces the long running quiz show A Question of Sport, Mastermind and Songs of Praise. Other departments based in Oxford Road over the decades have included BBC Entertainment, BBC Religion, BBC News and Current Affairs. Children's BBC and BBC Sport Outside Broadcasts. The BBC Philharmonic Orchestra have also based been based here in the purpose built Studio 7 Concert Hall.