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BBC Manchester

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BBC Manchester (often known as BBC Salford) is the British Broadcasting Corporation regional headquarters for the North West, the largest BBC region in the UK. [1]

53 relations: A Question of Sport, Alan Freeman, BBC, BBC Birmingham, BBC North, BBC Pacific Quay, Bristol, David Jacobs (broadcaster), Division (business), Dragons' Den (UK TV series), Dusty Springfield, Golden Jubilee of Elizabeth II, Granada Studios, Harry Goodwin, Hippy Hippy Shake, I Only Want to Be with You, I Wanna Be Your Man, I Want to Hold Your Hand, It's a Knockout, ITV plc, Jimmy Savile, Life on Mars (UK TV series), London, Mailbox Birmingham, Manchester city centre, Mancunian Films, Mastermind (TV series), MediaCityUK, New Broadcasting House (Manchester), North West England, Official Charts Company, Pete Murray (DJ), Red Dwarf, Robot Wars (TV series), Salford Quays, Samantha Juste, Songs of Praise, Stuart Hall (presenter), Television Centre, London, The Beatles, The Dave Clark Five, The Hollies, The Rolling Stones, The Swinging Blue Jeans, The Times, Top of the Pops, Waterloo Road (TV series), White City Place, Wilmslow Road, 2002 Commonwealth Games, ..., 2002 FIFA World Cup, 2ZY, 3SixtyMedia. Expand index (3 more) »

A Question of Sport

A Question of Sport is a British sports quiz show created by Nick Hunter for the BBC.

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Alan Freeman

Alan Leslie "Fluff" Freeman, MBE (6 July 1927 – 27 November 2006) was an Australian-born British disc jockey and radio personality in the United Kingdom for 40 years, best known for presenting Pick of the Pops from 1961 to 2000.

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BBC

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster.

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BBC Birmingham

BBC Birmingham is one of the oldest regional arms of the BBC, located in Birmingham.

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BBC North

BBC North (Group) is an operational business division of the BBC.

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BBC Pacific Quay

BBC Pacific Quay is BBC Scotland's television and radio studio complex at Pacific Quay, Glasgow, Scotland.

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Bristol

Bristol is a city and county in South West England with a population of 456,000.

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David Jacobs (broadcaster)

David Lewis Jacobs, CBE (19 May 1926 – 2 September 2013) was a British broadcaster perhaps best known as presenter of the BBC Television 1960s peak-time show Juke Box Jury, and as chairman of the long-running BBC Radio 4 topical forum Any Questions? Earlier radio work included small acting parts: over the years he played himself or presenter characters in film, television and radio productions.

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Division (business)

A division of a business, sometimes called a business sector or business unit (segment), is one of the parts into which a business, organization or company is divided.

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Dragons' Den (UK TV series)

Dragons' Den is a British television series, hosted by Evan Davis.

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Dusty Springfield

Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien (16 April 1939 – 2 March 1999), professionally known as Dusty Springfield, was an English pop singer and record producer whose career extended from the late 1950s to the 1990s.

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Golden Jubilee of Elizabeth II

The Golden Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II was the international celebration held in 2002 marking the 50th anniversary of the accession of Queen Elizabeth II to the thrones of seven countries, upon the death of her father, King George VI, on 6 February 1952, and was intended by the Queen to be both a commemoration of her 50 years as monarch and an opportunity for her to officially and personally thank her people for their loyalty.

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Granada Studios

Granada Studios (also known as Quay Street Studios and affectionately as Granadaland) were television studios on Quay Street in Manchester with the facility to broadcast live and recorded programmes.

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Harry Goodwin

Harry Goodwin (21 July 1924 – 23 September 2013) was a British photographer, known for his images of pop musicians and sports personalities.

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Hippy Hippy Shake

"Hippy Hippy Shake" is a song written and recorded by Chan Romero in 1959.

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I Only Want to Be with You

"I Only Want to Be with You" is a rock and roll song written by Mike Hawker and Ivor Raymonde.

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I Wanna Be Your Man

"I Wanna Be Your Man" is a Lennon–McCartney-penned song recorded and released as a single by the Rolling Stones, and then recorded by the Beatles.

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I Want to Hold Your Hand

"I Want to Hold Your Hand" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles.

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It's a Knockout

It's a Knockout! is a British comedy game show first broadcast in 1966.

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ITV plc

ITV plc is a British media company based in London, England.

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Jimmy Savile

Sir James Wilson Vincent Savile (31 October 1926 – 29 October 2011) was an English DJ, television and radio personality, dance hall manager, and charity fundraiser.

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Life on Mars (UK TV series)

Life on Mars is a British television series broadcast on BBC One between 9 January 2006 and 10 April 2007.

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London

London is the capital and most populous city of England and the United Kingdom.

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Mailbox Birmingham

Mailbox Birmingham (also known as The Mailbox) is an upmarket shopping and office development in the city centre of Birmingham, England.

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Manchester city centre

Manchester city centre is the central business district of Manchester, England, within the boundaries of Trinity Way, Great Ancoats Street and Whitworth Street.

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Mancunian Films

Mancunian Films was a British motion picture production company organized in 1934.

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Mastermind (TV series)

Mastermind is a British game show, well known for its challenging questions, intimidating setting, and air of seriousness.

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MediaCityUK

MediaCityUK is a mixed-use property development on the banks of the Manchester Ship Canal in Salford and Trafford, Greater Manchester, England.

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New Broadcasting House (Manchester)

New Broadcasting House (NBH) was the BBC's North West England headquarters on Oxford Road in Manchester city centre.

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North West England

North West England, one of nine official regions of England, consists of the five counties of Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Merseyside.

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Official Charts Company

The Official Charts Company, also referred to as Official Charts (previously known as the Chart Information Network (CIN) and The Official UK Charts Company) is a British inter-professional organisation that compiles various "official" record charts in the United Kingdom, including the UK Singles Chart, the UK Albums Chart, the UK Singles Downloads Chart and the UK Album Downloads Chart, as well as genre-specific and music video charts.

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Pete Murray (DJ)

Peter Murray, OBE (born 19 September 1925) is a British radio and television presenter and a stage and screen actor.

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Red Dwarf

Red Dwarf is a British science fiction comedy franchise which primarily consists of a television sitcom that aired on BBC Two between 1988 and 1999, and on Dave since 2009, gaining a cult following.

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Robot Wars (TV series)

Robot Wars is a robot combat competition that was broadcast on British television from 1998 to 2004 and again from 2016 to 2018.

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Salford Quays

Salford Quays is an area of Salford, Greater Manchester, England, near the end of the Manchester Ship Canal.

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Samantha Juste

Samantha Juste (born Sandra Slater; 31 May 1944 – 5 February 2014) became known on British television in the mid-1960s as the "disc girl" on the BBC’s Top of the Pops.

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Songs of Praise

Songs of Praise is a BBC Television religious programme that presents Christian hymns that first aired in October 1961.

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Stuart Hall (presenter)

James Stuart Hall, Jr. (born 25 December 1929) is an English former radio and television presenter.

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Television Centre, London

Television Centre is a building complex in White City, West London that was the headquarters of BBC Television between 1960 and 2013.

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The Beatles

The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960.

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The Dave Clark Five

The Dave Clark Five were an English pop rock band formed in Tottenham in 1957.

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The Hollies

The Hollies are a British pop/rock group best known for their pioneering and distinctive three-part vocal harmony style.

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The Rolling Stones

The Rolling Stones are an English rock band formed in London, England, in 1962.

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The Swinging Blue Jeans

The Swinging Blue Jeans are a four-piece 1960s British Merseybeat band, best known for their hit singles with the HMV label; "Hippy Hippy Shake", "Good Golly Miss Molly", and "You're No Good", issued in 1964.

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The Times

The Times is a British daily (Monday to Saturday) national newspaper based in London, England.

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Top of the Pops

Top of the Pops, also known as TOTP, is a British music chart television programme, made by the BBC and originally broadcast weekly between 1 January 1964 and 30 July 2006.

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Waterloo Road (TV series)

Waterloo Road is a British television drama series set in a comprehensive school of the same name, broadcast on BBC One and later also on BBC Three.

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White City Place

White City Place is the name given to the collection of buildings formerly known as BBC Media Village (or W12 within the BBC).

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Wilmslow Road

Wilmslow Road is a major road in Manchester, England, running from Parrs Wood northwards to Rusholme.

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2002 Commonwealth Games

The 2002 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XVII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Manchester 2002 were held in Manchester, England, from 25 July to 4 August 2002.

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2002 FIFA World Cup

The 2002 FIFA World Cup was the 17th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for men's national football teams organized by FIFA.

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2ZY

2ZY was the name of a radio station broadcast by the British Broadcasting Company from Manchester, England, between 1922 and 1927.

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3SixtyMedia

3sixtymedia is a joint venture post production and studio crewing company, based at MediaCityUK in Salford Quays and co-owned by ITV Studios and BBC Studios and Post Production.

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Redirects here:

BBC Productions Salford, BBC Salford.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC_Manchester

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