Bombing of Broadcasting House - BBC
On 15 October 1940 a delayed-action 225kg bomb smashed through a seventh floor window of Broadcasting House in central London, before coming to rest in the music library two floors below....
The Bombing of Broadcasting House - BBC
The BBC’s iconic headquarters, Broadcasting House in London, suffered two direct hits in the Blitz, causing widespread damage, several deaths, and many injuries.
BBC Blogs - About the BBC - 75 years on: Broadcasting House bombings
Oct 15, 2015 · BBC Broadcasting House on Portland Place was damaged by bombs twice in 1940 during the Second World War, 75 years ago. The first time was on 15 October 1940: BH was hit by a 500lb delayed-action...
15 October 1940 | BBC Broadcasting House | Bomb Incidents | West End at War
Sep 1, 2010 · BBC Broadcasting House on Portland Place W1 was seriously damaged twice during air raids in 1940. Just after 8pm, on 15 October 1940, the British Broadcasting Corporation’s headquarters (built 1932) were hit by a 500lb delayed-action high explosive bomb.The bomb destroyed the BBC switchboard before penetrating the …
Broadcasting House bomb defences and damage - orbem.co.uk
On the evening of 8th December 1940 a landmine landed in Portland Place causing significant damage to All Souls church and demolishing much of the west wing of the Langham Hotel (the Langham was subsequently taken over by the BBC).
BBC - Blitz stories: The bombing of Broadcasting House - BBC News
Oct 15, 2010 · Seven people died in that attack on Broadcasting House during the Blitz but famously the newsreader Bruce Belfridge who was on air at the time, just paused and then carried on. BBC London's...
BBC BROADCASTING HOUSE: DAMAGE BY ENEMY ACTION - Imperial War …
A delayed action bomb came through the telephone switchboard room on the seventh floor and landed in the Music Library, on the fifth floor, at 8.10 p.m. It exploded at 9.20 p.m. and blew out through the News Department on the west side of the fifth floor. Listeners to the nine o'clock news heard the announcer pause and the continue with his reading.
Life at the BBC
Two weeks later a landmine exploded outside Broadcasting House, causing more damage. And on 10 May 1941, the worst night of the Blitz, bombs destroyed all the buildings on the eastern...
The days that defined Broadcasting House - BBC News
Jun 7, 2013 · World War II saw Broadcasting House on the front line, literally as well as journalistically. While reporters like Richard Dimbleby and Wynford Vaughan Thomas brought the conflict into...
Broadcasting House - Wikipedia
As part of a major consolidation of the BBC's property portfolio in London, Broadcasting House has been extensively renovated and extended. This involved the demolition of post-war extensions on the eastern side of the building, replaced by a new wing completed in 2005. The wing was named the " John Peel Wing" in 2012, after the disc jockey.
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