BBC Roath Lock Studios is a television production studio in Cardiff, Wales. The facility houses BBC drama productions that include (as of 2017) Doctor Who, Casualty, and Pobol y Cwm.[1] The centre topped out on 20 February 2011 and filming for such productions commenced in autumn of the same year.[2]
The facility is located on a development site known as Porth Teigr, which included a proposed 40000 ft2 digital media centre, and between 2012 and 2017 hosted an interactive Doctor Who exhibition titled the Doctor Who Experience.[3] The facility was built to accommodate 500 to 600 people working on site.[4]
Design
The successful planning application sought permission for a 300 m long, 20000 m2 building housing studios and offices with a distinctive façade and repeating motifs.