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| Upper Boat Studios | |
|---|---|
  Location within Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales | |
| General information | |
| Status | Used as warehousing |
| Type | Television studio[1][2] |
| Architectural style | Modern |
| Address | Unit 1/2, Tonteg Road, Treforest Industrial Estate, Upper Boat, Pontypridd, CF37 5UA |
| Country | Wales, United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 51°34′33″N 3°18′00″W / 51.57583°N 3.30000°W |
| Current tenants | None |
| Opened | 27 July 2006[2][3] |
| Client | BBC Wales[3] |
| Grounds | 86,000 sq ft (7,990 m2)[3] |
| Known for | Filming of Doctor Who[1][2][3] |
Upper Boat Studios was a television studio complex leased to the BBC in mid-2006,[1] and formerly operated by BBC Wales.[3]
It is located in Upper Boat,[2] a village on the outskirts of Pontypridd,[3] Rhondda Cynon Taf, near Cardiff in Wales. The studios, previously a seat belt manufacturing factory for the automotive industry,[1] were officially opened on 27 July 2006, by Welsh Enterprise Minister Andrew Davies,[2][3] for the purpose of producing Doctor Who, along with its related spin-off programmes.[2][3]
- ^ a b c d "Current BBC production studios outside London > Roath Lock - Cardiff". TVStudioHistory.co.uk. Martin Kempton - History of British television studios. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f "BBC Studios". DoctorWhoLocations.net. Doctor Who Locations Guide. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Nick Dermody (27 July 2006). "Time Lord handed permanent home". BBC.co.uk. BBC Wales at BBC News. Retrieved 1 June 2017.