| Department | Total cost (£million) |
|---|---|
| Television including BBC Red Button | 2,471.5 |
| Radio | 669.5 |
| BBC Online | 176.6 |
| Licence Fee Collection | 111.1 |
| Orchestras and Performing Groups | 29.2 |
| S4C | 30 |
| Digital switchover | 56.9 |
| Restructuring | 23.1 |
| Property | 181.6 |
| Technology | 175.1 |
| BBC Trust | 11.9 |
| Libraries, Learning support and Community events | 33.6 |
| Other, including training, marketing, finance and policy | 925.9 |
| Total | 4,896 |
| Service | 2012/13 total cost (£million) |
Comparison with 2011/12 (£million) |
|---|---|---|
| BBC One Including Regions | 1,463.2 | + 125.6 |
| BBC Two | 543.1 | + 6 |
| BBC Three | 121.7 | + 8.8 |
| BBC Four | 70.2 | + 2.4 |
| CBBC | 108.7 | + 1.4 |
| CBeebies | 43 | + 0.6 |
| BBC News | 61.5 | + 4 |
| BBC Parliament | 10.5 | + 1.2 |
| BBC Alba | 7.8 | – 0.2 |
| BBC Red Button | 41.8 | + 4.6 |
| Total | 2,471.5 | + 136.6 |
| Service | 2012/13 total cost (£million) |
Comparison with 2011/12 (£million) |
|---|---|---|
| BBC Radio 1 | 54.2 | + 3.6 |
| BBC Radio 1Xtra | 11.8 | + 0.7 |
| BBC Radio 2 | 62.1 | + 1.6 |
| BBC Radio 3 | 54.3 | + 1.8 |
| BBC Radio 4 | 122.1 | + 6.2 |
| BBC Radio 4 Extra | 7.2 | – 1 |
| BBC Radio 5 Live | 76 | + 6.7 |
| BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra | 5.6 | + 0.3 |
| BBC Radio 6 Music | 11.5 | – 0.2 |
| BBC Asian Network | 13 | 0 |
| BBC Local Radio | 152.5 | + 6 |
| BBC Radio Scotland | 32.7 | + 0.6 |
| BBC Radio nan Gàidheal | 6.3 | + 0.3 |
| BBC Radio Wales | 18.8 | + 1.1 |
| BBC Radio Cymru | 17.6 | + 1.7 |
| BBC Radio Ulster and BBC Radio Foyle | 23.8 | 0 |
| Total | 669.5 | + 29.4 |
Headquarters and regional offices
Main article: List of BBC properties
Further information: Broadcasting House, Broadcasting House (Belfast), Broadcasting House (Cardiff), BBC Television Centre
The headquarters of the BBC at Broadcasting House in Portland Place, London, England. This section of the building is called 'Old Broadcasting House'.
Until it closed at the end of March 2013,[84] BBC Television was based at BBC Television Centre, a purpose built television facility and the second built in the country located in White City, London. This facility has been host to a number of famous guests and programmes through the years, and its name and image is familiar with many British citizens. Nearby, the BBC White City complex contains numerous programme offices, housed in Centre House, the Media Centre and Broadcast Centre. It is in this area around Shepherd's Bush that the majority of BBC employees work.
As part of a major reorganisation of BBC property, the entire BBC News operation relocated from the News Centre at BBC Television Centre to the refurbished Broadcasting House to create what is being described as "one of the world's largest live broadcast centres".[85] The BBC News Channel and BBC World News relocated to the premises in early 2013.[86] Broadcasting House is now also home to most of the BBC's national radio stations, and the BBC World Service. The major part of this plan involves the demolition of the two post-war extensions to the building and construction of an extension[87] designed by Sir Richard MacCormac of MJP Architects. This move will concentrate the BBC's London operations, allowing them to sell Television Centre, which is expected to be completed by 2016.[88]
In addition to the scheme above, the BBC is in the process of making and producing more programmes outside London, involving production centres such as Belfast, Cardiff, Glasgow and, most notably, in Greater Manchester as part of the 'BBC North Project' scheme where several major departments, including BBC North West, BBC Manchester, BBC Sport, BBC Children's, CBeebies, Radio 5 Live, BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra, BBC Breakfast, BBC Learning and the BBC Philharmonic have all moved from their previous locations in either London or New Broadcasting House, Manchester to the new 200-acre (80ha) MediaCityUK production facilities in Salford, that form part of the large BBC North Group division and will therefore become the biggest staffing operation outside London.[89][90]
As well as the two main sites in London (Broadcasting House and White City), there are seven other important BBC production centres in the UK, mainly specialising in different productions. Broadcasting House Cardiff, has been home to BBC Cymru Wales, which specialises in drama production. Open since October 2011, and containing 7 new studios, Roath Lock[91] is notable as the home of productions such as Doctor Who and Casualty. Broadcasting House Belfast, home to BBC Northern Ireland, specialises in original drama and comedy, and has taken part in many co-productions with independent companies and notably with RTÉ in the Republic of Ireland. BBC Scotland, based in Pacific Quay, Glasgow is a large producer of programmes for the network, including several quiz shows. In England, the larger regions also produce some programming.
Previously, the largest 'hub' of BBC programming from the regions is BBC North West. At present they produce all Religious and Ethical programmes on the BBC, as well as other programmes such as A Question of Sport. However, this is to be merged and expanded under the BBC North project, which involved the region moving from New Broadcasting House, Manchester, to MediaCityUK. BBC Midlands, based at The Mailbox in Birmingham, also produces drama and contains the headquarters for the English regions and the BBC's daytime output. Other production centres include Broadcasting House Bristol, home of BBC West and famously the BBC Natural History Unit and to a lesser extent, Quarry Hill in Leeds, home of BBC Yorkshire. There are also many smaller local and regional studios throughout the UK, operating the BBC regional television services and the BBC Local Radio stations.
The BBC also operates several news gathering centres in various locations around the world, which provide news coverage of that region to the national and international news operations.
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