BBC sells historic Maida Vale Studios in London


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The front entrance to the former BBC recording studios at Maida Vale in west London. Photo: AFP

The BBC has announced that it has sold its historic Maida Vale Studios to a group including the German film score composer and music producer Hans Zimmer.

The site in northwest London, which was bought by the broadcaster in 1933, is a complex of seven studios housed in a former Edwardian-era roller-skating rink.

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