Portal:BBC/Selected picture

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The following images are the selected pictures displayed on the BBC Portal.

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Mark II TARDIS from Doctor Who

The Mark II fibreglass TARDIS, a time machine and spacecraft from the BBC television series Doctor Who.

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BBC Television Centre

Opened in 1960, BBC Television Centre in London is home to much of the BBC's television output. Studio TC1, at 995 square metres, is the second largest television studio in Britain.

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Peter Cockroft

BBC Weather forecaster Peter Cockroft during a broadcast for BBC London News. After joining the BBC in 1991 to present national forecasts, he moved to BBC London News in 2002.

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BBC Broadcasting House

Broadcasting House on Portland Place in London is the headquarters of the BBC. Opened in 1932, the building is also the home to Radio 3, Radio 4 and BBC 7.

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The Glasgow Studios, home to BBC Scotland

Opened in 2007, The Glasgow Studios at Pacific Quay, Glasgow, are home to BBC Scotland.

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Huw Edwards

BBC journalist, presenter and newsreader Huw Edwards during an outside broadcast for BBC News. He joined the BBC in 1984, and since 2003 he has been the main presenter of the BBC Ten O'Clock News.

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Graeme Garden, Barry Cryer and Alison Steadman

Graeme Garden, Barry Cryer and Alison Steadman (left-to-right) during a recording of the BBC Radio 4 programme You'll Have Had Your Tea: The Doings of Hamish and Dougal.

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Nick Robinson interviewing Michael Portillo

BBC journalist Nick Robinson (right, now Political Editor) interviewing then-MP Michael Portillo close to the Palace of Westminster for BBC News.

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BBC Birmingham headquarters

The BBC Birmingham national network production centre is based in The Mailbox in Birmingham. The Mailbox also serves as the headquarters for BBC English Regions and is the home of BBC West Midlands.

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The transmission mast at Alexandra Palace

The transmission mast above the BBC wing of Alexandra Palace in North London. Alexandra Palace was home to the BBC Television Service (now BBC One) from 1936 until the early 1950s, and was the site of the world's first public broadcasts of analogue high-definition television in 1936.

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Mount Vesuvius erupting over Pompeii from the BBC dramatized documentary Pompeii: The Last Day

A dramatized scene from the 2003 BBC/TVE dramatized documentary Pompeii: The Last Day, showing Mount Vesuvius erupting over Pompeii.