Teddington Studios

Teddington Studios is a large British television studio complex located in Teddington, west London.

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British - Television studio - Teddington - London

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The studio began in the early 20th Century when stockbroker Henry Chinnery, owner of Weir House, Teddington, allowed filmmakers to use his greenhouse as a studio. Dedicated studio facilities were built in the 1910s and greatly expanded and renamed Teddington Film Studios Limited in 1931. Shortly afterward the studio was acquired by Warner Bros.

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20th Century - Greenhouse - 1910s - 1931 - Warner Bros

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By the 1950s the studio's fortunes had declined, but in 1958 it was bought by Associated British Corporation (ABC) for use as a television studio. When ABC was replaced by Thames Television (in which ABC's parent company had a 51% stake), Teddington Studios became the main production centre for Thames's entertainment and documentary shows, while news and sports programming were made at Thames's Euston Road headquarters.

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1950s - 1958 - Associated British Corporation - Thames Television - Documentary - News - Sports - Euston Road

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After Thames lost its broadcast franchise in 1992 the studio became independent. Today it is part of the Pinewood-Shepperton Studios Group, and provides production facilities for several companies including the BBC.

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1992 - Pinewood - Shepperton - BBC

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