BBC World Service equipment and memorabilia to go under the auctioneer's hammer

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At noon today, the very last BBC World Service broadcast was aired from London's Bush House, ending a residency lasting over 70 years. The whole of the Corporation's famous international service has now moved to new state-of-the-art offices at Broadcasting House in Portland Place, near Oxford Circus. All of the equipment, furniture, fixtures and fittings, however, have been left behind and are being sold off to the highest online bidder. The first of two sales is already open for bidding and includes complete mono and stereo mixing studios, a TV studio, a mind-boggling catalog of studio equipment, BBC memorabilia, office furniture and a Steinway grand piano... Continue Reading BBC World Service equipment and memorabilia to go under the auctioneer's hammer

Section: Electronics

Tags: Auction, BBC, Broadcast, History, Studio

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