The former British National Studio is located on Clarendon Road, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, UK. It is currently used by the BBC and has been in continuous use since its opening in 1927. Borehamwood is a town in southern Hertfordshire, just outside London, and part of the London commuter belt. ... Hertfordshire (pronounced Hartfordshire and abbreviated as Herts) is an inland county in the United Kingdom and part of the East of England Government Office region. ... The British Broadcasting Corporation, invariably known as the BBC (and also informally known as the Beeb or Auntie) is the largest public broadcasting corporation in the world. ... 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...

John Maxwell founded British International Pictures and based his operation at the studio from 1927 to 1933. At that time, he changed the company name to the Associated British Picture Corporation. ABPC used the studio for many years, principally as a production centre for its television arm, Associated British Corporation. However, the studio was sold to Lew Grade´s Associated Television in 1961. Associated British Picture Corporation (ABPC), originally British International Pictures (BIP), was a British film production company active from 1927 until 1970. ... 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Associated British Picture Corporation (ABPC), originally British International Pictures (BIP), was a British film production company active from 1927 until 1970. ... ABC logo, 1960s ABC Television or ABC Weekend TV was the British Independent Television (ITV) (commercial television) contractor on Saturdays and Sundays in the Midlands and North of England between 1956 and 1968. ... Lew Grade, Baron Grade (birth name Louis Winogradsky) (December 25, 1906 - December 13, 1998) was an influential showbusiness impresario and television company executive in the United Kingdom. ... Associated TeleVision Limited, later ATV Network and best known simply as ATV, was a British ITV company from 1955 until 1981. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ...

Until 1983, the studio was in continuous use as the London base for Grade's television empire. As part of independent TV restructuring, ATV was forced to dispose of this asset to the BBC. 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• Unofficial History of BBC Elstree
• British Film Posters - comprehensive and free reference site regarding British film posters, British film pioneers, British studio history, and British poster artists