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	~~{{Short description\|Former cinema and theatre in London}}~~		#REDIRECT [[w:Paris Theatre]]
	~~{{About\|the theatre in London\|other uses\|Paris Theater (disambiguation)}}~~
	~~{{Use British English\|date=February 2020}}~~
	~~{{Use dmy dates\|date=February 2020}}~~

	~~{{Infobox venue~~
	~~\|name = Paris Theatre~~
	~~\|former names = Paris Cinema (1939{{endash}}1940)~~
	~~\|image =~~
	~~\|image_size =~~
	~~\|image_alt =~~
	~~\|caption =~~
	~~\|address = 12 Lower [[Regent Street]]~~
	~~\|location =~~ [[~~London]], England~~
	~~\|pushpin_map = United Kingdom Central London~~
	~~\|coordinates = {{coord\|51.5084\|-0.1334\|type~~:~~landmark_region:GB-WSM\|display=inline,title}}~~
	~~\|architect = Robert Cromie~~
	~~\|owner = [[BBC]]~~
	~~\|tenant =~~
	~~\|operator =~~
	~~\|capacity = < 400~~
	~~\|type = [[Radio studio]]~~
	~~\|opened = {{start date\|1939\|04\|df=y}}~~
	~~\|renovated = 1946~~
	~~\|yearsactive = 1946{{endash}}1995~~
	~~\|rebuilt =~~
	~~\|closed = {{end date\|1995\|df=y}}~~
	~~\|demolished =~~
	~~\|othernames = Paris Studios~~
	~~\|production = [[Radio comedy]], [[Concert]]s~~
	~~\|currentuse = [[Fitness club]]~~
	~~\|website =~~
	}}

	~~The '''~~Paris Theatre''' (also known as the '''Paris Studios''') was originally a cinema located at 12 [[Regent Street\|Lower Regent Street]] in central London which was converted into a studio by the [[BBC]] for radio broadcasts requiring an audience. It was used for several decades by the BBC as the main venue for comedy programmes broadcast on [[BBC Radio 2\|BBC Radios 2]] and [[BBC Radio 4\|4]].<ref name=Sumner>{{cite journal \|last=Sumner \|first=James \|title=A history of contemporary radio comedy \|journal=Radiohaha \|date=February 1999 \|url=https://www.angelfire.com/pq/radiohaha/history.html \|access-date=2008-04-12}}</ref>

	The venue had a capacity of under 400 and a stage roughly twelve inches from the floor, giving it an intimate feeling helpful for radio comedy with an audience.<ref>Dave Lewis, ''Led Zeppelin: The 'Tight But Loose' Files'', 14</ref> Shows recorded there included panel game shows such as ''[[I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue]]'',<ref>''[https://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/clue/article/ I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue]'' history, Bbc.co.uk</ref> comedy such as ''[[Hi Gang! (radio series)\|Hi Gang!]]'', ''[[List of Dad's Army radio episodes\|Dad's Army]]'', ''[[The Goon Show]]'',<ref>{{cite book \|last1=Milligan \|first1=Spike \|title=The Goon Show Scripts \|date=1974 \|publisher=Sphere Books \|location=Australia \|isbn=0-7221-6079-8}}</ref> ''[[Don't Stop Now - It's Fundation]]'' and non-audience shows such as ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series)\|The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]''.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.douglasadams.com/cgi-bin/mboard/info/thread.cgi?9515,10 \|title=Archived copy \|access-date=12 May 2011 \|archive-date=26 November 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126202531/https://www.douglasadams.com/cgi-bin/mboard/info/thread.cgi?9515,10 \|url-status=dead }}</ref>

	In addition to comedy, the BBC recorded many of the dramatical broadcasts by [[Raymond Raikes]] as well as by musical artists including acts such as [[AC/DC]], [[Badfinger]],<ref>''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ey0ZaLiOCxM Badfinger-BBC In Concert]'', [[YouTube]]</ref> [[the Beatles]],<ref>Image of exterior at ''[http://www.moosenet.com/beatles/beatbbc1.html The Beatles at the BBC]''</ref> [[David Bowie]], Leonard Cohen 1968, [[Shakin' Stevens]], [[Family (band)\|Family]], [[Streetwalkers]], [[Jeff Beck]], [[Deep Purple]], [[Slade]], [[Hawkwind]], [[Status Quo (band)\|Status Quo]], [[Sad Café (band)\|Sad Café]], [[Dr. Feelgood (band)\|Dr. Feelgood]], [[Mahavishnu Orchestra]], [[Fleetwood Mac]], [[Genesis (band)\|Genesis]], [[Led Zeppelin]], [[James Taylor]], [[Joni Mitchell]], [[Weather Report]], [[Queen (band)\|Queen]], [[Pink Floyd]], [[Nazareth (band)\|Nazareth]], [[Barclay James Harvest]], [[Rod Stewart]], [[Simple Minds]], [[the Screaming Blue Messiahs]], [[T. Rex (band)\|T. Rex]], [[Ultravox]], [[the Pretenders]] and [[The Wailers (1963-1974 band)\|the Wailers]]. Some of these performances were recorded in front of live studio audiences as part of the ''In Concert'' and ''[[Sounds of the Seventies]]'' series, and several of these acts have subsequently released tapes of sessions recorded at the studio, such as Led Zeppelin's ''[[BBC Sessions (Led Zeppelin album)\|BBC Sessions]]'' album.<ref name=Sumner/> It was also the London home of the BBC's ''Radio 1 Club'' in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

	The Paris Theatre closed in 1995, being replaced by the [[BBC Radio Theatre]] in [[Broadcasting House]]. The closure was marked with a commemorative concert and broadcast of the last show ever to be recorded at the theatre, namely the final show in series two of ''The Skivers''.<ref name=Sumner/><ref>{{Cite episode\|series=The Skivers\|title=Spike Milligan\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0080rd1\|access-date=2020-05-14\|network=[[BBC Radio 4]]\|date=1995-03-02\|number=5\|series-no=2\|time=45 seconds\|quote=Ladies and gentlemen, this is the last ever Radio 4 show to be recorded at the Paris Studio.}}</ref>

	~~==References==~~
	~~{{Reflist}}~~

	~~==External links==~~
	*{{BBC Online\|id=historyofthebbc/buildings/paris-studios\|title=Paris Studios\|description=,{{nbsp}}from the ''History of the BBC''}}

	~~{{Authority control}}~~

	~~[[Category:BBC offices, studios and buildings]]~~
	~~[[Category:Theatres in London]]~~
	~~[[Category:History of radio in the United Kingdom]]~~
	~~[[Category:Local mass media in London]]~~
	~~[[Category:Recording studios in London~~]]

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{{Short description|Former cinema and theatre in London}}
{{About|the theatre in London|other uses|Paris Theater (disambiguation)}}
{{Use British English|date=February 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}

{{Infobox venue
|name = Paris Theatre
|former names = Paris Cinema (1939{{endash}}1940)
|image =
|image_size =
|image_alt =
|caption =
|address = 12 Lower [[Regent Street]]
|location = [[London]], England
|pushpin_map = United Kingdom Central London
|coordinates = {{coord|51.5084|-0.1334|type:landmark_region:GB-WSM|display=inline,title}}
|architect = Robert Cromie
|owner = [[BBC]]
|tenant =
|operator =
|capacity = < 400
|type = [[Radio studio]]
|opened = {{start date|1939|04|df=y}}
|renovated = 1946
|yearsactive = 1946{{endash}}1995
|rebuilt =
|closed = {{end date|1995|df=y}}
|demolished =
|othernames = Paris Studios
|production = [[Radio comedy]], [[Concert]]s
|currentuse = [[Fitness club]]
|website =
}}

The '''Paris Theatre''' (also known as the '''Paris Studios''') was originally a cinema located at 12 [[Regent Street|Lower Regent Street]] in central London which was converted into a studio by the [[BBC]] for radio broadcasts requiring an audience. It was used for several decades by the BBC as the main venue for comedy programmes broadcast on [[BBC Radio 2|BBC Radios 2]] and [[BBC Radio 4|4]].<ref name=Sumner>{{cite journal |last=Sumner |first=James |title=A history of contemporary radio comedy |journal=Radiohaha |date=February 1999 |url=https://www.angelfire.com/pq/radiohaha/history.html |access-date=2008-04-12}}</ref>

The venue had a capacity of under 400 and a stage roughly twelve inches from the floor, giving it an intimate feeling helpful for radio comedy with an audience.<ref>Dave Lewis, ''Led Zeppelin: The 'Tight But Loose' Files'', 14</ref> Shows recorded there included panel game shows such as ''[[I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue]]'',<ref>''[https://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/clue/article/ I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue]'' history, Bbc.co.uk</ref> comedy such as ''[[Hi Gang! (radio series)|Hi Gang!]]'', ''[[List of Dad's Army radio episodes|Dad's Army]]'', ''[[The Goon Show]]'',<ref>{{cite book |last1=Milligan |first1=Spike |title=The Goon Show Scripts |date=1974 |publisher=Sphere Books |location=Australia |isbn=0-7221-6079-8}}</ref> ''[[Don't Stop Now - It's Fundation]]'' and non-audience shows such as ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series)|The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.douglasadams.com/cgi-bin/mboard/info/thread.cgi?9515,10 |title=Archived copy |access-date=12 May 2011 |archive-date=26 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126202531/https://www.douglasadams.com/cgi-bin/mboard/info/thread.cgi?9515,10 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In addition to comedy, the BBC recorded many of the dramatical broadcasts by [[Raymond Raikes]] as well as by musical artists including acts such as [[AC/DC]], [[Badfinger]],<ref>''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ey0ZaLiOCxM Badfinger-BBC In Concert]'', [[YouTube]]</ref> [[the Beatles]],<ref>Image of exterior at ''[http://www.moosenet.com/beatles/beatbbc1.html The Beatles at the BBC]''</ref> [[David Bowie]], Leonard Cohen 1968, [[Shakin' Stevens]], [[Family (band)|Family]], [[Streetwalkers]], [[Jeff Beck]], [[Deep Purple]], [[Slade]], [[Hawkwind]], [[Status Quo (band)|Status Quo]], [[Sad Café (band)|Sad Café]], [[Dr. Feelgood (band)|Dr. Feelgood]], [[Mahavishnu Orchestra]], [[Fleetwood Mac]], [[Genesis (band)|Genesis]], [[Led Zeppelin]], [[James Taylor]], [[Joni Mitchell]], [[Weather Report]], [[Queen (band)|Queen]], [[Pink Floyd]], [[Nazareth (band)|Nazareth]], [[Barclay James Harvest]], [[Rod Stewart]], [[Simple Minds]], [[the Screaming Blue Messiahs]], [[T. Rex (band)|T. Rex]], [[Ultravox]], [[the Pretenders]] and [[The Wailers (1963-1974 band)|the Wailers]]. Some of these performances were recorded in front of live studio audiences as part of the ''In Concert'' and ''[[Sounds of the Seventies]]'' series, and several of these acts have subsequently released tapes of sessions recorded at the studio, such as Led Zeppelin's ''[[BBC Sessions (Led Zeppelin album)|BBC Sessions]]'' album.<ref name=Sumner/> It was also the London home of the BBC's ''Radio 1 Club'' in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

The Paris Theatre closed in 1995, being replaced by the [[BBC Radio Theatre]] in [[Broadcasting House]]. The closure was marked with a commemorative concert and broadcast of the last show ever to be recorded at the theatre, namely the final show in series two of ''The Skivers''.<ref name=Sumner/><ref>{{Cite episode|series=The Skivers|title=Spike Milligan|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0080rd1|access-date=2020-05-14|network=[[BBC Radio 4]]|date=1995-03-02|number=5|series-no=2|time=45 seconds|quote=Ladies and gentlemen, this is the last ever Radio 4 show to be recorded at the Paris Studio.}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{BBC Online|id=historyofthebbc/buildings/paris-studios|title=Paris Studios|description=,{{nbsp}}from the ''History of the BBC''}}

{{Authority control}}

[[Category:BBC offices, studios and buildings]]
[[Category:Theatres in London]]
[[Category:History of radio in the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Local mass media in London]]
[[Category:Recording studios in London]]

← Older revision		Revision as of 10:40, 21 July 2024
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	~~{{Short description\|Former cinema and theatre in London}}~~		#REDIRECT [[w:Paris Theatre]]
	~~{{About\|the theatre in London\|other uses\|Paris Theater (disambiguation)}}~~
	~~{{Use British English\|date=February 2020}}~~
	~~{{Use dmy dates\|date=February 2020}}~~

	~~{{Infobox venue~~
	~~\|name = Paris Theatre~~
	~~\|former names = Paris Cinema (1939{{endash}}1940)~~
	~~\|image =~~
	~~\|image_size =~~
	~~\|image_alt =~~
	~~\|caption =~~
	~~\|address = 12 Lower [[Regent Street]]~~
	~~\|location =~~ [[~~London]], England~~
	~~\|pushpin_map = United Kingdom Central London~~
	~~\|coordinates = {{coord\|51.5084\|-0.1334\|type~~:~~landmark_region:GB-WSM\|display=inline,title}}~~
	~~\|architect = Robert Cromie~~
	~~\|owner = [[BBC]]~~
	~~\|tenant =~~
	~~\|operator =~~
	~~\|capacity = < 400~~
	~~\|type = [[Radio studio]]~~
	~~\|opened = {{start date\|1939\|04\|df=y}}~~
	~~\|renovated = 1946~~
	~~\|yearsactive = 1946{{endash}}1995~~
	~~\|rebuilt =~~
	~~\|closed = {{end date\|1995\|df=y}}~~
	~~\|demolished =~~
	~~\|othernames = Paris Studios~~
	~~\|production = [[Radio comedy]], [[Concert]]s~~
	~~\|currentuse = [[Fitness club]]~~
	~~\|website =~~
	}}

	~~The '''~~Paris Theatre''' (also known as the '''Paris Studios''') was originally a cinema located at 12 [[Regent Street\|Lower Regent Street]] in central London which was converted into a studio by the [[BBC]] for radio broadcasts requiring an audience. It was used for several decades by the BBC as the main venue for comedy programmes broadcast on [[BBC Radio 2\|BBC Radios 2]] and [[BBC Radio 4\|4]].<ref name=Sumner>{{cite journal \|last=Sumner \|first=James \|title=A history of contemporary radio comedy \|journal=Radiohaha \|date=February 1999 \|url=https://www.angelfire.com/pq/radiohaha/history.html \|access-date=2008-04-12}}</ref>

	The venue had a capacity of under 400 and a stage roughly twelve inches from the floor, giving it an intimate feeling helpful for radio comedy with an audience.<ref>Dave Lewis, ''Led Zeppelin: The 'Tight But Loose' Files'', 14</ref> Shows recorded there included panel game shows such as ''[[I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue]]'',<ref>''[https://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/clue/article/ I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue]'' history, Bbc.co.uk</ref> comedy such as ''[[Hi Gang! (radio series)\|Hi Gang!]]'', ''[[List of Dad's Army radio episodes\|Dad's Army]]'', ''[[The Goon Show]]'',<ref>{{cite book \|last1=Milligan \|first1=Spike \|title=The Goon Show Scripts \|date=1974 \|publisher=Sphere Books \|location=Australia \|isbn=0-7221-6079-8}}</ref> ''[[Don't Stop Now - It's Fundation]]'' and non-audience shows such as ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series)\|The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]''.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.douglasadams.com/cgi-bin/mboard/info/thread.cgi?9515,10 \|title=Archived copy \|access-date=12 May 2011 \|archive-date=26 November 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126202531/https://www.douglasadams.com/cgi-bin/mboard/info/thread.cgi?9515,10 \|url-status=dead }}</ref>

	In addition to comedy, the BBC recorded many of the dramatical broadcasts by [[Raymond Raikes]] as well as by musical artists including acts such as [[AC/DC]], [[Badfinger]],<ref>''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ey0ZaLiOCxM Badfinger-BBC In Concert]'', [[YouTube]]</ref> [[the Beatles]],<ref>Image of exterior at ''[http://www.moosenet.com/beatles/beatbbc1.html The Beatles at the BBC]''</ref> [[David Bowie]], Leonard Cohen 1968, [[Shakin' Stevens]], [[Family (band)\|Family]], [[Streetwalkers]], [[Jeff Beck]], [[Deep Purple]], [[Slade]], [[Hawkwind]], [[Status Quo (band)\|Status Quo]], [[Sad Café (band)\|Sad Café]], [[Dr. Feelgood (band)\|Dr. Feelgood]], [[Mahavishnu Orchestra]], [[Fleetwood Mac]], [[Genesis (band)\|Genesis]], [[Led Zeppelin]], [[James Taylor]], [[Joni Mitchell]], [[Weather Report]], [[Queen (band)\|Queen]], [[Pink Floyd]], [[Nazareth (band)\|Nazareth]], [[Barclay James Harvest]], [[Rod Stewart]], [[Simple Minds]], [[the Screaming Blue Messiahs]], [[T. Rex (band)\|T. Rex]], [[Ultravox]], [[the Pretenders]] and [[The Wailers (1963-1974 band)\|the Wailers]]. Some of these performances were recorded in front of live studio audiences as part of the ''In Concert'' and ''[[Sounds of the Seventies]]'' series, and several of these acts have subsequently released tapes of sessions recorded at the studio, such as Led Zeppelin's ''[[BBC Sessions (Led Zeppelin album)\|BBC Sessions]]'' album.<ref name=Sumner/> It was also the London home of the BBC's ''Radio 1 Club'' in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

	The Paris Theatre closed in 1995, being replaced by the [[BBC Radio Theatre]] in [[Broadcasting House]]. The closure was marked with a commemorative concert and broadcast of the last show ever to be recorded at the theatre, namely the final show in series two of ''The Skivers''.<ref name=Sumner/><ref>{{Cite episode\|series=The Skivers\|title=Spike Milligan\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0080rd1\|access-date=2020-05-14\|network=[[BBC Radio 4]]\|date=1995-03-02\|number=5\|series-no=2\|time=45 seconds\|quote=Ladies and gentlemen, this is the last ever Radio 4 show to be recorded at the Paris Studio.}}</ref>

	~~==References==~~
	~~{{Reflist}}~~

	~~==External links==~~
	*{{BBC Online\|id=historyofthebbc/buildings/paris-studios\|title=Paris Studios\|description=,{{nbsp}}from the ''History of the BBC''}}

	~~{{Authority control}}~~

	~~[[Category:BBC offices, studios and buildings]]~~
	~~[[Category:Theatres in London]]~~
	~~[[Category:History of radio in the United Kingdom]]~~
	~~[[Category:Local mass media in London]]~~
	~~[[Category:Recording studios in London~~]]