Articles by Roddy Buxton
Central eyes
Published 13 April 2015
The struggles – at company level, in the studios and with politicians – as ATV became Central
Save Elstree!
Published 17 October 2010
Roddy Buxton on the song and dance campaign to save ATV and Elstree studios
Central dismembered
Published 17 October 2010
Roddy Buxton on the end of ATV and Central’s Birmingham citadel
This is Elstree, part 1
Published 4 October 2010
Roddy Buxton on the history and development of ATV’s Elstree studios
This is Elstree, part 2
Published 4 October 2010
The second part of Roddy Buxton’s analysis sees ATV Network, ATV Midlands, Daybreak and Central at Elstree
A is for Alpha
Published 15 August 2010
How a former ABC cinema in Aston, Birmingham, became a power house of ITV production.
Paradise Lost Part IV – Central House
Published 25 April 2009
Extending the studios as Central launches
Paradise Lost Part III – The Nerve Centre
Published 30 November 2008
Roddy Buxton hits the 4th Floor
Paradise Lost Part II – Main Studios
Published 26 October 2008
Our exploration of ATV Centre continues
Whatever happened to Brookside Close?
Published 18 November 2007
Roddy Buxton explores the Brookside set
A trip to Broad Street
Published 1 March 2007
1997: time for a final trip around ATV Centre before all the gear is sold off.
Tiptoe through the Startups – 4
Published 2 December 2006
Roddy Buxton plunges into the TBS archives one more time.
Tiptoe through the Startups – 3
Published 2 November 2006
Roddy Buxton continues his trawl through the Transdiffusion archives
Tiptoe through the Startups – 2
Published 1 October 2006
Roddy continues his journey through the Transdiffusion archives.
Tiptoe through the Startups – 1
Published 2 September 2006
Roddy Buxton looks into the TBS basement files