BBC Wales seems to be about to build a new "drama production centre", in the Roath Basin redevelopment area, according to Property Week.
This is a project that has been a long time in gestation, and has evolved along the way. In October 2008, the Western Mail reported that Roath Basin was among "options" for a new headquarters for BBC Wales. Headquarters changed to "drama village" with a planning application in December 2009 - but I suspect the BBC Taffia management will also move in. Uncannily, they'll end up with waterside offices, like BBC Scotland at Pacific Quay and BBC North at Salford Quays.
BBC Wales will house production for Casualty, Dr Who and its spin offs, Pobol Y Cwm, at Roath, pointing to a commitment to double drama production in the principality by 2016. Let's hope that Mark Thompson's strategic review sticks to that, and that productions currently made in leased warehouses and old schools don't lose their sparkle when brought back into studios.
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