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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Bobbie Johnson, technology correspondent

BBC staff say goodbye to Kingswood Warren

You might not have heard of Kingswood Warren, a stately pile in Surrey, but you've used the technologies they've pioneered there in the 60 years that it's been the home of BBC research and innovation: colour TV, Ceefax and Freeview for example. But, as Jemima explores in a feature today, the site is getting ready to move as the Beeb cashes in on the land. A move for the better? Few are convinced, it seems, aside from the bean counters.

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