For my money (because I'm a radio geek) this building IS the BBC, and everyone should walk down Regent Street and stare at it for a few minutes of their lives. If you're lucky enough to know somebody inside, ask them to take you for a walk around the building, in particular to the BBC Radio Theatre.
Opened in 1932, it's such a unique deco building, it can be enjoyed for it's architectural significance even without the broadcasting history it's steeped in. It's shaped like an old steam liner, and even to this day staff members refer to the front of the building as 'the prow'.
A nasty 60s extension has recently been knocked down, and is being rebuilt in a more sympathetic style. Combined with the recently finished adjacent Egton Wing (itself replacing the 60s monstrosity that used to house Radio 1) the aim is to create a 'campus' for BBC News and Radio operations, centered around the historic old BH. read more