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Centre Tour" width="125" height="49" border="0"></a><br> Take a tour of BBC TV Centre and get a feel for what happens at the most famous TV headquarters in the world. </font></div> <font size="2"><div class="bullet4"><a href="tvc.shtml">About the tour</a></div></font> <font size="2"><div class="bullet4"><a href="tvc.shtml#booking">How to book</a></div></font> </td> <td width="6"><img src="/web/20070310002521im_/http://www.bbc.co.uk/f/t.gif" alt="" width="5" height="1" border="0"></td> <td width="70" valign="top"><img src="/web/20070310002521im_/http://www.bbc.co.uk/tours/images/tours_home_cbbc.jpg" alt="CBBC Tour" width="70" height="200" border="0"><br/> <font size="2"> <div class="pad"></div> </font></td> <td width="134" valign="top" bgcolor="#7DD101"><div class="pad"><a href="cbbc.shtml"><img src="/web/20070310002521im_/http://www.bbc.co.uk/tours/images/tours_home_cbbc_head.gif" alt="New CBBC Tour" width="125" height="49" border="0"></a><font size="2"><br> Find out what goes on behind the scenes of CBBC's television programmes.<br> </font></div> <div class="bullet4"><font size="2"><a href="cbbc.shtml"><font color="#9900CC">About the tour</font></a></font></div> <div class="bullet4"><font size="2"><a href="cbbc.shtml#booking"><font color="#9900CC">How to book</font></a></font></div> </td> <td width="6" valign="top"><img src="/web/20070310002521im_/http://www.bbc.co.uk/f/t.gif" alt="" width="5" height="1" border="0"></td> <td width="210" height="200" valign="top" class="bgbeige"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td width="70" valign="top"><img src="/web/20070310002521im_/http://www.bbc.co.uk/tours/images/hp_70x50_centres.jpg" alt="Open Centres" width="70" height="50" border="0" vspace="12"></td> <td width="140" valign="top"> <div class="padtop"><font size="3"><a href="/web/20070310002521/http://www.bbc.co.uk/bus/"><strong>Open Centres</strong></a></font></div> <div class="pad"><font size="2">Get free computer tuition, courses at local 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Take digital photos.<br/><br/></font></div> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="7"><img src="/web/20070310002521im_/http://www.bbc.co.uk/f/t.gif" alt="" width="1" height="5" border="0"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="7"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td width="70"><img src="/web/20070310002521im_/http://www.bbc.co.uk/tours/images/hp_70x125_a.gif" alt="UK map" width="70" height="125" border="0"></td> <td width="135" class="bgbeige" valign="top"> <div class="padtop"><font size="3"><a href="tours.shtml"><strong>Tours around BBC Premises</strong></a></font></div> <div class="pad"><font size="2">Find one local to you</font></div> </td> <td width="5"><img src="/web/20070310002521im_/http://www.bbc.co.uk/f/t.gif" alt="" width="5" height="1" border="0"></td> <td width="70"><img src="/web/20070310002521im_/http://www.bbc.co.uk/tours/images/hp_70x125_b.jpg" alt="Virtual Tours" width="70" height="125" border="0"></td> <td width="135" class="bgbeige" valign="top"> <div class="padtop"><font size="3"><a href="virtual.shtml"><strong>Virtual Tours</strong></a></font></div> <div class="pad"><font size="2">Watch, listen and tour with the BBC</font></div> </td> <td width="5"><img src="/web/20070310002521im_/http://www.bbc.co.uk/f/t.gif" alt="" width="5" height="1" border="0"></td> <td width="70"><img src="/web/20070310002521im_/http://www.bbc.co.uk/tours/images/hp_70x125_c.jpg" alt="WebCams" width="70" height="125" border="0"></td> <td width="140" class="bgbeige" valign="top"> <div class="padtop"><font size="3"><a href="webcams.shtml"><strong>WebCams</strong></a></font></div> <div class="pad"><font size="2">Watch, listen and tour with the BBC</font></div> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> <img src="/web/20070310002521im_/http://www.bbc.co.uk/tours/images/footerline.gif" alt="" width="630" height="1" border="0" vspace="10"><br/> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"> <tr> <td valign="top"> <img src="/web/20070310002521im_/http://www.bbc.co.uk/furniture/tiny.gif" width="250" height="1"/><br/> <a href="/web/20070310002521/http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/promo/click/index/B1RFLF11/-/rednoseday"><img alt="Information on Comic Relief 2007 (Image: Comic Relief logo)" border="0" width="234" height="60" src="/web/20070310002521im_/http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/promo/display/index/B1RFLF11/-/promo/2007/wk11/rednose_banner.gif"/></a><br/> </td> <td valign="top"> <img src="/web/20070310002521im_/http://www.bbc.co.uk/furniture/tiny.gif" width="169" height="1"/><br/> <font size="2"> Related Links<br/> <div class="bullet2"><a href="/web/20070310002521/http://www.bbc.co.uk/jobs/" class="blink">BBC Jobs</a></div> <div class="bullet2"><a href="/web/20070310002521/http://www.bbc.co.uk/info/" class="blink">About the BBC</a></div> <div class="bullet2"><a href="/web/20070310002521/http://www.bbc.co.uk/talent/" class="blink">BBC Talent</a></div> </font> </td> <td valign="top" class="bggrey"><img src="/web/20070310002521im_/http://www.bbc.co.uk/furniture/tiny.gif" width="1" height="1"/></td> <td width="10">  </td> <td valign="top"> <img src="/web/20070310002521im_/http://www.bbc.co.uk/furniture/tiny.gif" width="200" height="1"/><br/> <font size="2"> <br/> <div class="bullet2"><a href="/web/20070310002521/http://www.bbc.co.uk/whatson/tickets/" class="blink">Tickets to shows</a></div> <div class="bullet2"><a href="/web/20070310002521/http://www.bbc.co.uk/whatson/beonashow/" class="blink">Be on a show</a></div> <div class="bullet2"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070310002521/http://www.bbcshop.com/" class="blink">BBC Shop</a></div> </font> </td> </tr> </table> <br> <br> </td></tr></table><br clear="all"/><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" lang="en"><tr><td class="bbcpageFooterMargin" width="125"><img src="/web/20070310002521im_/http://www.bbc.co.uk/f/t.gif" width="125" height="1" alt=""/></td><td class="bbcpageFooterGutter" width="10"><img src="/web/20070310002521im_/http://www.bbc.co.uk/f/t.gif" width="10" height="1" alt=""/></td><td class="bbcpageFooter" width="635" align="center"><img src="/web/20070310002521im_/http://www.bbc.co.uk/f/t.gif" width="635" height="1" alt=""/><br/><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"><a class="bbcpageFooter" href="/web/20070310002521/http://www.bbc.co.uk/info/">About the BBC</a> | <a class="bbcpageFooter" href="/web/20070310002521/http://www.bbc.co.uk/help/">Help</a> | <a class="bbcpageFooter" href="/web/20070310002521/http://www.bbc.co.uk/terms/">Terms of Use</a> | <a class="bbcpageFooter" href="/web/20070310002521/http://www.bbc.co.uk/privacy/">Privacy & Cookies Policy</a><br/> </font></td></tr></table><br clear="all"/><script src="/web/20070310002521js_/http://www.bbc.co.uk/includes/linktrack.js?2" type="text/javascript"></script> </body> </html>