Only four years after the end of World War 2, the BBC announced that new Television Studios were to be constructed at a 13.5 acre site (previously used for the Franco-British exhibition of 1908), 4 miles from central London, at White City within the Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Although many households did not have a television at the time, it was recognised that existing facilities would not have the capacity to accommodate the needs within a few short years. Unfortunately, the scarcity of building materials at this time meant that although building began in 1951, the building was not in full use until 1960, when it became the largest, and most technologically advanced television studio in the world.

Instantly recognisable buildings with innovative design meant that these studios became the hub of BBC broadcasting for  decades, right up until 2013, when the site was mothballed, production having moved to other sites, including the BBC White City Broadcast Centre, less than a mile north of the Television Centre site. The site was sold, releasing much needed funds for the BBC, to Stanhope Property who sensitively redeveloped the site around the existing listed buildings, maintaining the atmosphere of the historic use of the site and providing over 1000 new homes, eating places and leisure activities. The famous statue of Helios, the Greek god of the sun, symbolises the radiation of television around the world and has been refurbished and is now central to the development as part of a fountain, which the new apartments overlook.