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Roath (Welsh: Y Rhath) is a district and community in the east/north-east of the city of Cardiff, capital of Wales. It lies just east/north east of the city centre, stretching from Adamsdown in the south to Roath Park in the north. Roath contains the Plasnewydd electoral ward.
Its main shopping streets are Albany Road, City Road, and Wellfield Road. The area is characterised by its several tree-lined avenues and Victorian era terraced streets. Roath houses a very diverse population including a large number of students, being very close to the main university campuses, a large ethnic minority population and many young professionals. Parts of Roath are among the most affluent districts of Cardiff, although subdivision of the large Victorian properties is starting to occur in the areas at the south end of the district.
Its close proximity to the city centre, its number of local amenities, churches, shops and restaurants and public houses and the famous Roath Park make it a popular area to live.
Roath Lock is a television production facility in the Porth Teigr area of Cardiff Bay.
The studios house BBC drama productions including Doctor Who, Casualty and Pobol y Cwm. The centre topped out on 20 February 2011 and filming for such productions commenced in autumn of the same year.
The facility is located on a development site known as Porth Teigr, which includes a proposed 40,000sq ft digital media centre and an interactive exhibition titled Doctor Who Experience. The facility has 500 to 600 people working on site.
The successful planning application sought permission for a 300m long, 20,000 square metre building housing studios and offices with a distinctive façade and repeating motifs. It will also have a gothic-style entrance inspired by some of William Burges’ designs at Cardiff Castle and Castell Coch. The planning application showed the building would face the National Assembly’s Tŷ Hywel building and the Atradius building across the water of Roath Basin.
The Staggering Stories podcast team have a day trip to Cardiff, visiting the Doctor Who set at the BBC Roath Lock Studios, the Doctor Who Experience and Eddie's American Diner in Cardiff Bay. 360.3 miles in a day in an all-electric Nissan LEAF.
Set tour of the current TARDIS in Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff Bay. Muted the sound and added some music from the Series 7 soundtrack as you couldn't hear much Excuse the shaking of the camera, I was very excited :p
Roath Lock is a television production facility in the Porth Teigr area of Cardiff Bay. The studios house BBC drama productions including Doctor Who (and its upcoming spin-off Class), Casualty and Pobol y Cwm. The centre topped out on 20 February 2011 and filming for such productions commenced in autumn of the same year. The facility is located on a development site known as Porth Teigr, which includes a proposed 40,000sq ft digital media centre and an interactive exhibition titled Doctor Who Experience. The facility has 500 to 600 people working on site.
The team of "Torchwood!" was lucky enough to attend the Opening Weekend of the BBC Drama Village [Roath Lock] in Cardiff Bay. We would like to thank all the members of the BBC press team, the staff members, technicians, engineers, actors & executive producers for welcoming us during this fantastic trip through space, time & Cardiff Bay! More info on all your favorite Welsh TV Drama Series at: http://www.facebook.com/TheTimeKill More info on the BBC Drama Village [Roath Lock] at: http://www.roathlock.com This video was created by the members of the Torchwood! Facebook Community to highlight the BBC Drama Village [Roath Lock] as a brilliant Welsh TV Series producer and Wales as a great tourist destination. All the music, TV Series and their characters featured in this video ...
This video was from my trip to the BBC Studios in Cardiff on 14th April 2011. I hope you enjoy it.
Prince Charles voices Dalek and tries to say Exterminate! while touring the Doctor Who set at Roath Lock Studios, Cardiff. Charles tried his hand at being a sci-fi baddie during a visit to the BBC's studios and uttered the Daleks' famous "exterminate" catchphrase - leaving the show's writer Stephen Moffat thoroughly impressed. He said: "I haven't thought about how I could weave a meeting between the Doctor and the royal family. But Prince Charles's attempt at being a Dalek was great. "There would be a part in the show for him if he wanted it." Report by Ashley Fudge. Subscribe to ITN News! http://bit.ly/itnytsub Like us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/itn Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/itn Visit our homepage: http://itn.co.uk More from Prince Charles: Matt Smith says Pr...