BBC Scotland

This past Saturday, Sarah (my Australian roommate) and I went on a tour of the BBC Scotland building. I wasn't too excited, considering I don't watch the BBC. We don't even have a TV here. But I was willing to go, as I hear the building was pretty neat. The big shiny rectangle there is the building.

The entrance. BBC Scotland is the English speaking channel, and BBC Alba is the Gaelic speaking channel. Both originate from this building.

This is the inside. They call this central open area "the street". It's a really cool, open floorplan. Also, they used the space really well. Under each one of the "steps" is usable space, such as meeting rooms, editing suites or film studios. Pretty neat, huh?

This is at the very top of the building, looking across the Clyde. You can see the spire of the main building of the university in the distance. :)

And this is looking towards the city center. It's quite a pretty view, if you ask me.

This is the inside of the largest film studio. Some really big shows were filmed in here, like The Weakest Link. It was really cool to be in there. Really insane looking.
There was a lot we couldn't take pictures of, which makes sense, as it is actually a work place. But it was a very fun tour. At the end they let us record our own radio show with scripts, sound effects and the whole nine yards. They are going to send me a copy, and if I can figure it out, I'll post it on here. It's pretty freakin' funny.

Other than the tour, I haven't been up to much. My two finals are next week, so study time is taking priority. I have a really good study plan for the next week. I love having everything laid out like that. Helps me focus. I tried to go to a coffee shop today to get some studying done, but ended up just bouncing off the walls after drinking a latte and laughing hysterically at everything. I had to leave to avoid making the other customers homicidal.

My mom will get here on Monday. Can't wait! Love from Glasgow!