BBC BIG SCREEN

The 'BBC Big Screen' project is a controversial project involving the British Broadcasting Corporation, Philips and other technology providers, and local councils to install enormous continually broadcasting, 25m LED screens with sound systems in prominent locations in historic city centres. There are currently six UK cities and one town which have one with an eighth opening shortly.

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Locations

Birmingham

Bradford

Derby

Hull

Leeds

Liverpool

Manchester

Rotherham

Upcoming Videos

Birmingham

Hull

Liverpool

External links

Locations

Birmingham

The ''Big Screen'' in Birmingham is currently located in Chamberlain Square alongside the Grade I Listed- Birmingham Town Hall but is due to move to another city centre site later in 2007, following some controversy and a number of objections to the renewal of its planning permission [1][2][3][4]. One of the earliest screens in the Public Space broadcasting project, this screen was temporarily installed adjacent to the Town Hall during its refurbishment pending a permanent site in time for the autumn reopening of the building. This is presently under discussion.

Bradford

The ''Big Screen'' in Bradford is located in Centenary Square.

Derby

The ''Big Screen'' in Derby is located in the Market Place next to the Assembly Rooms.

Hull

The ''Big Screen'' in Hull is located in Queen Victoria Square.

Leeds

The ''Big Screen'' in Leeds is located in Millennium Square.

Liverpool

The ''Big Screen'' in Liverpool is located in Clayton Square, close to Liverpool Lime Street railway station.

Manchester

The ''Big Screen'' in Manchester is located in Exchange Square.
The Cornerhouse in Manchester, supported by the City Council and The Arts Council of England, "pioneered daily screenings of the work of local film makers, under the title "The Bigger Picture". From the first school video projects by local children to the work of international video artists, the Manchester screen carries an hour of rich and diverse locally made films each day."

Rotherham

The ''Big Screen'' in Rotherham is located in All Saints Square.

Upcoming Videos

Birmingham

A set of videos showing pre and post-war Birmingham will be shown outlining the development of the city courtesy of Birmingham Central Library archives.
In February 2006, the screen showed a series of short films from local film-makers including: Scribble, The Lodger, The Art of Keeping Goldfish and Love in a Lecture Theatre.

Hull

Stepping Up TV, featuring the huge changes happening in the city with regeneration.

Liverpool

In May, a short film called "Northenders" based around a gang of kids. The video is aimed at littering.

External links

★ Manchester Big Screen live webcam

★ Birmingham Big Screen

★ Derby Big Screen

★ Hull Big Screen

★ Leeds Big Screen

★ Liverpool Big Screen

★ Manchester Big Screen

★ Rotherham Big Screen

★ BBC Public Space Broadcasting Project details