BBC Cymru Wales Tours receive prestigious Visit Wales Gold award

The BBC’s newest and most advanced broadcast centre at Cardiff’s Central Square has received a coveted gold award for the quality of its behind-the-scenes tours.

BBC Cymru Wales Tours, launched in July by His Majesty, King Charles III - then Prince of Wales - is an opportunity for individuals, groups, schools and colleges to visit the BBC Cymru Wales television and radio studios, packed with cutting-edge technology - including augmented reality, virtual reality and robotic cameras.

Since opening its doors, thousands of people across Wales and the world have experienced the future of broadcasting, as part of the 90-minute guided tours. As a live and working broadcast centre, no two tours are the same, and they include a sneak peek at TV galleries and other broadcast facilities.

The Visit Wales Gold award is awarded to attractions that achieve excellence for their facilities and customer services.

Rhuanedd Richards, Director of BBC Cymru Wales says: “We’re delighted to receive the Visit Wales Gold award. As we celebrate our centenary, it’s a real privilege to welcome audiences into the heart of our studios in Central Square, which is one of the most open, accessible, technologically advanced and environmentally sustainable broadcasting centres in the world.? The feedback we’ve received from people, right across Wales,? who’ve already joined us on a tour, has been terrific. And as well as showcasing our fantastic content from Wales, our teams are inspiring the next generation of broadcasters.”

Minister for the Economy, Vaughan Gething, says: “We’re all familiar with seeing the content from BBC Cymru Wales in our homes and on or screens – the tours provide people with a different view to what actually goes on behind the scenes and will be a real eye opener to how some of our most popular programmes are made. It’s excellent news that the team have received a Visit Wales Gold award in their first year of operation?and I’d like to congratulate them on this achievement.”

Tickets can be booked for tours in English or Welsh at bbc.co.uk/tours and slots are available for Thursdays to Sundays, at 10.30am, 12.30pm and 3pm.