The BBC have today revealed their plan for a new BBC Drama Village to be built in Cardiff Bay, which will house 170,000 new television studios. An office building is also planned to be built. If the planning consent is granted, filming for Doctor Who, Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventures, along with other dramas produced by BBC Wales, including Casualty and Pobol y Cwm, would move to the production base, as the coporation plans to double the amount of television network production in Wales by 2016.
The director of BBC Cymru Wales, Menna Richards, stated: "This is a fantastic opportunity to build on the success of BBC Wales drama production and the wider creative industries in Wales". Currently, production for Doctor Who, Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventures is based in Upper Boat, Pontypridd, Cardiff. Series 5 of Doctor Who is currently being filmed there and is set to broadcast this Easter on BBC One and BBC HD.
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