In terms of Cold War remeniscences I could add a story from my induction
as a BBC engineer in the early 80s. This began with 3 months training at
Wood Norton in Worcetershire. Most of our initial classes took place in
a fairly bog standard glass and steel box of a building. However this
stood on a substantial concrete edifice that protruded from the side of
the hill. The management were somewhat coy about this structure -
despite the shortage of parking they claimed that the roof of the
concrete structure could not take the weight of parked cars.
Infact there was a constant back pressure from the steel doors when you
went in as we had a few classes in the upper level. Needless to say it
was in truth a "secret" broadcasting factility that went well into the
side of the hill and some 3 floors down. It was said that there was even
a mechanical digger to allow the occupants to dig their way out.
Quite who would have been left to broadcast to was, I suppose, another
matter...
I believe that there was also some sort of bunker under the
offices/studios of Radio London, although having never reached a senior
enough level, I wasn't invited on the "secret" trips to maintain it...
P G-B
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