From Doctor Who to Joy Division: five of the greatest Maida Vale recordings

With the legendary BBC studio relocating to east London, we look back at decades of priceless recordings, including Bing Crosby’s final work and Adele’s masterful Dylan cover version

Built in 1934, the BBC’s Maida Vale studios in west London, soon to be crossing the capital to Stratford, has played host to just as much legendary music as its near neighbour Abbey Road. As the home of the BBC Symphony Orchestra, there was a steady stream of world-class classical music throughout, but it was also there when the BBC woke up to pop music in the 1960s. Thanks to the catholic tastes of John Peel, it has heard everything from doom metal to pure pop bouncing off its walls. Here are five of Maida Vale’s key moments.

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