Elstree Calling

An unofficial website dedicated to Elstree Studios

The George Lucas Stage, Elstree Studios. Photo: © Elstree Studios Ltd.

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Welcome to Elstree Calling, which is my unofficial website dedicated to Elstree Studios, a busy film & TV studio facility which is located in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, close to central London.

Elstree Studios has long been the home of some of the very best film & television productions made in this country and my website celebrates its long history. I update this website on a regular basis with news and features on the past, present & future of Elstree Studios, so please remember to keep checking back.

Incidentally, if you have ever worked in-front and/or behind the camera at Elstree Studios, and would be willing to take part in an interview for my website, then please send an email to me at: paulburton73@hotmail.co.uk.

Finally, thank you for visiting this website.

Latest News:

This website was last revised and updated on: Thursday 2nd July 2009

Big Brother 10 News: 

Big Brother 10 is currently taking place at Elstree Studios. This marks the eighth summer run of the reality TV show to be made at the studios.  

Please click here to visit my main page dedicated to Big Brother on this website. This page includes details of how to obtain official audience tickets for Big Brother 10 eviction night shows and Big Brother's Little Brother from the TV ticket agency, Applause Store, and for Big Brother's Big Mouth via the official Big Brother website.

You can now also visit a page on this website which explains more about where the Big Brother house is situated at Elstree Studios. This new feature also explain what was in the same area before Endemol UK moved the series to Elstree in 2002. To visit this page, please click here.

Mollie Sugden:

The actress Mollie Sugden, who worked at Elstree Studios on the film version of Are You Being Served? in 1977, has sadly passed away aged 86.

Michael Jackson:

A report on the website of the Borehamwood & Elstree Times has confirmed the news that Michael Jackson, who passed away in Los Angeles in June, had been provisionally booked to rehearse at Elstree Studios ahead of his tour dates at London's O2 arena. To read the article, please click here.

Dave Prowse MBE:

Best-known for being the man inside the Darth Vader outfit in the first three Star Wars films, Dave Prowse MBE kindly allowed me to interview him by telephone in 2007 about his memories of working at Elstree Studios. I have now added his much-appreciated recollections to this website. To view this new feature, please click here.

Dancing On Ice Tickets:

The reserve list for tickets for Dancing On Ice 2010 is now open! For more more information, please click here.

Are Your Smarter Than Your 10 Year Old?:

Noel Edmonds is to return to Elstree Studios this August to tape ten editions of Are You Smarter Than Your 10 Year Old? As reflected in the title, Noel's new prime time run of the series will see now see contestants pitted against against their own children.

For details of how to apply to be a contestant on the new series, please click here. Meanwhile, for details of how to obtain free audience tickets to the recordings of this new series in August, please click here.

New Stage Feature:

I have now added a new feature on Stages 7, 8 & 9 to this website. This stage block features the only original stages to have survived at the site. The feature includes details of just some of the many, many film & television productions that have used these stages since they were built and opened in the Sixties. To view this new feature, please click here.

Elstree Calling - Shop:

Elstree Calling now has a new and improved online aStore where you can buy a host of DVDs, books and CDs that have some form of connection to Elstree Studios and/or the film & television productions made at the site. Please click here to visit the shop now. 

Disclaimer:

Elstree Calling is an unofficial website dedicated to Elstree Studios in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire. It was founded and is run by the film & television historian Paul Burton, and is in no-way connected to Elstree Studios Ltd. or the present owners of the studios, Hertsmere Borough Council. All of the official photos of Elstree Studios featured on this website have been used with the kind permission of Elstree Studios Ltd.