The BBC is moving from its usual Edinburgh Festival Fringe hub in Potterrow to the school that is rumoured to have inspired JK Rowling’s vision of Hogwarts. Which is pleasing (Potterrow, Hogwarts?). The East Lawn of George Heriots school on Lauriston Place will now play host to the BBC. The School is ideally located on Lauriston Place and at the top of Middle Meadow Walk right between Fringe hot spots The Meadows, Bristo Square, Tollcross and the Grassmarket.
Potterrow is being developed by Edinburgh University as part of the project which will see the Pleasance Dome demolished in the future. The BBC will broadcast shows such as Just a Minute, Loose Ends and Front Row from the new venue. This is not the only new beginning for the BBC as this will be the first time that the semi finals and live final of the BBC Radio New Comedy Award will be broadcast.
BBC Scotland’s head of programmes, Donalda MacKinnon said: “Due to planned building works at Potterow, the BBC is on the move after five successful years at the University of Edinburgh site. We are grateful to the university and all our neighbours at Potterrow for their support during this period
‘We’re looking forward to creating a new BBC hub in such a beautiful setting and bringing our biggest and most extraordinary cultural festival to a wide audience in Edinburgh and at home.”
