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The PWL studios are magnificent; impressive; elegant. For some time now Pete Waterman has quite rightly wanted to show them off. Although photographs cannot do a building this size its full justice, it is hoped that the handful of images on the following pages will give you a small glimpse inside the PWL Empire. They stand testament to the achievements made by Pete Waterman and his dedicated team of staff. Enjoy!
The phone rang unexpectedly. "Hi Lee, it's Helen here...we can do the photographs of the studio next week when everyone is in. They'll look great on the web!" .
The PWL buildings were their usual hive of activity when I arrived there. Jane and Tim were bravely coping with a never-ending stream of phone calls.
"Hello PWL...". After his break, Tim quickly ran to the studios in the basement to leave poor Jane alone once more. "It's like this all of the time Lee; but you've been here before so you'll know that!" Jane carried on, answering phone calls whilst engaging me in a most entertaining conversation. Her great sense of humour thankfully prevents her being driven insane from the constant ring of the telephone.
Suddenly the buzzers sounded and we both looked up at the suspended monitors that are hung from the ceiling. There, on the flickering screen, was the familiar figures of Helen Dann and Pete Waterman arriving back from a lunchtime appointment. A quick "Hiya Kiddo!" and Pete was gone, immersing himself into the large amount of paperwork that was sat on his desk.
A
vision in shiny black leather, Helen took off her coat and sat in her chair.
"Phew, it's utter madness in here today...". I nodded knowingly - I've never
experienced PWL to be any other way. A small team of dedicated staff work
tirelessly behind the scenes keeping the PWL hit factory alive and in the
public eye. Wonder women like Helen and Viv driving the powerhouse that is
PWL, Pete Waterman pushing his Empire ever forward.
The arrival of Pete's digital camera sent Helen into a frenzy. After a quick lesson from Pete on how to use it, Helen was off running around the studio complex...
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Please Note:
The studio complex featured on the following
pages no longer exists. The photographs on this page were taken at PWL's previous
Borough High Street address. In January 2006, PWL relocated to new premises
in County Hall. It is hoped that new photographs will be uploaded soon, in
the meantime this feature will remain for reference until it is replaced.
Enlargements
of the studio images on these pages can be viewed here. Please be
patient, some of these image files may take a while to download on a slow
internet connection.