Knebworth House - Radio and Cinema

Radio and Cinema

Local radio station 106 Jack FM Hertfordshire broadcasts from the old pump house, which provided water for the house. Allegedly a deep well is buried beneath site of the breakfast show presenter's swivel chair.

Numerous films have been shot at Knebworth, including:

  • The Big Sleep (1978) - General Sternwood's country mansion
  • The Great Muppet Caper (1980) - exterior of the Mallory Gallery
  • Sir Henry at Rawlinson End (1980) - interior and exterior
  • The Shooting Party (1985) - filmed entirely on location
  • Porterhouse Blue (1987) - exterior of the home of Sir Cathcart D'Eath
  • The Lair of the White Worm (1988) - exterior of the D'Ampton mansion
  • Batman (1989) - exterior scenes of Bruce Wayne's manor
  • The Canterville Ghost (1995 film)
  • Sacred Flesh (1999) - exterior scenes of the convent
  • Agent Cody Banks 2 - some scenes in and around the grounds
  • Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - Yule Ball Staircase Scene
  • Jonathan Creek - provided the location of Metropolis in the 2008 Christmas Special.
  • Haunted Honeymoon (1986) - exterior of the home
  • The King's Speech (2010) - Balmoral Party and other scenes
  • "The Scapegoat" (2012) - significant interior and exterior scenes

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Famous quotes containing the words radio and, radio and/or cinema:

    “We spend all day broadcasting on the radio and TV telling people back home what’s happening here. And we learn what’s happening here by spending all day monitoring the radio and TV broadcasts from back home.”
    —P.J. (Patrick Jake)

    “The radio ... goes on early in the morning and is listened to at all hours of the day, until nine, ten and often eleven o’clock in the evening. This is certainly a sign that the grown-ups have infinite patience, but it also means that the power of absorption of their brains is pretty limited, with exceptions, of course—I don’t want to hurt anyone’s feelings. One or two news bulletins would be ample per day! But the old geese, well—I’ve said my piece!”
    —Anne Frank (1929–1945)

    “Compare ... the cinema with theatre. Both are dramatic arts. Theatre brings actors before a public and every night during the season they re-enact the same drama. Deep in the nature of theatre is a sense of ritual. The cinema, by contrast, transports its audience individually, singly, out of the theatre towards the unknown.”
    —John Berger (b. 1926)