London Symphony Orchestra the composer conducted, the rest of the programme was conducted by Coates, who overran his rehearsal time at the expense of Elgar's. Lady Elgar wrote, "that brutal selfish ill-mannered bounder ... that brute Coates went on rehearsing." In "The Observer" Newman wrote, "There have been rumours about during the week of inadequate rehearsal. Whatever the explanation, the sad fact remains that never, in all probability, has so great an orchestra made so lamentable an exhibition of itself." Coates remained as chief conductor for two seasons, and after the initial debacle is credited by Morrison with "breathing life and energy into
The London Studios of production companies including ITV Studios and Shiver based in Kent House tower, while the studios were home to many entertainment, game and daytime shows. These include "Good Morning Britain", "The Graham Norton Show", "Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway" and "The Jonathan Ross Show". The studios were also used for other programmes from various other channels including BBC and Channel 4. ITV Creative which promotes programmes on the ITV network was also based at the London Studios. The site closed in April 2018 for demolition. Initially, ITV intended to redevelop the site with three smaller studios, but by October