Updated: 2:17 PM December 10, 2020 The BBC studios at Maida Vale in London. The broadcaster is leaving the famous studios to move to a new development in east London. - Credit: PA Wire/PA Images Campaigners who successfully petitioned for Maida Vale Studios to become a listed building have hit out at the BBC’s lack of transparency as it continues to challenge the listing. Despite the iconic studios playing host to acts from The Beatles to Beyoncé over the decades, the corporation wrote that the building “had never been fit for purpose” when it first objected to the decision.