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The Paris Theatre (also known as Paris Studios) was a former cinema located in Lower Regent Street, London, which was converted into a theatre by the BBC for radio broadcasts. It used for several decades by the BBC as the main venue for audience comedy recordings, which were broadcast on BBC Radios 2 and 4.

The BBC also recorded performances by many famous musical artists at the Paris Theatre, including The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, David Bowie, Deep Purple, Rod Stewart, Genesis, Fleetwood Mac, Simple Minds and Dr. Feelgood. Some of these performances were recorded as part of the "In Concert" series hosted by John Peel, in front of a live studio audience.

The Paris Theatre was closed down in 1995, being replaced by the purpose-built BBC Radio Theatre. The demise of the Paris Theatre was marked with a commemorative concert and during the broadcast of last show ever to be recorded at the theatre, namely the final show in series two of The Skivers.[1]