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Post Office Tower

BT Tower
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About Post Office Tower

The BT Communication Tower, more commonly known as the BT Tower, is a Grade II listed communications tower in Fitzrovia, London, England, owned by MCR Hotels. It has also been known as the GPO Tower, the Post Office Tower, and the Telecom Tower. The main structure is 177 metres (581 ft) high, with aerial rigging bringing the total height to 189 metres (620 ft).

On the show2 mentions total

The Post Office Tower is this big secret thing — it does not show up on any photos, any maps, she's just blurred.

from No Such Thing As A Forbidden Panettone, 2025-11-27 at 00:52:59 · read transcript

Other times Post Office Tower came up

  1. He really took that to his grave. He really hated the Dutch. It's just so random. Gosh. Apologies to our Dutch listeners. Secret buildings, just as the Post Office Tower is this big secret thing. Anne, I know you're very much into your espionage. Not to say too much. Not to give too much away. You've had to come from across the river to make the recording.

    611: No Such Thing As A Forbidden Panettone, 2025-11-27 · listen

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Coordinates: 51.5215, -0.1389

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