This morning, Tom and I went to see the BBC at White City.

It looks just like it does on TV.

Tom had applied for tickets for a new show called As Seen On TV, so we headed along to BBC Television Centre to sit in the audience.

Dr Who's Tardis was parked outside and you could look inside.

Dad attempted to push over a Dalek while we were waiting to get in to the studio.

After a bit of waiting we were let in to the studio which was amazing with huge cranes for the camera.

As Seen On TV iswasa comedy panel show, hosted by Steve Jones, with Fern Britton and Jason Manford as team captains.

We got to stay for two shows (including the last of the series), featuring such stars as Eamon Holmes, Dom Jolly, Cobra from Gladiators and the Blue Peter turtle.

The ceiling was covered in hundreds of lights and monitors.

We went to the filming of 8 Out Of 10 Cats at BBC television centre tonight. Lynsey came along too. She always brings yummy treats and tonight she brought chocolate truffles that had a cat in London on the box. We had priority tickets which meant we had to sit in a section of seats directly in front of the cameras, just before the stage. Our bags and jackets were taken off us and we were told we “would be seen on TV”, eep. Jeremy Clarkson, David Walliams, James from The Apprentice and Holly Walsh were the guests.

After the show, James from The Apprentice, complimented Tom on his new Vivienne Westwood top and said “it wouldn’t suit me though”.

We totally failed at seeing 8 Out Of 10 Cats tonight, as they’d changed the start time and we didn’t realize, but they’ve put us down as priority for next week.

This morning we went on a tour of BBC Television Centre. Cat Deeley was doing filming for So You Think You Can Dance outside.

We got to see BBC News which was very cool and the studios where a weather man was doing a report. Two members of Westlife were walking through one of the hallways too… everyone mistook them for Boyzone at first. Coolest of all, we got to see the Blue Peter studios where they were wheeling in the craft desk with the “one they made earlier” underneath!

We then got to go in an interactive studio where my Dad got to be a newsreader and I got to be a contestant on the Weakest Link. I came 2nd so I won a BBC pen, yay!

They also do a CBBC tour, where you get to go round the Blue Peter garden. I really want to go on it but I’m not sure if it’s just for kids, so let me know if anyone fancies braving it with me!

Lynsey had tickets for Fast & Loose at the BBC. So we all headed along with Louise, Tony, Claire and the kitten mittens.

The car from Ashes To Ashes was there too, but I don’t watch it so it was lost on me. Fast & Loose is a new improv show from the producers of Who’s Line Is It Anyway. It was quite funny but we got super tired after 5 hours of waiting and filming. It’ll be interesting to watch when it’s on TV next year.

It was Louise’s first time at Television Centre so she was excited by the Tardis and Daleks.