accessible to the general public whilst the majority of the lower areas were cordoned off. Event and film location In 1980 the upper floor of Tobacco Dock was used as the filming location for the music video "Messages" by the band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark. In early 2004, part of the building was used as the studios of the Channel 4 reality television show Shattered. Several film première after-parties have also been held there. Tobacco Dock was used for scenes in the sixth episode of the 2008 BBC drama Ashes to Ashes, set in 1981 despite the centre only being developed for its failed use as a shopping centre in 1990. In February 2011 the complex was used to hold a Secret Cinema event for The Red Shoes. In the summer of 2012 the Ministry of Defence used Tobacco Dock as temporary accommodation for 2,500 soldiers deployed to guard the Olympic Games in London. Current use Tobacco Dock is regularly used for large corporate and commercial events and is a smoke free venue, including its attached car park. In November 2013 and 2014 it was used to host RuneFest 3 and 4 respectively, an event celebrating RuneScape, an online role-playing video game. From 2013 it was the venue of the annual live-fire food event Meatopia where chefs from around the world cook for over 10,000 people over a weekend. Since 2014, the British Academy Games Awards were held every spring as part of EGX Rezzed. Large ticketed dance events have been held regularly since 2014, organised by LWE, and hosting up to 5,000 people. See also Stanley Dock Tobacco Warehouse, in Liverpool; the world's largest brick warehouse Stepney Historical Trust References External links July 18 2005 report from The Times August 2006 article from nothingtoseehere.net November 2010 Proposed Hotel and Plaza for Tobacco Dock January 2011 Secret cinema location June 2012 Tobacco Dock website Commercial buildings in London Defunct shopping malls Grade I listed buildings in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets Grade I listed warehouses London docks Port of London Retail buildings in London Tobacco buildings in the United Kingdom Wapping Warehouses in England