BBC News Channel General Discussion

How can studio a be that busy what's going on in there? It is used by Persian and Arabic as well?

When I was in there it was just being used for a pre-recorded interview against a CSO background. I suspect there's a lot of demand for it for that as, to my knowledge, it's the only proper studio that can be used for that purpose.

I think it is probably possible to do CSO DTLs from the studio that does 60 Seconds on BBC Three as well.

60 Seconds for BBC Three is produced in Studio F.

Peter Dobbie claims the newsroom is making himself and colleauges seriously ill http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2644890/BBCs-new-1bn-HQ-toxic-waste-pit-making-staff-sick-claims-presenter-Peter-Dobbie-contracting-vomiting-bug-left-needing-treatment-intensive-care.html

Sports bulletins coming from a different studio today.

Never seen that studio before. Never seen Jamie Robinson on News Channel either!

It looks like the BBC Sport 'secondary' studio that has been lit yellow, rather than the usual blue. It's been used for MOTD2 Extra throughout the season, amongst other programmes, when there is either a clash with the main sport studio, or it is not viable to hire out the main studio. Quite why it's being used today, though, is beyond me - possibly some work being done etc in the usual sports centre?

Whoops. More problems with today's 8pm TOTH.

You can predict when it's about to go wrong, when the camera loops round, rather than zooms.

Or when the presenter on the catwalk spins around looking for a camera pointing in their direction!

So while BBC London have moved from Studio A to D, the 9 stays in A. (For now)

At least Maxine can tuck her chair under the desk neatly, unlike the others.