NG
But, before the days of cost saving, Newsnight and Breakfast used to come from TC7 with totally different sets. It's certainly not beyond the realms of practicality sticking a bit of carpet under the sofa on the baking tray, which would improve the look. And I think they could make much better use of the space. 6.00-7.30 primarily from the desk, 7.30-8.00 from the sofa, 8.00-8.15 desk, after the 8.15 weather move to the sofa for the rest of the show.
Yes - but your first sentence is the most important. Cost saving. The BBC invested money in buying Barco screens to allow them to change the visual look of a show without requiring lots of scene shifting, and also reducing the amount of re-lighting, allowing them to save money by reducing the number of staff required to turn the studio round between shows...
If you start re-introducing more studio changes between shows, then you need more staff to do them. These staff cost money, and that doesn't really work when you've got to accommodate major budget cuts year-on-year...
I'm sure Breakfast, Working Lunch, Newsround and Newsnight would love totally different sets, and to use the studio in different ways to each other. However they can't afford to do that...
noggin
Founding member
Thing is that TC7 isn't used on a Saturday AFAIK, so there is plenty of time to redress the set for Marr and the Politics Show. There's not much time between Newsnight and Breakfast going on air to change the set.
But, before the days of cost saving, Newsnight and Breakfast used to come from TC7 with totally different sets. It's certainly not beyond the realms of practicality sticking a bit of carpet under the sofa on the baking tray, which would improve the look. And I think they could make much better use of the space. 6.00-7.30 primarily from the desk, 7.30-8.00 from the sofa, 8.00-8.15 desk, after the 8.15 weather move to the sofa for the rest of the show.
Yes - but your first sentence is the most important. Cost saving. The BBC invested money in buying Barco screens to allow them to change the visual look of a show without requiring lots of scene shifting, and also reducing the amount of re-lighting, allowing them to save money by reducing the number of staff required to turn the studio round between shows...
If you start re-introducing more studio changes between shows, then you need more staff to do them. These staff cost money, and that doesn't really work when you've got to accommodate major budget cuts year-on-year...
I'm sure Breakfast, Working Lunch, Newsround and Newsnight would love totally different sets, and to use the studio in different ways to each other. However they can't afford to do that...
