BBC North West Tonight

I actually might be wrong about it, I read it on wikipedia and prior to that there was a rumour that Gordon/Ranvir would present most nights, with Stuart/Annabel on the Friday.

I've heard Annabel Tiffin now only works part time on NWT, that might be why Kate Simms is 'set to' present on Fridays. Wikipedia isn't always reliable, so it's not 100% corerect.

The initial rumour of Gordon and Ranvir is pretty accurate info if you know what I mean.

I never said the TV studio was at the front of the building, just the newsrooms when NWT and the Old GMR shared the newsroom





What I meant by self opt` was the newsreader/presenter controlling mics, astons, stills, carts etc... vision mixing.

Apologies for the misunderstanding on studio self-operating, I got on the wrong tack.

However, though it wasnt you, there was someone who thought there were several studios where North West Today/Tonight could come from, (which hasn't been true for about 3 years since the self-op studio closed) which led to me thinking you meant that in your post about the old combined newsroom.

Is the second gallery the old self-op studio?

I think I'm right in saying that the last centre to use a Self-Op desk was the old Leeds building, and they used it right up until the building's closure. ISTR a piece in Arial about what a presenter's nightmare it was! Certainly I've heard stories from other presenters who've used such desks for bulletins and none of them have had particularly fond memories! The one in Bristol apparently used to be capable of little more than opting in and out of network, cutting between presenter in vision, stills and presentation items like the clock and the globe.

Nope, the second gallery is the Regional Graphics Suite. It's fairly small but packed full of some great kit. Far too small to be used as a studio, big enough to squeeze several technical operators into though. The gallery is literally a one man show, about a quarter of the size of the main gallery the director does everything with the help of the Big Ted system for countouts, cues, etc.

Both North West Tonight control rooms control the opt-out, the director controls the opt for morning and weekends and the Technical Manager controls the opt for the main bulletins. The communications centre (CTA) assign which control suite has the ability to control the opt but after that, the rest is done from the control room.

Hardly surprising given that their original function was as pres suites though.

Ranvir presenting again today a very good programme she presneted too!! Gordon must be having a long weekend!!!!
I wonder how the new look will be I watched BBC London and their studios changed since i saw it last they have a big red coffee table and a leather chair with a big tv screen behind very professional but probably not the look we will get especially as there will be 2 presenters. The studio was quite nice though and the opening credits were quite dramatic but i do like our current titles though!!

Is it me or has the floor changed in the studio? It seems to have gone black, when before it was a wood effect.

I know there is a revamp coming next month, could it be a step?

look back about 2 pages.