Best and worst BBC regional news studios

I'm glad to see that, since they went generic, the BBC's regional news programmes have eventually (in most cases) moved away from their original near-identical studios. Obviously, however, the regions (with the exception on LDN and South Today) no longer fit in with the national news - South East Today's set is even still mustard yellow.

So I was wondering what people think are the best and worst BBC regional studios at the moment, but also what you reckon is in the pipeline.

Personally, my favourites at the moment are Points West and South Today. Points West is obviously in the old style, but I just think it's by far the best example of the old generic look put into practice and still looks good - nice sidebars, good use of red panels, and a background image with a bit of colour in it. I like South Today's studio because it's nicely integrated with the national set, and still includes images from around the region.

My least favourite is Spotlight, as I think it just looks cheap - far too much beige, and the red panels and background image don't even go down to the floor.

As for the future, I don't think all programmes will end up looking like South Today. Instead, I reckon they'll be free to put together the elements (projection screen, white desk, red glass panels) in whichever ways they choose. Not sure about the timescale though...

Best: South Today
Worst: South East Today

So close but yet so bad.

South today is best because, it is my region, it follows the national style so fits in well, its got lots of little pointless bits that make it interesting, plasma, mini tvs, fake backgrounds. Does not have a pointless fake window anymore, has a mini version of the national desk, seems cosey and works well with one presenter + weather.

South East Today is worst because, its been forgotten. Literally, they probably did not get the MEMO telling people to paint they mustard yellow walls red, and the MEMO to change the titles, the plasma and titles and graphics ar still of the old style (blue and yellow with flying maps) Its been forgotten totally and still has the ever so pointless fake window. Plus old style oval desk and no "feeling" just the news no personal touch.

Well thats what I think anyway.

Best - Pebble Mill

It's the actual size of a small bedsit , while looking big at the same time.

They use mirrors placed strategically, you see. Gives a sort of illusion

Oh I quite like Spotlight's. Midlands is nice when it's fully used too.

But it's easily BBC Wales. So much space and things to do. Railings, steps, screens, desks to sit on, semi-circle seats, and easily adapted to several different programmes. Oh and dragons.

Look North Hull is very funny though -- I don't know how they do it.. [shift up a bit]

The Hull broom cupboard is the worst. And yes Katherine, we know it's only temporary blah blah blah, it's still the worst.

South Today and LDN really have the best studios...

Best- Spotlight
Worst- Midlands today

Spotlight's studio looks smart IMHO with the lights around the raised desk stage and around the ceiling behing the presenters (looks familiar to the lighthouse look studio before the generic look where there was lights all over the place)

Midlands Today looks old and tired now IMHO, I was looking at TV ark last night and I saw MT from 1999 with the really colourful studio and titles and it looked so much better to how it does now (how things have changed)

All BBC regional news should be allowed to have its own unique look back. Just think at how the regional news could look now if they wern't all forced to be generic

BRING BACK SPOTLIGHTS LIGHTHOUSE!!

It's a nice, compact, bijou studio which will become the best when they move to Queen's Gardens....

Best - undoubtedly Wales Today's studio. As has been pointed out, it can cope with virtually everything!

Worst - between South East Today and Look North Hull

You're right, Central TV. Midlands Today's studio does look the worst. Wasn't it sexy when it had all that colour from before.

Best has to be South Today. Hate those ironing board looking benches they've got though. I do like the comfy looking East Midlands Today too. And Points West, the way you see the graphic at the start on the panel at the back, and then you have a lovely picture of what looks to be a canal.

I don't think much of the massive desk in Wales Today, considering it only has one presenter. Am I right in thinking S4C Newyddion comes from there too, also with one presenter?

South East today is so bad, considering it is the second newest service.

I like the look of the bulletin studio that Reporting Scotland today uses.

Look North in Hull is odd looking, with a red background with a tiny little picture panel in the middle.

If you watch the 10.25pm Spotlight bulletin, you may see the National Fireworks Championship in the background happening right now on Plymouth Hoe, which is the live view behind the studio presenters.

Then again, they may be finishing any minute now.

Did ya see anything then?