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Best and worst BBC regional news studios

And what's next...? (August 2003)

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nwtv2003
Well I have not seen any proper BBC regions programmes, but from what I have seen on the net the rather good looking sets seem to be with BBC LDN and South Today, but really most of the sets are the same and I don't really look that different with North West Tonight, Look North Leeds and Newcastle, Midlands Today, Points West, Spotlight and Look East (East) all seem to have similar sets. Though the proper set used for NWT is rather good, it's just the mointors which are never right, but the self-op studio is ten times worse for NWT. But isn't the point that all the English BBC Regions have to have a generic look?
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A former member
Reuben posted:
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.


Canal???

I think you mean the harbourside there! Slight diff
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Reuben
Sorry. Only seen the prog once and then it was only for five minutes. Not all viewers are from the west you know.
JA
jay Founding member
I too like LDN and South East Today, but i have to say East Midlands Today's set is lovely - bright yellows, reds and blues (sounds awful, looks cosy and warm and great!), and of course the presenters help, too!
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Reuben
Yeah, East Midlands Today is the best, just for the cosy looking chairs. The picture panel at the back looks more stylish than the one at sister Midlands Today, which looks like it was a rush job putting it together
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A former member
nwtv2003 posted:
Well I have not seen any proper BBC regions programmes, but from what I have seen on the net the rather good looking sets seem to be with BBC LDN


Not that LDN have a set as such, it's a proper, real office
WE
Westy2
Is it me or has the MT set got smaller over the years?

It looked bigger pre coloured squares look, according to the TV Ark clips!

Last couple of sets look like everyone's sitting on each others laps !

Hope they get a bigger studio area to play with, when they move to the Mailbox !
KA
Katherine Founding member
Westy2 posted:
Is it me or has the MT set got smaller over the years?

When I went with tvmercia last year, I too was surprised by the size of the studio - I thought it would be bigger than it was, too.....

The best thing about the studio was that Nick Owen was sitting in it!! http://www.click-smilie.de/sammlung/liebe/love-smiley-015.gif http://www.click-smilie.de/sammlung/liebe/love-smiley-015.gif
FU
fusionlad Founding member
Reuben posted:
Did ya see anything then?
No, it had finished before the bulletin. Although they did show some footage in the bulletin itself, they used the same fixed camera, lazy buggers Laughing
AD
Adam
I liked the old Look North (NE&C) studio. The new one is awful, only one 'window'. The mini set is/was quite nice, but I have not seen it used for quite a while.
DV
dvboy
jay posted:
I too like LDN and South East Today, but i have to say East Midlands Today's set is lovely - bright yellows, reds and blues (sounds awful, looks cosy and warm and great!), and of course the presenters help, too!


I like EMT's studio too. It's something different with its comfy chairs and coffee-table desk. There's something strange about the shot they use during Breakfast though.
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Reuben
What do you see at Breakfast?!?!

Do all the BBC regional bulletins at breakfast come from their main studio except South Today and Reporting Scotland?

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