The Regional News Christmas Tree Contest

Bearing in mind it is very similar to the BBC News studio (bright red walls, white desk, wooden floor) what is it you don't like?

Apart from the fake presents at the bottom, Look North's looks rather nice; not too OTT:
http://stevel.hopto.org/files/tvf/ln_tree.jpg
http://stevel.hopto.org/files/tvf/ln_tree2.jpg

North East Tonight:
http://stevel.hopto.org/files/tvf/netonight.jpg

On STV no xmas tree on the Scotland Today set .On Grampian however there is this massive tree on their new small North Tonight set wished i could upload a pic of it .Looks a bit odd but at least they have made the effort .

As far as I am aware Granada Reports has no tree or decorations so far, but North West Tonight has put up a tree in it's sofa area, but this is only seen at the end of the programme when Tina Bangs presents a special report about people's weird Christmas Traditions or something like that.

You seem to be insinuating that just because it's a poor imitation of the BBC NEWS studios that I should automatically like it. I'm not head over heels in love with the National studio which the Calendar set most closely approximates, so I feel no real need to show my affection for that of Calendar.

My main issue with it is that it does look like a very poor imitation of the BBC NEWS set. There seems to be no theme to it at all. We have a screen/surround that looks like it's been recycled from Dr Who , combined with the very worst of BBC NEWS and ITV News. It also amuses me that people liken the new BBC NEWS desks to deep freezers - the Calendar desk was clearly stolen from Kwik Save and dumped on the set. And that 'CALENDAR' logo on the front of the freezer in bright blue/aquamarine... stunning.

OMG that set looks AWFUL... it looks like an Albanian news set from the early 90's...

BBC Newsline and UTV Live's "sofa area" have had their Christmas tree up since Monday this week if anyone's interested.

And both channels are still running their Christmas lights competitions. Doesn't look like UTV are giving away any prizes though.

Granada Liverpool have their tree up.. you saw it the other day when So Rahman did his Crimefile thing from the Albert Dock

Calendar is VILE.

Now don't be too polite .

A little off topic - Fliking through the Radio Times (YTV&TTTV are both covered in the issue I get) the YTV Programmes look very poor, especially all the antiques show, including a quiz hosted by Richard Whitely. Ugh.

Calendar is the Robert Mugabe of regional news programmes.

Not regional I know, but there are a couple of Christmas trees lurking just outside the News 25 set. Red and silver baubles, obviously.

Edit: Sorry, I meant News 24!