Its watchable, unlike the days of Nadia Swallywally where it was just cringeworthy.
This studio change sounds interesting.I dont see that studio lasting until 2009 anyway... its a converted office in White City right?
Would be good if it came back to Birmingham, but where would it go?Afterall the box they were in was only a short term solution, and the large window area at the back is used by MT from time to time aswell as the Politics Show Opt Out.
I'd guess that now they'd want to keep it in London due to the guests that they have on.
I quite like the set that they currently use, and the studio has a lovely view, it's just that they haven't gone to much effort for Christmas as they have done with everything else.
Am I right in saying that the One Show has provided BBC One with their best continuous weekday night 7pm ratings in a few years? Especially since Emmerdale went 5/6 days?
I personally find that it offers a great alternative to other channels. It's a nice programme to watch and quite informative.
The One Show has been commissioned until April 2009, an extension of a year over the initial commision from July 2007 until end of March 2008. (An announcement that was hidden in part of the wider "cuts" announcement by senior BBC management a month or so ago)
I would be surprised if it left London and if it left its current space. The studio they are in is the first phase of the kit-out of one of the new W12 buildings (The Energy Centre - next to the Broadcast Centre, and sharing the Broadcast Centre reception area) - the rest of the building they are currently in is a building site - above, behind and below. The technical facilities are still housed in a portakabin style BBC OB operation outside - until they can move their production offices and facilities onto the same floor.
There is no way they could make the current show with the previous facilities they had at the Mailbox - the studio they had there was absolutely tiny - just about capable of accommodating two presenters and two guests. Rooms at a nearby Birmingham hotel had to be rented to act as greenrooms, make-up and dressing rooms etc. (No space in the BBC Mailbox.)
The current studio can have two seating areas, accommodate music performances (Cliff Richard and Katie Melua have both performed recently), has a (pretty big) down-the-line screen, and also has access to the large area outside the studio, which is increasingly being used for items. There are also dressing, make-up and green rooms close-by.
The views of the outside world through the windows are also pretty important. Given that the ratings have risen from the 2.6-3million level to the 4.5-5million level since it returned it is finding a pretty strong audience - certainly doing a lot better than many previous shows in the same slot.
The films are made by a mix of BBC in-house departments (London, Bristol, Cardiff, Manchester and I think Birmingham all contribute) and independents (from outside the M25), and have to hit a pretty tight set of quotas as they take up such a large amount of BBC One airtime.
I like the new Christmas titles and music - and the fact they showed all those kids singing it was a nice touch.