[DTV]

Mixed views on the new show. Branding, studio and music was alright - though I don't particularly understand the dominance of blue in the studio when it is absent in the rest of the branding. Kuenssberg was as expected - a decent presenter, but hardly the most incisive interviewer and wouldn't be my first choice. I'm not particularly bothered by the loss of the news summary or weather, which I've long felt were rather redundant, and am pleasantly surprised by the absence of the paper review. Not sure about the panel discussion, though - might take some warming to. I'd rather have a more analysisy/expert segment that discussed policy rather than soap opera. Fundamentally, an acceptable successor.

Not sure, though, whether it is a good sign that the main talking point from the programme is a bunch of confected pearl-clutching from Westminster types about the presence of Lycett on the panel. No idea why he is less worthy of being there than opinion columnists, especially considering his status as a consumer rights champion - which surely gives him more insight to the main issue than a lot of the tedious pundit class.