[ViridianFan]

I’ve never been able to make my mind up on Victoria Derbyshire. There is no doubt she is a fearsome interviewer. I do like how she doesn’t back down from her line if questioning when politicians are avoiding the question. I think it’s the to the point approach she has where she’s bluntly says things along the lines of “you’ve avoiding the questioning” or “you just won’t say it” or just simply repeating the question. 

However there are times when this focus on her question that she can prevent the guest answering properly, for example during the interview with Ed Davey when he explaining how building social housing would help improve housing stock overall she kept cutting him off reasking the question.

Not a regular view of Kunessburg, but from the odd bits I’ve seen Victoria does seem a much better fit. The format does need some changes. 
I can see why they have the panel but I sometimes wonder instead of the usual talking heads if they had members of the public. Whilst I am not normally a fan of the vox pox I wonder if in this situation as it’s a discussion there would be more benefit to it, how do they think it would impact them, what questions do they still have, is it something they’re worried about. I do think it misses that cultural element too. 

Whilst technologically it’s impressive, the more I look at B the more it just doesn’t work as a space. It comes across very cold and harsh. I think it’s a mixture of the straight lines and corners along with the screens (as impressive as they are) which are so bright you miss the softness of the curves and more softly light back drop.  It feels very soulless. Studio E, the old news 24 studio the original 1999 studio was much softer and warmer. This has gone back to that sterile look that of the 2008 rebrand. The use of space just feels strange. The staircase is a lovely touch, but it would have made more sense to have it in a corner or not at all as the main presenting points feel crammed it whilst at the same time it feels like that there is loads of empty space.