[harshy]

I don't recall them dismantling a set on air, but 'over the weekend' was certainly the standard for news set replacement until the mid-2000s. It was certainly common for the following Monday's evening edition to include timelapses of the old set being dismantled and new one being installed.

Striking a plywood set and installing a new one is certainly very different to some of the current upgrades.

When BBC Plymouth decided to stay in their current location rather than move to Sutton Quay in the city centre, the 'temporary set' in the conference room ended up lasting for 18 months.  They obviously encountered unexpected issues back in 2015.

They upgraded the main studio and gallery, then installed a set suitable for their new HD broadcast capability. They also refurbished the whole building infrastructure which had presumably been allowed to deteriorate in the expectation of the relocation.

Many of the current regional changes also require much more than just swapping a set and popping some shiney new kit in the gallery.

Not sure what Leeds needs it needs something it dosent look great in upscaled HD, a new lighting grid maybe something just isn’t right.