[AaronTV]

It definitely could do with some extra elements. I know the standard (English) regional version of the set is fairly basic, but it works for the size it is; extending it over a larger space, as per Scotland, just looks empty and half-complete in comparison - almost like a few frames before the end of a set install timelapse, before they've added the furniture. Just feels like a missed opportunity, especially considering the main Salford set shows there's plenty of room to get creative with the original Studio B elements.

Looking at the BBC Breakfast studio in action, I think doing something with the floor (similar to the ‘flat’ catwalk) and featuring the backlit ‘grid’ that’s also present in Studio B somewhere would help to break up the screens and add some warmth. It would also have been cheaper surely to have one long screen along the ‘back’ of the studio, but adding some different elements to the sides of the studio.

The benefit to the design they’ve picked is that these sets won’t really age as such, as there’s not anything in them that could! These sets should last each region a fair few years now, but the downside is that they just look far too sparse in comparison to the Breakfast studio and Studio B.