25-03-2023, 04:18 PM
That makes sense, although I have to say that regularly using the Millbank studio wouldn’t be a bad idea.
That studio is always free in the mid-afternoon, I believe, and the set looked excellent in Hardtalk mode.
No need to use a lesser spare NBH studio! I accept that operational reasons may make this untenable on a regular basis, though. Presumably Millbank only normally has camera operators and gallery staff on the rota for Politics Live, and overtime would have to be paid if they were there in the afternoons. I imagine both could be done in one day, practically-speaking, as part of a split shift with the same personnel, but it may not make financial sense.
That studio is always free in the mid-afternoon, I believe, and the set looked excellent in Hardtalk mode.
No need to use a lesser spare NBH studio! I accept that operational reasons may make this untenable on a regular basis, though. Presumably Millbank only normally has camera operators and gallery staff on the rota for Politics Live, and overtime would have to be paid if they were there in the afternoons. I imagine both could be done in one day, practically-speaking, as part of a split shift with the same personnel, but it may not make financial sense.