[Roger Darthwell]

30 years ago today, BBC News introduced it's virtual studio set, it was used until 1997 (for Breakfast News) and until 1999 (for the other bulletins)
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Here is the intro to the first ever Nine O'Clock News in the virtual studio
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This is when BBC News was at it's very best!

Also one thing to note with the line up in the two videos you have showcased.

The finest talent that BBC News ever had and quite a hard act to follow one would say:
Justin Webb
Andrew Harvey
John Humphrys - Quite surprised to see him doing television as I most associated him with BBC Radio 4's Today Programme.
Anna Ford
BIG MOIRA
Nicholas Witchell - Didn't know he did presenting duties at some point.
Martyn Lewis

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When you consider how 30 years on, the robot cameras in NBH studio E are far from foolproof, the 90s technology seemed pretty robust.

I would say the problems or gremlins that hijack the cameras in Studio E are down to going "off script" and not realising that once you set a sequence off, it needs to play out in full before you can take over manually.

And also Peter Sissons, Michael Buerk, Chris Lowe, etc.......