[Worzel]

On the occasions I was in the (news centre) Stage 6, I recall N6 being through a set of doors at the back of the newsroom and it was there, a mere hop, skip and a jump. Trying to work out how it was in stage 5. Very confusing.

Yes, as I recall from my various visits to the news centre, N6's 'studio door' access was via the corridor leading into the newsroom through a set of doors. The gallery itself was in the newsroom, next to where the network bulletins preparation area was.

You can see Huw going into the 2000 incarnation of the N6 studio here...

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Note at 3:09, the gallery is behind Huw/ to his right with the tinted black glass.

This video also gives you a good look around stage 6 when Breakfast was still coming from N6...

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