[Stuart]

Have to agree Plymouth has an amazing set, under used, the soft area is so versitile, and they use it for special graphics for certain storys, 
the only thing id say id like to see change on that set which is aging it a bit is the background behind the desk, not sure what would suit it but needs either a fresh backdrop showing different views of the city, i know a few years back during breakfast they were sat on a bar stool and a table they had a great backgroud views so somthing like this
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Ironically, what's on the screen there in 2018 looks very like the new Studio B style regional backgrounds.

I was never really a fan of the 'bar stool & bistro table' set up for Breakfast, but the moving background was nice as I used to wait for the birds to fly past emerging from behind the vertical Spotlight banner graphic and I liked the rippling water effect.  I'm easily pleased at 06:30 when having my morning cuppa.

What you actually saw was just the presenter and the table/laptop, with the screen in full view behind. You didn't see the trolley carrying it or all the equipment underneath. There were no wideshots. That's what made it inferior to sitting at the desk (as they do now) or on the sofa (as pre-bar stool).

The main vista behind the desk in Plymouth for other programmes is already very similar to the NBH-B style sets, it's just changed using lighting effects rather than an LED screen. The only difference is they have to use plasma screens to display graphics for news items - but I can live with that.