[itsrobert]

My only memory of the flags era was seeing it briefly at a friend's house as he had cable TV. I first got access to News 24 at home in September 2000 and it's from then until the December 2003 relaunch that was my favourite era. I loved everything about it from the set design to the titles and music. Even the presenters were top drawer with some very experienced faces. 

After 2003 I thought it had a cheap, plasticky feeling. 2007-08 was another high point as the music was absolutely outstanding and they had polished and finessed the graphics by that point. 2008-present has been distinctly boring to me, having seen the high points of the early years. Everything about it is bland from the music to the graphics and set. The only thing I have liked during that era is Studio E once they moved to Broadcasting House. That was a massive improvement over N6. 

I've had a dig around on my hard drive and found some screengrabs I took in 2002 which give a snapshot into that era for anyone who missed it:

Studio shots:

 
 
 
 

Graphics:

 
 

 

Presenters:

 

 
 
 
 

Sport: