[Spencer]

I think it’s because Clickspring Design did the set and modelled it more on other American networks and a modular approach, rather than anything from NBH. I imagine they were deliberately given an open brief rather than instructions around a specific brand, it’s supposed to look different so it doesn’t have to be refreshed at the same time as London in the future.

I don’t doubt Clickspring followed their brief. But why were they apparently given carte blanche to go completely rogue?

The notion that it was so they didn’t have to refresh when London next does so could be applied to every other BBC studio outside London. You might as well allow every English region, Belfast, Glasgow and Cardiff to come up with their own totally random set design on that premise.