[Stuart]

The studio in particular was stunning at launch - just the right level of formal with the desk, but very clearly still a breakfast program, and plenty of presentation points.

The TVC studio evidently had better technology than its predecessor, but to me it really lost the feeling of a breakfast show and ended up with quite a sterile feeling. The enormous replacement desk then effectively removed most of the flexibility the studio once had, which you can see reflected in the limited camera angles and confining the show largely to the desk.

I disagree to an extent, Aaron. I know they tweaked the set when they moved to the vastly superior TC3, but I thought they made the most of the extra space in their half of that studio.

There was never any need to have 4 presenters around the desk.  Lockdown issues caused a change to the desk, and they've since reduced the size, but it still looks ridiculously large.  They've occasionally used the sofa area, either for large groups of guests or as a performance space.

They've amended the format and music accordingly over time, but you would expect that from any programme. Every new Editor/Producer likes to tinker to an extent, just to see if anything new will work. It seems relatively stable to the casual viewer, whereas BBC Breakfast is beginning to look stale, but perhaps that can change when they move to their new Ground Floor set.