BBC Budget 2011

http://www.bbc.co.uk/i/zq79y/?t=7m40s

Did anyone see this budget graphic on the budget show yesterday?

I thought it was so cool, different, and really refreshing to see a graphic as cool as this on the BBC.

Graphics like that are often shown on The Daily Politics. I think it just depends on the designer and the amount of time the network teams can spend on each graphic. Most graphics have a very quick turn around, whilst others can be planned a day or two in advance.

I assume these graphics were planned well in advance specifically for this broadcast with figures being added in on the day.

Yes that's correct, the daily politics graphics are very good, someone posted that its just 1 bloke doing it all! -very impressive

The BBC has used the "Budget" set of graphics for at least the last couple of years, perhaps longer.
All that gets tweaked in the package is the year.

Not sure if they still use the same set but in recent years I've found the BBC Budget graphics oversized and quite intrusive.

Changing topic slightly though and with Working Lunch axed I wonder if the Daily Politics could lose it's studio and be moved into the Breakfast/Six/Newsnight studio - although I guess with the move to Broadcasting House imminent they won't be changing anything too soon. Much prefer the politics studio though to the news studios.

I agree with you on the intrusive side of things, they do feel very 'clunky'.

I think the reason why the DP hasn't moved studios is more the fact its based in Westminster, thus being at the centre of all the action and in easy reach for the high profile political guests. I imagine even with the move to BH, they'll still remain at Millbank.

I think there's some confusion here regarding the original post relating to this graphic - http://www.bbc.co.uk/i/zq79y/?t=7m40s

It's absolutely awesome and not the usual graphics we expect.

I understand that branding needs to be adhered to 95% of the time, but on this occasion not. The animation was jaw dropping!

ABSOLUTELY ELEGANT GRAPHICS, WHICH FLOWED BEAUTIFULLY THROUGH THE ANIMATIONS.

Isnt the Daily Politics show based at Marylebone High Street?

No. BBC London News, the BBC Trust and a BBC Training Studio were based in Marylebone High Street until quite recently, however the BBC have moved out of the building and no longer lease it (Or soon will).

The Daily Politics, like Westminster Live before it, comes from the BBC's Millbank offices, which has a gallery and both a studio and the ability to do shows from the newsroom. It is also an occasional home to Hardtalk, and for many years Dateline London used to come from there.

Or knowing the BBC, move it to Salford.

I think for now they would want to keep the Daily Politics at Westminster so they have good access to politicians and other guests. However, once BBC News moves to Broadcasting House, it could be possible, as Broadcasting House is a lot closer to the Palace of Westminister/Whitehall than Television Centre.

I think that the Millbank studio is the most in need of a new set. The current layout for the Daily Politics is awkward as they have two projector screens of which one, because of the need for it to be at an angle due to the space makes the set look cramped. This Week looks better because they get rid of the second projector, but still looks dated. The Millbank studio has had virtually the same set, with the occasional tweaks, since the political programmes were overhauled in 2003. A new set which uses Barcos and/or the very large plasma-like screens like that which was used for the Election and Sky News also has, to allow a bit more floor space to and let everything breathe a bit would be good.

The biggest and best change that could be made to the Daily Politics however is to increase the length of the 30 minute shows to at least 45 minutes to allow each segment to have a good length. Frequently, the subjects under discussion only have a really short time allotted to them, and most of the time is spent with guests talking over each other.

You have to wonder how satisfactory an arrangement it is that the Politics Show is in TC7 with its production office at Millbank. If the Millbank set was a bit more flexible could moving the PS there be likely?

Then surely you'd have two different crews, though, as presumably the same crew is used for both Andrew Marr and The Politics Show?