Points West should have held out and got a decent second hand TV sofa rather than splashing out £12000 on a new one (according to reports today).
A good quality TV sofa is not a cheap purchase. They are usually custom builds from bespoke furniture manufacturers. You can't buy decent on-screen sofas at DFS or Ikea. That's why they usually last a reasonably long period of time on screen.
I don't know where to put this, but having watched Weekend this morning with Aled, I felt like whilst the show was a really nice Idea, and the set worked well too, I didn't think Aled was comfortable, and hate to say it, but the show would do better with another presenter! :/