14-06-2022, 12:28 AM
(13-06-2022, 11:47 PM)Brekkie Wrote: At 9 years is Studio E the longest serving set for the national bulletins in the last 40 years at least?
Yes, and by a fair margin.
Studio E, 2013-: 9 years, 3 months.
N1 Six O'Clock News, 1984-1993: 8 years, 7 months.
N6 Barcos (both versions), 2006-2013: 6 years, 11 months.
N2 One O'Clock News, 1986-1993: 6 years, 6 months.
N2/N6 'Virtual', 1993-1999: 6 years, 1 month.
TC7 Barcos, 2008-2013: 5 years, 1 month.
N6 Barcos (second version), 2008-2013: 4 years, 11 months.
N2* Nine O'Clock News, 1988-1993: 4 years, 5 months.
N6 Cream and Red (both versions), 1999-2003: 3 years, 8 months.
N6 2003 set, 2003-2006: 3 years, 3 months.
N2 9 O'Clock News, 1985-1988: 3 years, 2 months.
N6 Cream and Red (original version), 1999-2001: 2 years, 7 months.
N6 Barcos (first version), 2006-2008: 1 year, 9 months.
N6 Cream and Red (refurbed version), 2001-2003: 1 year, 2 months.
Of course sets like the 1984 Six O'Clock News set weren't really sets in the modern sense and the desk for that programme was at least altered (if not replaced) during that nine years.