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 After the set was used successfully for [[Children In Need 2003]] (partly to drum up interest and partly because we didn't have enough crew to do a big show properly) the afternoon slot finally launched in January 2004 (losing the bubble tube to give the presenters a bit more space, and to avoid having an enormous tube of water balanced above a lot of equipment).  Sadly there were many problems, including the set being quite difficult to learn how to control, the music videos (taped from TMF) having to be cued from ageing VHS machines, the components of the set frequently being removed for OBs or testing and above all lack of interest (or ability) to hold together a two hour TV show as would be easy on the radio.  The pressures of the term meant the show effectively ended once pre-production for [[Elections 2004]] really kicked in, and after a period of inactivity the set was dismantled in May 2004 during the [[YSTV Clean-Up]] when it was decided it was unlikely to be used in the future.
-For the concept to really have worked the set would have needed to be much easier to operate.  Most presenters had enough trouble thinking of something to say let alone cueing a video and mixing into it smoothly, so getting people to present as duos would also have been a good idea.  As technology has now moved on considerably it would be much easier to have all videos running from a hard drive, which would ease operations considerably.  The tiny active membership also didn't have the time to train everyone up properly and come in every afternoon to nurse them through it, which is a shame as the shows done by more confident presenters were fairly entertaining and a good use of otherwise "dead air".
+For the concept to really have worked the set would have needed to be much easier to operate.  Most presenters had enough trouble thinking of something to say let alone cueing a video and mixing into it smoothly, so getting people to present as duos would also have been a good idea.  As technology has now moved on considerably it would be much easier today to have all videos running from a hard drive, which would ease operations considerably.  The tiny active membership also didn't have the time to train everyone up properly and come in every afternoon to nurse them through it, which is a shame as the shows done by more confident presenters were fairly entertaining and a good use of otherwise "dead air" by plugging the evening ahead on YSTV and previewing shows, such as getting the editor of [[YSTV Week]] to come on and tell viewers what was coming up on that night's show.  But with a producer who could have provided some more content for the show to hinge around (such an events guide or getting [[YSTV Week]] to record a news update to play out every afternoon) it could have proved a good way of attracting new members and getting them on air easily.  But it didn't.
 In 2007 CBBC relaunched with a very broom cupboard-esque set, bringing us full circle...