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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 that evening's live show to come on and tell viewers what was coming later if they stayed tuned.  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...