BBC Breakfast in major shake-up as presenters go missing and back-up stars step in

BBC Breakfast saw a major shake-up today as the main presenters went missing and two back-up stars stepped in.

While Sally Nugent and Jon Kay front the news programme between Mondays and Wednesdays, Naga Munchetty and Charlie Stayt are handed the reins from Thursdays to Saturdays.

This means Sunday’s installments are presented by stand-ins – this week being Roger Johnson and Sarah Campbell.

The pair discussed the France riots, an increase in demand for gambling addiction clinics, as well as England v Australia’s second test at the Ashes.

There was also a report on why we aren’t swapping our gas boilers for more environmentally-friendly heat pumps.

While Roger and Sarah went down a hit, the same couldn’t be said for the programme’s new multi-purpose studio.

Ten years on from the programme’s launch in Salford‘s Media City, bosses have splashed out on a larger, more technologically advanced studio.

One viewer complained: “This #BBCBreakfast triptych where they stand is horrendous. A shot of the interior of the newsroom, then a panel illustrating the story then a panel with an external shot from somewhere – what on earth were they thinking?? It’s truly awful – and the colour scheme?? @BBCBreakfast.”

Another simply said: “The new studio is rubbish.”

The studio still features the iconic red sofa, but it’s larger than the previous space and has three more cameras on hand to capture the best angles.

There’s also new screen technology which the BBC claims will help to tell stories in a “creative, bold and imaginative way” and enable “collaboration and sharing across sites”.

The corporation says the new looks is part of their strategy to introduce new studios to be used by multiple departments.

It also said that the space will be used for more than 20 hours a day.