tə bˈɛɾɚ ɹᵻflˈɛkt ðə tʃˈeɪndʒᵻz ɪt wʌz dᵻsˈaɪdᵻd tʊ ˌoʊvɚhˈɔːl ðə stˈeɪʃənz pəlˈɪɾɪkəl pɹˈoʊɡɹæmɪŋ ˌɪntʊ ɐ sˈɪŋɡəl flˈæɡʃɪp sˈɪɹiz bɹˈɔːdkæstɪŋ fˈoːɹɾi wˈiːks ɐ jˈɪɹ ɪn ɐ fˈoːɹɾi fˈaɪvmˈɪnɪt slˈɑːt, wɪð pɹədˈʌkʃən bˈeɪsᵻz ɪn ˌæbɚdˈiːn, ɡlˈæzɡoʊ ænd ˈɛdɪnbʌɹə, ænd kˌɔːɹɪspˈɑːndənts ɪn lˈʌndən ænd bɹˈʌsəlz.
To better reflect the changes it was decided to overhaul the stations' political programming into a single flagship series broadcasting 40 weeks a year in a 45-minute slot, with production bases in Aberdeen, Glasgow and Edinburgh, and correspondents in London and Brussels.