The BBC's coverage of the beautiful game can only be described as, well . . . beautiful.
For the 2010 FIFA World Cup the Beep has set up shop in a big way as a global broadcaster in Cape Town, with a extraordinary broadcasting centre and control room in Greenpoint. The BBC constructed a visually wonderful set for the broadcaster's global magazine show Football Focus with Manish Bhasin that's perched atop the Somerset hospital. With the elegantly designed set, basking in a soft amber glow and infused with inspiration from the new elliptical wave designed Cape Town Stadium, the BBC can boast with the completely unrivaled and best panoramic backdrop of any football show covering this World Cup tournament.
Football Focus which can be seen in South Africa on BBC World News (DStv 400 / TopTV 400) at 14:30 is simply a visual delight to watch. I visited the BBC's broadcast fascility which is an impressive bee hive of activity, went up with the BBC's specially constructed lift, and got access to the Football Focus set.
Click on READ MORE below for more photos and insider info from my set visit to the BBC's World Cup broadcasting hub in Cape Town and the BBC Football Focus set.
