So it starts

Five Live is underway from MediaCityUK. Tony Livesey's show has made only a short move from Oxford Road, but all seems to be going ok at time of writing. His first topic of conversation - a discussion of the power of tv, prompted by Sir Alex Ferguson telling Gordon Burn of BBC North West Tonight that the medium is "god".

As you can see from the webcam shot, the guest seats are empty. Professor Ellis Cashmore was "down the line".  Will that matter in the long term ?

The only hiccups so far - Money reporter Jenny Culshaw has underestimated the height of the new radio car, and taken an element of equipment off the top; and the webcam on the sports presenter has failed.  Still, it remains a little more glamourous than the last Livesey show from Oxford Road.

23.20 update: sports presenter webcam fixed; debate on homelessness with Grant Shapps, Shelter spokesperson and homeless person down the line.