C'mon guys, lets stop bashing each other and just wish the guy good luck with his site
Whilst the interface may not be everyones flavor - many of us here are not the target market for that type of website. I know plenty of beginners which would find it perfectly usable.
I haven't seen v1/2/3 etc so I can't really give an opinion - most people are saying this version is much better.
Rome wasn't built in a day (neither was the BBC website), so well done on this version and good luck.