Two weeks down, many more to go! 

Any many thanks to those who’ve contacted us via email (backstory@cnn.com), Twitter or Facebook – both good comments and otherwise (especially the viewer who thinks I have ADHD! Might have to get checked out on that one…hmmm).

Our launch period has been enormously satisfying but also a scramble at times, coinciding as it did with world financial markets going into turmoil.

At one point our first show was at risk of being “pre-empted” by events in the markets, but we got through by getting some of our fine financial folks to give us the BackStories on what was going on, helping us deliver on our promise to give you what you don’t normally see. Plus, for market news fans, we've added a Wall Street "closing bell" cut-in at the top of the hour.

We’ve accumulated quite a few of what we’re dubbing FOBS (Friends of BackStory) among our CNN staff.

In the financial turmoil, Ali Velshi, Christine Romans, and Richard Quest have starred several times, breaking down the jargon and showing us how they pull together the sort of complex issues that make the eyes of many of us (ok, me at least) glaze over.

We’ve also uncovered a TV natural who is normally behind the camera. Cameraman Todd Baxter is based in our London Bureau and has filed several witty and droll pieces from the field. Keep an eye out for Todd - we’re planning to make him a regular, whether he likes it or not.

Same goes for several of our producers (not normally seen on camera) who’ve used our “Flip Cameras” to get stories done and have even jumped on air for us.

As we’ve gone through these past two weeks, many correspondents have jumped in with their BackStories – Alessio Vinci from our Rome Bureau, Nic Robertson, Paula Newton, Becky Anderson and Alphonso Van Marsh (London), John Vause (Beijing), Dan Rivers (Bangkok), Harris Whitbeck (Mexico City), Frederik Pleitgen (Berlin), Robin Oakley (Brussels), Arwa Damon (Baghdad), Sarah Sidner (New Delhi), Reza Sayah (Islamabad), Richard Roth (UN), Alina Cho and Maggie Lake (New York), Karl Penhaul in Colombia, Nkepile Mabuse and Robyn Curnow (Johannesburg)…it’s a long list.

Actually, just writing that abbreviated list of contributors makes me realize how much ground we’ve covered in just 10 shows.

The BackStory team has also become a pretty tight group: Steve Tuemmler (Supervising Producer), Vickie Russell (Senior Producer), Ann Roche (writer) and several other folks we "steal" from the newsroom have worked incredibly hard to make this show happen. Senior producer Javier de Diego stepped in admirably to produce in week two. All I have to do is show up with my ADHD and take advantage of their creativity!

It’s a pretty unusual show to anchor - paper scripts, yes, but a lot of ad-libbing (and no teleprompter!). So forgive some rambling on my part.

Stick around as we go forward, and don’t hesitate to tell us what you like (and don’t like!).

Watch BackStory on CNN International Monday to Friday 2000-2030 GMT (1600-1630 EST)