List of The Real MacKay episodes
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The following is a list of episodes for the STV Central online video blog, The Real MacKay.
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| # | Title | Presenter | Upload date | Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The first ever" | John MacKay | 4 June 2007 | The very first edition of STV Central's video blog, featuring a lookahead to the 6pm programme from producer Linda Grimes Douglas. |
| 2 | "Running order" | John MacKay | 5 June 2007 | Producer Gordon McDougall debuts on the blog with a preview of tonight's 6pm show. *N.B. This was the first episode to use the show title, The Real MacKay. |
| 3 | "Debi's green shoes" | John MacKay | 6 June 2007 | Debi Edward talks fashion with John, plus a look back at last night's main programme. |
| 4 | "A close shave" | John MacKay | 7 June 2007 | Political editor Bernard Ponsonby talks about the latest decisions of the Scottish Government and Gordon Chree has an insight into the dog-eat-dog world of the newsroom. |
| 5 | "Nuts and bolts" | John MacKay | 8 June 2007 | John shows us the right way to put make-up on. Plus, a look behind the scenes at the 1110 bulletin (including an interview with Clair Stevens - the bulletin's producer) and the last gratuitous image of the blog's first week. |
| 6 | "The bulging mailbag" | John MacKay | 11 June 2007 | John checks through his mailbag, introduces the studio gallery team and talks to producer Linda Grimes Douglas. |
| 7 | "Interview with the editor" | John MacKay | 12 June 2007 | STV Central's news editor, Howard Simpson, talks to John. |
| 8 | "Meeting your idol" | John MacKay | 13 June 2007 | John talks to Gordon McDougall, Linda Grimes Douglas, Alison MacGregor and an excited Vicky Lee (whose getting ready to meet Jason Donovan) about tonight's programme. |
| 9 | "Not quite The Real MacKay" | Stephen Jardine | 14 June 2007 | Stephen hosts his first blog with a viewers' picture, a chat with Gordon McDougall and a peek into the dressing rooms. |
| 10 | "Not The Real MacKay - Friday" | Stephen Jardine | 15 June 2007 | Stephen continues his investigations in the dressing rooms and talks to Raman Bhardwaj about tonight's sports round-up. |
| 11 | "Is there too much sport, Raman?" | John MacKay | 18 June 2007 | John asks Raman if he thinks there is too much sport on the programme, and gets a reply...eventually. Plus, more forum questions, a chance to listen in to a conversation from Linda Grimes-Douglas and Howard Simpson brings us a correction...to a correction! |
| 12 | "Newsroom philosophy" | John Mackay | 19 June 2007 | Can John come up with a philosophy for the STV Central newsroom before the cameraman says 'Cut'? Whilst he's thinking, Jon Kean rundowns what to expect in the 6pm programme. |
| 13 | Presenters vs Reporters | John MacKay | 20 June 2007 | The day-to-day lives of presenters & reporters, according to reporter Sharon Frew. |
| 14 | "Vicky's wellies" | John MacKay | 21 June 2007 | Gordon McDougall, Jon Kean and Bernard Ponsonby look ahead to tonight's 6pm edition, with particular focus on political coverage. And by request of the forums, Vicky Lee talks about the wellies worn by Sharon Frew in yesterday's blog. |
| 15 | "Not quite The Real MacKay" | Stephen Jardine | 22 June 2007 | Stephen investigates the appearance of a new sports presenter by the name of Gerry. |
| 16 | "The Ties" | John MacKay | 25 June 2007 | John talks ties and has a chat with David Millar & Jon Kean ahead of tonight's programme. |
| 17 | "Behind the presenter's desk" | John MacKay | 26 June 2007 | A peek behind the studio newsdesk with Kelly-Ann Bishop and a chat with Gordon McDougall about the 6pm show. |
| 18 | "At the airport" | John MacKay | 27 June 2007 | John reports from Glasgow International Airport ahead of a Scotland Today special as Gordon Brown becomes British Prime Minister. John is joined by political editor Bernard Ponsonby. |
| 19 | "Reflections on a difficult programme" | John MacKay | 28 June 2007 | The team look back at last night's special from Westminster, which technical wise, didn't go to plan. |
| 20 | "Opening of parliament" | Stephen Jardine | 29 June 2007 | Stephen looks ahead to coverage of the opening of the Scottish Parliament. |
| 21 | "Covering the big story" | Stephen Jardine | 2 July 2007 | Stephen and the news team reflect on STV's coverage of the attempted terrorist attacks at Glasgow International Airport. |
| 22 | "Good news and feeding the staff" | Stephen Jardine | 4 July 2007 | Chief reporter David Cowan talks about the release of BBC Gaza correspondent Alan Johnston and Stephen discovers the staff's eating habits along with a visit to the canteen. |
| 23 | "The canteen story continues" | Stephen Jardine | 5 July 2007 | Stephen introduces Alex Lees, a satellite truck operator. Plus, continuing on from the canteen story yesterday, there's reports of bad blood between the canteen staff and Sharyn. |
| 24 | "Long and busy week" | Stephen Jardine | 6 July 2007 | It's the end of a tough week for the Scotland Today team - minus John MacKay...and producer Lesley Colquhon Banks, who makes her blog debut to talk about the 6pm show. Also on the programme, the mystery of the dressing room shower is partially solved and the war of words between Sharyn and the canteen goes on. |
| 25 | "Studio talk" | Stephen Jardine | 9 July 2007 | David Millar looks ahead to the 6pm programme and Stephen reveals what apparently happens after the programme goes off air. |
| 26 | "End of term?" | Stephen Jardine | 10 July 2007 | Somehow, a 'end of term' feel is persisting in the newsroom. Jon Kean helps to explain why. |
| 27 | "Canteen controversy concluded" | Stephen Jardine | 12 July 2007 | Lesley Colquhon Banks looks ahead to the 6pm edition and the recent war of words ends with Sharyn buying a baked potato and beans from the canteen...and a hug. |
| 28 | "Uphill struggle" | Stephen Jardine | 13 July 2007 | It's an unlucky Friday the 13th for Debi Edward. She's been sent on an assault course for tonight's And Finally.... Stephen catches up with her before and after her course. |
| 29 | "Fair fortnight famine" | Heather Simpson | 16 July 2007 | Heather presents her first blog with a look at Glasgow's fair fortnight...and how it's affecting the canteen. Plus, Gordon McDougall looks ahead to tonight's programme. |
| 30 | "Wardrobe war" | Heather Simpson | 17 July 2007 | A brief visit to the wardrobe, followed by a closer look into alleged corruption at Rangers with Raman Bhardwaj and David Millar previews tonight's main stories. |
| 31 | "Ginger day" | Heather Simpson | 18 July 2007 | Heather declares today as Ginger Day. |
| 32 | "Aussie Rules" | Heather Simpson | 19 July 2007 | New recruit, Nick Porter (from Adelaide, Australia) makes his blog debut and programme editor Jon Kean explains the business of embargo stories. |
| 33 | "The Director's Cut" | Heather Simpson | 20 July 2007 | A visit to the studio gallery and an interview with director John Mason. |
| 34 | "Return of the Mack" | John MacKay | 23 July 2007 | Three weeks holiday later and John MacKay is back. But does anyone care to notice? Well, at least Linda Grimes Douglas cares as she looks ahead to the 6pm programme. |
| 35 | "The Bowels of the Building" | John MacKay | 24 July 2007 | John visits the Transmission Control Centre - home to the Presentation Department. Also, a lookahead to the 6pm programme with producer Gordon McDougall. |
| 36 | "The face behind the voice" | John MacKay | 25 July 2007 | By request of the forums, STV's chief announcer Maggie Lavender makes an appearance. Plus, Stephen Jardine talks about an upcoming two-part special on Malawi and producer Gordon McDougall discusses the quiet Summer months when not much news is going around. |
| 37 | "Cutting it fine" | John MacKay | 26 July 2007 | John confronts Heather Simpson about hijacking the blog with her own 'agenda' and Debi Edward reviews her coverage on a story from the previous night. |
| 38 | "The other Real MacKay" | Stephen Jardine | 27 July 2007 | On a rainy day, Stephen discovers there's another Real MacKay in town. Plus, a visit to Edit Suite 3 where Stephen is working on two editions of the current affairs series, Inside Scotland. |
| 39 | "The craft of the craftsman" | John MacKay | 30 July 2007 | John investigates some restructuring to the newsroom, with help from Sharyn. Also, John talks to newsroom graphic designer Richard Groundsell and producer Lesley Colquhon Banks. Plus, what is a box of muffins doing in the newsroom? |
| 40 | "On the forum" | John MacKay | 31 July 2007 | Producer Gordon McDougall discusses tonight's programme whilst John talks about ties and signs up to the STV website's forums...eventually. |
| 41 | "Split News" | John MacKay | 1 August 2007 | Producers David Millar in Edinburgh and Gordon Chree in Glasgow discuss the local opt-outs. |
| 42 | "A voice of calm" | John MacKay | 2 August 2007 | John talks to Production Assistant Laura about her role in the Scotland Today studio gallery. |
| 43 | "A tour of the building" | John MacKay | 3 August 2007 | A much-requested tour of the STV headquarters. |
| 44 | "The on-screen debutant and what is really Scotland's most watched news programme" | John MacKay | 6 August 2007 | Diana Milford makes her debut as a newsreader and John (along with Gordon McMillian) disputes the claim of a rival news programme that they are the most watched news programme in Scotland. |
| 45 | "An editing masterclass" | John MacKay | 7 June 2007 | The blog focuses on the desktop editing skills of Entertainment correspondent Grant Lauchlan. |
| 46 | "The Studio Tour" | John MacKay | 8 August 2007 | A tour of the main studio used for Scotland Today and Scotsport. |
| 47 | "The Green shoes are replaced by Gold" | John MacKay | 9 August 2007 | A look at the sport department's morning meeting. Plus, what is the footwear of the newsroom? |
| 48 | "Into the vaults" | Heather Simpson | 10 August 2007 | Heather visits the archives and talks to archive manager John Rushton. |
| 49 | "Traffic Controller" | John MacKay | 13 August 2007 | Stuart, the man who receives pictures and feeds from outside sources, talks to John. |
| 50 | "Cowcaddens comes down" | John MacKay | 14 August 2007 | John makes one final visit to STV's former studios at Cowcaddens as the building is finally demolished. |
| 51 | "Where's Julie?" | John Mackay | 15 August 2007 | John visits the finance department to ask what the staff would do with £34 million. But the big question of the day is Where's Julie? |
| 52 | "The Elvis Tribute" | John MacKay | 16 August 2007 | It's 30 years to the day since the death of Elvis Presley and for the newsroom, the chance to pay tribute cannot be resisted. |
| 53 | "The future of Scottish Broadcasting" | John MacKay | 17 August 2007 | Following the launch of an inquiry by the Scottish Government into the state of broadcasting in Scotland, John talks to STV managing director Bobby Hain. |
| 54 | "The Spin Doctors" | John MacKay | 20 August 2007 | After a week of political upheaval in Scotland, the power of the political Spin Doctors is discussed by STV Central's news editor, Howard Simpson. |
| 55 | "In the make-up artist's chair" | John MacKay | 21 August 2007 | A visit to the make-up artist's chair where Morag is hard at work. |
| 56 | "Inside the Sat Truck" | John MacKay | 22 August 2007 | A look inside STV Central's satellite truck. |
| 57 | "Vicky's Glasses" | John MacKay | 23 August 2007 | The various glasses owned by Vicky Lee and the newsroom staff come to the attention of the blog. |
| 58 | "Not The Real MacKay" | Stephen Jardine | 24 August 2007 | Stephen announces the arrival of STV's first weather presenter in 10 years - Seán Batty. |
| 59 | "An old friend" | John MacKay | 28 August 2007 | Former presenter Shereen Nanjiani makes a special appearance to celebrate STV's 50th birthday. |
| 60 | "A trip down memory lane" | John MacKay | 29 August 2007 | A look back at the title sequences from Scotland Today over the past 35 years and an interview with STV's longest-serving employee. |
| 61 | "Moustaches, Ties and Corpsing" | John MacKay | 30 August 2007 | Former presenter Angus Simpson returns to STV as part of the station's 50th anniversary celebrations. |
| 62 | "From the archive" | Stephen Jardine | 31 August 2007 | An episode supposedly produced on the opening day of Scottish Television - 31 August 1957. |
| 63 | "The mothers' interview" | John MacKay | 3 September 2007 | A specially extended version of Bernard Ponsonby's interview with two mothers who had lost their children to drug abuse. |
| 64 | "The graphics department" | John MacKay | 4 September 2007 | John visits the main graphics department at STV to meet Craig Lambert (head of graphics) and to preview the new titles for Taggart. |
| 65 | "Politics - an historic day" | John MacKay | 5 September 2007 | Having struggled to avoid talking about politics (with help from new recruit Tom Lowe and Alison MacGregor), John relents and speaks to political correspondent Michael Crow about why today is an historic day. |
| 66 | "The origin of The Real MacKay" | John MacKay | 6 September 2007 | The Real MacKay discovers the origin of the show's title and finds out what the staff are up to in the newsroom. |
| 67 | "Dave Smith leaves the building" | Stephen Jardine | 7 September 2007 | After 25 years as a camera operator, Dave Smith retires from the station. |
| 68 | "Meeting the stars" | John MacKay | 10 September 2007 | An insight into the celebrity interviews of Entertainment correspondent Grant Lauchlan. |
| 69 | "The collapse of the World's End murder trial" | John MacKay | 11 September 2007 | Bernard Ponsonby discusses the collapse of the World's End murder trial in Glasgow. |
| 71 | "We are the champions" | John MacKay | 13 September 2007 | John is celebrating Scotland's 2-1 victory over France in the Euro 2008 qualifier...if only he can get the message through to the rest of the newsroom. Luckily, Raman is on hand with an account of last night's match and Sharyn is willing to share an appropriate ringtone with us. |
| 72 | "Doors Open" | Stephen Jardine | 14 September 2007 | A fast-paced tour around the Pacific Quay headquarters of STV ahead of Doors Open Day in Glasgow. Plus, a question of coat buttons. |
| 73 | "A blame for the weekend weather" | John MacKay | 17 September 2007 | The weather improves after a miserable weekend. Is STV weatherman Seán Batty to blame? |
| 74 | "Happy Birthday Scotsport" | John MacKay | 18 September 2007 | A special edition of the blog to celebrate the 50th birthday of one of the longest-running sports programmes in the world, Scotsport - featuring classic goals and special guests including Arthur Montford. |
| 75 | "The Edinburgh tour" | John MacKay/Stephen Jardine | 19 September 2007 | John hands over control of the blog to Stephen for a tour of STV's Edinburgh studios. |
| 76 | "The QE2" | Grant Lauchlan | 20 September 2007 | Grant visits the QE2 on the Glasgow quayside. |
| 77 | "Meet the neighbours" | Stephen Jardine | 21 September 2007 | Stephen visits the new BBC Scotland headquarters next door to STV...and asks them to keep the noise down. |
| 78 | "A national network" | John MacKay | 25 September 2007 | Tom Lowe, a new recruit direct from ITN, discusses the differences between the London and Glasgow newsrooms. |
| 79 | "Fascinating facts" | John MacKay | 26 September 2007 | A pot pourri of fascinating facts from the newsroom staff. |
| 80 | "Watching you, watching us" | John MacKay | 27 September 2007 | A look at the webcam from the roof of STV's studios in Glasgow. |
| 81 | "The far east" | Heather Simpson | 28 September 2007 | Heather visits the production gallery for the Edinburgh opt-out. |
| 82 | "The new STV news programme" | John MacKay | 1 October 2007 | John talks to Gordon Macmillan (Head of News) about the new 5:30pm news programme. |
| 83 | "A tad vulgar" | John MacKay | 2 October 2007 | According to a newspaper, comparing viewing figures is a tad vulgar. But what else can be classified as a tad vulgar? |
| 84 | "That Time of Year" | John MacKay | 3 October 2007 | Christmas comes early as John discovers that resources co-ordinator Sharyn has organised the staff's Christmas night out already. |
| 85 | "A tribute to Dida of AC Milan" | John MacKay | 4 October 2007 | The STV Central news team pay tribute to the antics of AC Milan goalkeeper Dida. Plus, Raman Bhardwaj talks about the recent fortunes of Scottish football. |
| 86 | "The Postal Strike" | John MacKay | 8 October 2007 | John looks into how a postal strike is affecting STV. |
| 87 | "The newsroom ornaments" | John MacKay | 9 October 2007 | Following on from the 'tad vulgar' episode, news PA Caroline takes a look at the ornaments of the newsroom. |
| 88 | "The Lunchtime Bulletin" | John MacKay | 10 October 2007 | Producer Lesley Colquhon Banks discusses putting together the 1:55pm bulletin. |
| 89 | "The Resources Co-Ordinator" | John MacKay | 11 October 2007 | Resources co-ordinator and regular to the blog, Sharyn Fleming, talks about her role in the newsroom. |
| 90 | "How to get ahead in TV" | Stephen Jardine | 12 October 2007 | Stephen casts his critical eye over the BBC again and takes a look at careers in television. |
| 91 | "Carbon footprint" | Stephen Jardine | 15 October 2007 | Carbon footprints are all the rage these days. Stephen and the team talk about the issue...and Nick lets out a swear word. |
| 92 | "Age and ageism" | Stephen Jardine | 16 October 2007 | Stephen and the team discuss ageism following Menzies Campbell's resignation as leader of the Liberal Democrats. |
| 93 | "Keeping our potty mouths clean" | Stephen Jardine | 17 October 2007 | Following Nick's swearing on episode 91, Stephen and the news team talk about the swear words not allowed on Scotland Today. |
| 94 | "Ratings revenge" | Stephen Jardine | 19 October 2007 | Stephen makes a comparison between press coverage about job cuts at BBC Scotland & a small drop in SMG plc's share price. Plus, a check on the latest ratings reports. |
| 95 | "Can't Be Bothered" | John MacKay | 22 October 2007 | John returns to the show...but doesn't feel like presenting the blog. |
| 96 | "Raman tackles Thierry Henry" | John MacKay | 23 October 2007 | Sports correspondent Raman Bhardwaj and other STV reporters talk about their own embarrassing reportage moments. |
| 97 | "The moments before on air" | John MacKay | 24 October 2007 | A closer look into what happens in the few moments before Scotland Today's lunchtime bulletin goes on air. |
| 98 | "Sir Jackie Stewart" | John MacKay | 25 October 2007 | An ten-minute version of John's interview with former world motorsport champion, Sir Jackie Stewart. *N.B. This interview was uploaded onto the stv.tv website before a shortened version was broadcast on Scotland Today that evening. |
| 99 | "Pretty in Pink" | Heather Simpson | 26 October 2007 | Heather reports on a Wear It Pink day in aid of Breast Cancer Research. |
| 100 | "The digital revolution" | John MacKay | 29 October 2007 | North Tonight's Andrea Brymer returns to Glasgow and talks to John. Plus, an interview with Digital UK's Paul Hughes ahead of the digital TV switchover. |
| 101 | "The first 100" | John MacKay | 30 October 2007 | A lookback at some of the highlights from the first 100 editions of Scotland Today's video blogs. |
| 102 | "Halloween!" | John MacKay | 31 October 2007 | Reporter Karen Greenshields shares her thoughts on covering the obligatory Halloween piece for tonight's programme. |
| 103 | "A familiar face departs" | John MacKay | 1 November 2007 | Reporter Steven Godden is leaving Scotland Today for pastures new. In this edition, he talks to John about his time with STV. |
| 104 | "Off to Sri Lanka" | John MacKay | 5 November 2007 | A lookahead to extensive STV coverage as Glasgow waits to find out if the city will host the 2014 Commonwealth Games. |
| 105 | "Dawn the Stylist" | John MacKay | 6 November 2007 | It's an exciting day for John and Raman as STV's resident stylist Dawn brings in some new suits for the presenters to wear. |
| 106 | "Vicky meets Trinny & Susannah" | Vicky Lee | 7 November 2007 | Reporter Vicky Lee meets style gurus Trinny Woodall and Susannah Constantine at a book signing in Glasgow. |
| 107 | "Auditions in the wind" | John MacKay | 8 November 2007 | On a very windy day in Glasgow, John finds out who can and who can't appear on camera in the gales. |
| 108 | "Debi's blog from Sri Lanka" | Debi Edward | 8 November 2007 | Ahead of the 2014 Commonwealth Games decision, Debi reports from Sri Lanka. |
| 109 | "Commonwealth Games decision" | John MacKay | 9 November 2007 | The STV newsroom builds up to the announcement of the host city for the 2014 Commonwealth Games and holds an office sweepstake. |
| 110 | "Commonwealth Games decision - Glasgow wins!" | Stephen Jardine | 9 November 2007 | Glasgow has won the title of host city for the 2014 Commonwealth Games and Stephen returns from presenting a live one-hour show to reflect on STV's coverage...and to hear about the BBC's effort. |
| 111 | "The Commonwealth Aftermath" | John MacKay | 12 November 2007 | A further review of STV's Commonwealth Games decision coverage including an issue regarding the office sweepstake and some cattiness between reporters Vicky Lee and Sharon Frew. |
| 112 | "Subtitling" | John MacKay | 13 November 2007 | Subtitler Bethan talks at length about the subtitling department of STV Central. |
| 113 | "The Real MacKay truck" | John MacKay | 14 November 2007 | A 'dramatic' reconstruction of a Youtube clip featuring a truck bearing the name "The Real McKay". |
| 114 | "The Hello Mystery" | John MacKay | 15 November 2007 | John investigates the rare sighting of Hello magazine in the newsroom. |
| 115 | "We're not talking Italian" | Heather Simpson | 16 November 2007 | Heather hears scoreline predictions from the newsroom ahead of tomorrow's Euro 2008 qualifier between Scotland and Italy. The only trouble is that she just can't resist including some sultry footage of Italian footballers. |
| 116 | "Monday Moans" | John MacKay | 19 November 2007 | Scotland lose to Italy in the Euro 2008 qualifier, Scotland Today win nothing at the BAFTA Scotland awards and a few staff make a mess at some of the desks - just some of the things John and the newsroom team are moaning about in this edition of TRM. |
| 117 | "A celebrity comes-a-calling" | John MacKay | 20 November 2007 | John and showbiz reporter Grant Lauchlan explain why it's embarrassing to bring celebrities into the studios. Features a special guest appearance from Shayne Ward. |
| 118 | "No Music Day" | John MacKay | 21 November 2007 | Following on from an idea by a former musician, John declares that today is Non Music Day...but the editor of The Real MacKay has other ideas. |
| 119 | "Watching us, watching you" | John MacKay | 22 November 2007 | As you can see, each edition of TRM is being listed on this page. But, who is behind it? And what about the identities of those on the STV forums? Debi Edward, Grant Lauchlan, Raman Bhardwaj, Seán Batty and the man himself, John MacKay speculate. |
| 120 | "The Karen Greenshields Interview" | John MacKay | 26 November 2007 | The first in a series of occasional in-depth interviews with STV journalists, beginning with reporter Karen Greenshields. |
| 121 | "How to do a vox pop" | John MacKay | 27 November 2007 | A demonstration from John about the art of vox-pops. |
| 122 | "Testing the new video phone" | John MacKay | 28 November 2007 | A new video phone has arrived in the newsroom and John has been given responsibility of testing it. But will he succeed? |
| 123 | "The Sharon Frew Interview" | John MacKay | 29 November 2007 | Reporter Sharon Frew comes under the spotlight in the second of John's profile interviews. |
| 124 | "The new 1730 team start" | John MacKay | 3 December 2007 | There's a buzz going around the newsroom today as a new team starts work on the regionwide 1730 programme due to launch next month. Plus, a chance to meet some new staff working on the main 1800 edition of Scotland Today. |
| 125 | "5:30 programme decisions" | Stephen Jardine | 4 December 2007 | It's day 2 of preparation work for the new 5:30pm show and whilst everyone else has disappeared, Stephen & Gerry consider a few decisions. |
| 126 | "The Best Artist in the Newsroon" | John MacKay | 6 December 2007 | Inspired by the Weather Advent Calendar, the blog holds a competition to find the best newsroom artist. The challenge - to draw a picture of Santa Claus. |
| 127 | "The Ken Bryson Interview" | John MacKay | 11 December 2007 | Another of John's profile interviews. This time round, senior journalist and forward planner Ken Bryson discusses his illustrious career, working on the Daily Express, the BBC's Reporting Scotland and the like. |
| 128 | "Christmas cards, a new look to the newsroom and Debi as Judy" | John MacKay | 12 December 2007 | John gets around to opening some Christmas Cards (including a celebrity one for Grant Lauchlan). Plus, a glance at the new look newsroom and Debi Edward is asked how she feels about being compared to Judy Finnigan. |
| 129 | "Alison's New Hairstyle" | John MacKay | 13 December 2007 | Alison MacGregor has got a new haircut but is not sure what to make of it. To help her decide, John asks around the newsroom for some opinion. |
| 130 | "Aussie Nick and the cold" | John MacKay | 17 December 2007 | It's a bitterly cold day in Glasgow and Nick (from Adelaide) is sent out to discover how an Aussie can deal with below freezing temperatures. Also on the show, editor Howard Simpson reveals the winners of this year's STV Newsroom Awards. |
| 131 | "Last Minute Christmas Advice" | John MacKay | 18 December 2007 | A guide to last minute Christmas shopping, courtesy of the newsroom staff. |
| 132 | "The Favourite Christmas No1" | John MacKay | 19 December 2007 | With the prospect of X Factor winner Leon Jackson becoming the first Scottish artist to have a Christmas No1, John goes round the offices to find out the staff's favourite festive chart topper. |
| 133 | "How many takes?" | John MacKay | 20 December 2007 | John signs off for Christmas with a check on how many takes Ranald Leask required to do a piece-to-camera on Hibernian F.C.'s new, slippery, training hill. |
| 134 | "Festive plans" | Stephen Jardine | 21 December 2007 | The final blog of the year (and Stephen's last blog as presenter/producer) features seasons greetings from the newsroom and a look at the staff's plans for Christmas. |
| 135 | "A New Year and another New Face" | John MacKay | 3 January 2008 | The first Real MacKay episode of 2008. In this episode, new reporter Nicol Nicolson makes his debut and John takes a look at the state of the newsroom post-Christmas. |
| 136 | "Tight deadlines and winter bites" | John MacKay | 4 January 2008 | Reporter Laura Miller talks about her tough day in the newsroom and weatherman Seán Batty reports on the prospect of snow. |
| 137 | "Kenny Richey's Release" | John MacKay | 7 January 2008 | Today, the man known as the Death Row Scot, Kenny Richey, is expected to be released from jail. Programme producer Linda Grimes Douglas looks ahead to the extensive live coverage on the story for tonight's programme. |
| 138 | "A Review of the Kenny Richey Release" | John MacKay | 8 January 2008 | So, how did last night's Kenny Richey coverage go? According to producer Linda Grimes Douglas, not according to plan... |
| 139 | "A strong wind blows" | John MacKay | 9 January 2008 | It's been a very busy 24 hours for weatherman Seán Batty after overnight gales caused widespread disruption across Scotland. Here, he talks to John about the cause of the storms and how the River Clyde nearly burst its banks. |
| 140 | "It's great when it works" | John MacKay | 10 January 2008 | Producer Gordon McDougall talks about a successful programme from last night which featured live coverage of Kenny Richey's return to Scotland and dramatic pictures of the weather across the country. |
| 141 | "White Not MacKay" | Louise White | 11 January 2008 | Louise White launches a new Friday edition of the Scotland Today video blog. The first programme concentrates on what would happen if STV had a fire and an exclusive umbrella competition. |
| 142 | "Those special messages" | John MacKay | 14 January 2008 | The week on the blog begins with a departure - Morag, the make-up artist is leaving and John is eager to send her a farewell card. But what's the best message to write? |
| 143 | "The failure of the Squinty Bridge and the new News at Ten" | John MacKay | 15 January 2008 | John reports on a news story that happened right on their doorstep - the failure of a connection cable on Glasgow's Clyde Arc which has led to its closure. Also, reaction from the newsroom about the second revival of News at Ten. |
| 144 | "The Real MacKay goes Global!" | John MacKay | 16 January 2008 | John starts an experiment to get as many international viewers as possible to watch the blog. Also, newsroom greetings to relatives from around the world and an update on Heather Simpson's pregnancy. |
| 145 | "News on the new programme" | John MacKay | 17 January 2008 | In another packed programme, the name of the new 5:30pm programme is finally announced, Seán Batty talks about the building of a new STV Weather Centre and an update on the Global experiment, along with more international greetings from the newsroom. |
| 146 | "White Not MacKay" | Louise White | 18 January 2008 | The moment many a STV video blog fan has awaited finally arrives as Louise and Seán Batty announce the winner of last week's brolly competition. |
| 147 | "The 5:30 is Unveiled! And more Pins for the map" | John MacKay | 21 January 2008 | The new look for the new regional magazine programme, The Five Thirty Show, is finally unveiled. John talks to Stephen Jardine and Debi Edward with just a week to go until the launch. Plus, a further update on The Real MacKay Goes Global. |
| 148 | "Viewers' Videos and meet Natasha from the 5:30 show" | John MacKay | 22 January 2008 | John takes a look into the importance of viewers' videos in modern newsgathering. Also, the build up to The Five Thirty Show continues with new girl Natasha Stillwell's debut and an update on the Global experiment. |
| 149 | "Prizes on offer!" | John MacKay | 23 January 2008 | Vicky Lee talks about The Five Thirty Show, John launches a competition as part of his Global experiment and producer Gordon McDougall looks ahead to the 6pm show. |
| 150 | "The Director's Cut of 'the five thirty show'" | John MacKay | 24 January 2008 | Four days to go until its launch and studio director John Mason talks about his role on The Five Thirty Show. Also on the blog, there's new territory to pinpoint as part of the The Real MacKay Goes Global. |
| 151 | "White Not MacKay" | Louise White | 25 January 2008 | The Burns Night edition of the blog featuring a much requested clip involving Angus Simpson and Kirsty Young and an insight into Scottish TV's presenter idents from 2003. |
| 152 | "The Big Day for the five thirty show" | John MacKay | 28 January 2008 | Launch day for The Five Thirty Show is finally here. Hayley Valentine and Lesley Colquhon Banks, two of the programme producers, talk about what to expect in the first programme. And in the Global update, two pins from the USA. |
| 153 | "How did 'the five thirty show' go? | John MacKay | 29 January 2008 | STV Central's news editor Howard Simpson talks about last night's first 5:30 show. Plus, details on a new shortcode number for sending photos and videos to the programme. |
| 154 | "The Full Pomp of the Pinning Ceremony" | John MacKay | 30 January 2008 | Continuing the Global experiment, John brings some pomp and gravitas to the pinning ceremony. Also, a ratings check-up. |
| 155 | "The Mike Edwards Interview" | John MacKay | 31 January 2008 | John returns to his series of in-depth profile interviews. Coming under the spotlight this time, senior news reporter Mike Edwards. |
| 156 | "White Not MacKay" | Louise White | 1 February 2008 | On this week's Friday show, cameraman Fraser has an insight into the Squinty Bridge, web administrator John Kilbride talks about Scotland Yesterday and Louise brings you the chance to win an STV football. |
| 157 | "Winter Bugs" | John MacKay | 4 February 2008 | John talks to the staff affected by a week of winter illness in the newsroom. |
| 158 | "A Newsroom Snapshot" | John MacKay | 5 February 2008 | John gives a commentary on the scene in the newsroom at lunchtime. |
| 159 | "An Eventful Day of Politics" | John MacKay | 6 February 2008 | The Scottish First Minister, Alex Salmond has threatened to resign from his post unless the Parliament's budget is passed in a vote tonight. And the Electoral Commission looks set to report on the donations row involving Wendy Alexander, leader of the Scottish Labour Party. Producer Linda Grimes Douglas looks ahead to Scotland Today coverage on these and other stories. |
| 160 | "The Real MacKay reaches South America!" | John MacKay | 7 February 2008 | The Global experiment continues with correspondence from São Paulo, Brazil and Adelaide, Australia. Plus, a chance to catch up with weatherman Seán Batty. |
| 161 | "White Not MacKay" | Louise White | 8 February 2008 | In Louise's Friday blog tonight, a behind-the-scenes insight of Scotlandontv.tv and Raman Bhardwaj draws the winner of the STV football competition. |
| 162 | "The Newsroom Netherworld" | John MacKay | 11 February 2008 | A look at what lies beneath the desks in the newsroom, with a few surprising discoveries in store. |
| 163 | "Career Profile of a Graphic Artist" | John MacKay | 12 February 2008 | Continuing the occasional series of in-depth interviews, John talks to Richard Groundsell, a newsroom graphic artist. |
| 164 | "Friends of The Real MacKay" | John MacKay | 13 February 2008 | John Kilbride announces the launch of a new Facebook group and Blogspot for the show. Plus, the Global experiment hits French territory as Paris is added to the map. |
| 165 | "Going on air" | John MacKay | 14 February 2008 | A look at the behind-the-scenes build up ahead of the lunchtime bulletin. |
| 166 | "Fashion Week" | John MacKay | 15 February 2008 | Vicky Lee is back from London Fashion Week, where she's been on assignment for The Five Thirty Show. She tells John her informed opinion about the fashions in the newsroom. |
| 167 | "The Real MacKay with guest presenter Aussie Nick" | Nick Porter | 18 February 2008 | It's Aussie Nick's last week in the newsroom and to mark the occasion, John has relinquished presentation control of the blog. Today's talking point - holiday destinations. |
| 168 | "Flying High to On-Air Time" | John MacKay | 19 February 2008 | An exposure into the tension of the one hour before Scotland Today's main 6pm edition goes to air reveals what the newsroom staff consider important... |
| 169 | "Why do we only speak English?" | John MacKay | 20 February 2008 | As MSPs in the Scottish Parliament consider why the public are poor at speaking foreign languages, John hears what the newsroom staff make of the issue. |
| 170 | "The career of a Cameraman" | John MacKay | 21 February 2008 | Another of John's in-depth profile interviews. This time, cameraman Steve Kydd talks about a 27-year career that has led him from Take The High Road, Now You See It and the like to Scotland Today, via filming Colonel Kadaffi. |
| 171 | "White Not MacKay" | Louise White | 22 February 2008 | Louise returns with her Friday night edition of the blog. This week, Louise answers some of the forum's questions and looks back at coverage of the 1988 Lockerbie disaster (produced for STV by Border Television). Plus, a 2006 report from John MacKay looking ahead to what STV's new headquarters had to offer. |
| 172 | "A Breaking Story" | John MacKay | 25 February 2008 | From the first wire reports to a live newsroom update from Raman Bhardwaj, John brings us an insight into covering a breaking news story. |
| 173 | "Politician's expenses" | John MacKay | 26 February 2008 | Political editor Bernard Ponsonby discusses the wealth of stories concerning the expenses of politicians. |
| 174 | "White Not MacKay" | Louise White | 27 February 2008 | An extra midweek edition of Louise's spin-off blog, which today focuses on the fashions of the newsroom following criticism of tracksuits and such clothing from MSP Christopher Harvie. |
| 175 | "Working with Other TV Companies" | John MacKay | 28 February 2008 | Newsgathering editor Jon Kean talks about the importance of good working relationships with other television stations. |
| 176 | "White Not MacKay" | Louise White | 29 February 2008 | A special programme providing an in-depth lookback at how STV Central covered the 2007 terrorist attack at Glasgow International Airport. Louise is joined by reporter Gordon Chree. |
| 177 | "It's the future" | John MacKay | 3 March 2008 | New technology is the theme today as News Operations Manager, Bob Rae, introduces the BGAN, a system allowing reporters to edit packages from location and send them back to base via broadband. |
| 178 | "The New Jackets" | John MacKay | 4 March 2008 | An update on Little John the snowman and a special launch parade of the new STV jackets as displayed by Mike Edwards, Seán Batty, Joanne Bonnar and Sharon Frew. News editor Howard Simpson voices his opinion on the new fashions. |
| 179 | "Getting started" | John MacKay | 5 March 2008 | Following the morning meeting, John finds out which stories the reporters have been allocated. Plus, a further update on Little John. |
| 180 | "Raman's Return" | John MacKay | 6 March 2008 | Raman Bhardwaj is back from Barcelona to talk about the BGAN system and tacky presents, as well as adding a pin to The Real MacKay Goes Global map. Plus, news on Laura Miller, whose won an award for her student documentary on the 2004 Asian tsunami. |
| 181 | "White Not MacKay" | Louise White | 7 March 2008 | In tonight's Friday edition, Tom Lowe talks about the new Citizen Reporter scheme and there's a chance to see a special long promo for Scotland Today from 1999. |
| 182 | "Scotland is the centre of the universe" | John MacKay | 10 March 2008 | John questions an accusation from a colleague that his global map is politically incorrect. |
| 183 | "Differences of opinion" | John MacKay | 11 March 2008 | Yesterday saw much debate as to which of three stories would lead Scotland Today at 6pm. Tom Lowe, Jon Kean and Raman Bhardwaj state their cases. |
| 184 | "The Real MacKay in India" | John MacKay | 12 March 2008 | John devotes the blog to STV forumer, BBC World in Dubai, who, whilst on a trip to India, made great efforts to spread the word about The Real MacKay as part of the blog's Global experiment. |
| 185 | "Busy and brief" | John MacKay | 13 March 2008 | A heavy workload and staff' sickness means a curtailed edition of TRM - but there's enough time to add a few pins to the Global map. |
| 186 | "The Weather Centre" | Louise White | 14 March 2008 | White, Not MacKay takes a look behind the scenes at the STV Weather Centre and interviews Seán Batty who produces and presents the weather forecasts for STV. |
| 187 | "The ITV News Awards" | John MacKay | 17 March 2008 | Head of News, Gordon McMillan, reports back on success for the STV Central newsroom at the ITV News Awards. And John puts some more additions onto the "Tat Shelf". |
| 188 | "The Mystery of The Honking Sock" | John MacKay | 18 March 2008 | A glorious Spring day at Pacific Quay is somewhat spoiled by the appearance of a sock on one of the chairs of the newsroom. John investigates, accompanied by Mike Edwards and Clair Stevens. |
| 189 | "The investigation into the Mystery of the Honking Socks" | John MacKay | 19 March 2008 | John gets tough as the socks' mystery continues with a few interrogations, duirng which a chief suspect is uncovered. |
| 190 | "More International Connections" | John MacKay | 20 March 2008 | In a packed pre-Easter edition, there's more on the Honking Sock (including Nicol Nicolson's explanation as to why he wasn't interrogated), a pin for the Channel Islands on the Global map and a look into the connections between Scotland Today and CNN, via interviews with Tom Lowe and Gordon McDougall. |
| 191 | "Karen sambas as The Real MacKay hits Brazil!" | John MacKay | 25 March 2008 | Before the Honking Socks resurface, The Real MacKay returns with Robyn from Boston getting her pin added to the map. Plus, forum contributor BBC World extends his Global efforts to Brazil. And to celebrate, Karen Greenshields does a samba. |
| 192 | "What's in a Name?" | John MacKay | 26 March 2008 | Following on from Natasha Stillwell's Five Thirty Show feature on how lucky certain names are, John asks the newsroom how they feel about their own names. |
| 193 | "Lessons in Life - Buttons" | John MacKay | 27 March 2008 | Sharyn has a problem - she doesn't know what to do with the spare buttons in her coat. John aims to find the answer in a new feature series for the blog about lessons in life. |
| 194 | "White Not MacKay - take 22" | Louise White | 28 March 2008 | Another Friday night edition of the blog, featuring some classic bloopers...well, at least once Louise gets the introduction out of the way. |
| 195 | "Sarah's Back" | John MacKay | 31 March 2008 | Two years after her departure, Sarah Heaney returns to STV and talks to John about what she's been up to as well as looking back at her Scotland Today years. |
| 196 | "The fluorescent kilt" | John MacKay | 1 April 2008 | After much demand from the forums and weatherman Seán Batty, John bows to pressure and tries the fluorescent kilt worn by Seán on The Five Thirty Show last week. Luckily for him, it's April Fool's Day... |
| 197 | "The Newsgathering Editor" | John MacKay | 2 April 2008 | Another in-depth interview - this time, featuring Newsgathering editor Jon Kean. |
| 198 | "The News Operations Manager" | John MacKay | 3 April 2008 | The latest in John's in-depth profile interviews involves Bob Rae, News Operations Manager for STV Central. He talks about his times at Grampian Television and BBC Scotland as well as about what his job entails. |
| 199 | "White Not MacKay" | Louise White | 4 April 2008 | On her birthday, Louise White treats White Not MacKay viewers to clips from an edition of Scotland Today produced for the long-defunct Sky Scottish as well as a lookback at Scotsport's 30th birthday celebrations from 1987. Plus, an appearance from archive librarian John McVie. |
| 200 | "We're a weird bunch" | Louise White | 9 April 2008 | A midweek special of White Not MacKay. Tonight, Louise talks superstitions with Seán Batty, Kelly-Ann Bishop, Rachel McTavish and cameraman Fraser. |
| 201 | "White Not MacKay" | Louise White | 10 April 2008 | Louise White and entertainment correspondent Grant Lauchlan meet up outside the Pacific Quay studios to talk about celebrity interviews. |
| 202 | "White Not MacKay - the master" | Louise White | 11 April 2008 | It's holes-in-one, uncontrollable laughter and double entendres abound as Louise holds her own golf tournament as a tribute to the US Masters in Augusta. STV Central news staff battle it out for the grand prize of six month-old cans of beer. |
| 203 | "White Not MacKay - a good wife" | Louise White | 16 April 2008 | A follow up to John's blog on buttons in which Louise and P.A. Caroline teach Sharyn on how to be a good housewife. |
| 204 | "White Not MacKay - north meets south" | Louise White | 17 April 2008 | After a successful venture into the Glasweigan enemy lines (as seen on Northern Exposure a few weeks ago), Chris Harvey returns to Pacific Quay for an appearance on The Five Thirty Show...and for an appearance on White Not MacKay, of course. |
| 205 | "White Not MacKay" | Louise White | 21 April 2008 | Owing to earlier technical problems, STV Central presents a double bill of video blogs to start the week. First off, Louise White presents a delayed Friday edition with a venture into the sound booth of the Scotland Today/Five Thirty Show studio gallery. |
| 206 | "Changes" | John MacKay | 21 April 2008 | The Mack is back and so is the daily edition of the blog, which today features more pins for the Global map, a change in newsroom furniture and a new hairdo for Kirstin. |
| 207 | "The Scotland Today adverts" | John MacKay | 22 April 2008 | More administrative work for the Global experiment and Raman Bhardwaj and Seán Batty talk about the new press adverts for Scotland Today. Meanwhile, Debi Edward considers the link between the presenters and frogs...at risk of annoying Louise. |
| 208 | "Strange Sightings in Scotland" | John MacKay | 23 April 2008 | A day after the newspaper adverts, the billboards go up for Scotland Today. John is joined by weatherman Seán Batty. |
| 209 | "No Nonsense in our Newsroom" | John MacKay | 24 April 2008 | The blog continues to attract international viewers as John adds pins for viewers in Belgium and New Zealand. Also on the blog, proof (if proof were needed) that unlike Reporting Scotland, there's no room for juvenile behaviour in the Scotland Today newsroom. |
| 210 | "White Not MacKay - when Harry met Louise" | Louise White | 25 April 2008 | Louise dedicates today's programme to a good friend of hers named Harry. Also, the virtues of autocue as demonstrated by satellite truck operator Alex Lees. |
| 211 | "Rachel's debut on 'the five thirty show'" | John MacKay | 28 April 2008 | John meets freelance presenter Rachel McTavish, who is making her debut on The Five Thirty Show tonight alongside Stephen Jardine. She also talks about her times at the now defunct ITV News Channel. |
| 212 | "Producing 'the five thirty show'" | John MacKay | 29 April 2008 | John continues to keep track on the temporary change in personnel for The Five Thirty Show - involving Scotland Today producer Linda Grimes Douglas, whose moving over to TFTS for a stint and Rachel McTavish, who considers how her first night went. |
| 213 | "The thunderstorms" | John MacKay | 30 April 2008 | On a miserable morning at Pacific Quay, John intends to introduce pictures of a dramatic thunderstorm at the STV Central studios from the roof...but finds the weather off putting. Plus, word from Italy that TRM has reached Florence. |
| 214 | "The Newsroom Wish Fairy" | John MacKay/Kirstin Anderson | 1 May 2008 | As inspired by Vicky Lee's goodwill on The Five Thirty Show last night, John hands over the blog to newsroom assistant Kirstin Anderson, who for today, has become the "Newsroom Wish Fairy" - fairy wings and all! |
| 215 | "Wearing a hoody on a sunny day" | John MacKay | 6 May 2008 | The glorious weather encourages the news team to wear appropriate attire...except for one - 'Traffic Controller' James is wearing a hoody. John finds out why. |
| 216 | "To dye or not to dye" | John MacKay/Karen Greenshields | 7 May 2008 | Karen Greenshields is given responsibility of the blog by John for today. And once again, the topic of hair colour is on the agenda. |
| 217 | "Football Night" | John MacKay | 8 May 2008 | Thursday night is footy night for the lads in the newsroom and as we discover in tonight's TRM, Inverness Caley Thistle fan Mike Edwards is very keen on his boyhood heroes and vintage match shirts. |
| 218 | "White Not MacKay - move over boys!" | Louise White | 9 May 2008 | As you may have seen on The Real MacKay last night, the lads in the newsroom are keen on their footy. But how do the opposite sex fare? Step forward Louise's seven-a-side girls team. |
| 219 | "Doing your own make up" | John MacKay | 12 May 2008 | As the Scottish Daily Mail alleges that Reporting Scotland presenter David Robertson is bemoaning having to do his own make up, John goes around the newsroom for some make-up tips. |
| 220 | "The Newsroom Exodus to Manchester" | John MacKay | 13 May 2008 | At this moment, most of the Scotland Today team are making their way to Manchester for tomorrow night's UEFA Cup Final between Rangers and Zenit St Petersburg. John reports from an increasingly deserted newsroom in Glasgow. |
| 221 | "From Manchester" | John MacKay | 14 May 2008 | John presents a UEFA Cup final special from a bustling Albert Square in the heart of Manchester City Centre. |
| 222 | "No Rest for the Busy" | John MacKay | 15 May 2008 | Rangers have lost out on the UEFA Cup with their fans causing trouble in Manchester and former Celtic player/manager Tommy Burns has died. John reflects on 24 hours to forget for football in Glasgow. |
| 223 | "The Stampede for Snacks" | John MacKay | 16 May 2008 | An extra Friday blog from John MacKay sees the canteen closed because of STV owners SMG plc's annual general meeting. Some snacks have been layed on for the staff elsewhere at the studios - but the big question is how long have they lasted? |
| 224 | "Newsroom Heroes" | John MacKay | 19 May 2008 | John and the team talk about the idols of the newsroom staff. |
| 225 | "Tommy Burns's Funeral" | John MacKay | 20 May 2008 | A solemn day in the newsroom as the funeral of Celtic legend Tommy Burns takes place. Newsgathering editor Tom Lowe outlines the joint operation undertaken by STV, BBC Scotland and Sky News to cover the funeral. |
| 226 | "Bright Jacket Day" | John MacKay | 21 May 2008 | John dons a fluorescent jacket (but not the matching kilt!) to celebrate Bright Jacket Day as a number of newsroom staff (or at least three of them) turn up with bright jackets. |
| 227 | "A Video Blog Sensation" | John MacKay | 22 May 2008 | The Real MacKay's Youtube channel has become the number 1 Guru channel in the UK (15th internationally and 11th most viewed out of all channels in the UK). John shares the glory with previous guest presenters Kirstin Anderson, Karen Greenshields and Grant Lauchlan. |
| 228 | "White Not MacKay - vote yes!" | Louise White | 23 May 2008 | The latest weekend edition of WNM features a brief round-up of questions from the forums before Louise launches a big interactive debate on the subject of a scarf. Watch and find out why... |
| 229 | "The end of the football season" | John MacKay | 27 May 2008 | The Scottish football season is at an end, and for John & Raman Bhardwaj, the lack of Scottish matches over the summer is somewhat depressing. |
| 230 | "The First Single You Bought" | John MacKay | 28 May 2008 | It's a known fact - the first single that John MacKay ever bought was Metal Guru by T.Rex. But when asked the question What was the first single you bought?, will the Scotland Today team reply? |
| 231 | "Teamwork Makes The Dreamwork" | John MacKay | 29 May 2008 | A sign of eternal wisdom has appeared in the newsroom - Teamwork Makes The Dreamwork. But is it having the desired effect? |
| 232 | "White Not MacKay - I tried" | Louise White | 30 May 2008 | Louise takes a look back at the 1991 ITV franchise auction when Scottish Television retained their broadcast license unopposed with a bid of just £2,000. Plus, Vicky Lee and Linda Grimes Douglas are left on their own as the rest of the Five Thirty Show team head to Edinburgh for a special programme. |
| 233 | "The Newsroom Balloon" | John MacKay | 2 June 2008 | A special undercover investigation into the attraction between the Scotland Today team and a balloon in the newsroom. |
| 234 | "Nervous Anticipation" | John MacKay | 3 June 2008 | Tomorrow will be a year to the day since the first edition of The Real MacKay. As for tonight, John has some nervous anticipation about the forthcoming anniversary. |
| 235 | "The First Anniversary" | John MacKay | 4 June 2008 | What started as a short piece-to-camera from the newsroom is now an integral part of STV News. The Scotland Today video blog celebrates its first year, complete with card, cake, highlights compilation...and fire extinguisher. |
| 236 | "European Championship Stake" | John MacKay | 5 June 2008 | Sharyn has organised a sweepstake in the newsroom ahead of the start of Euro 2008 this weekend. But just as there was with the 2014 Commonwealth Games sweepstake, there's some fervour over the running of the sweep. |
| 237 | "White Not MacKay - when Lulu met Tyka" | Louise White | 6 June 2008 | The managing director of SMG Productions, Elizabeth Partyka answers the questions of Louise and STV's online forumers for a special edition of the weekend blog. |
| 238 | "Sophisticated Things Amuse Simple Minds" | John MacKay | 9 June 2008 | Action girl Natasha Stillwell brings a Segway PT into the Scotland Today newsroom. So, when the team get to hear about it...well, you'll get the idea. |
| 239 | "More on The Real MacKay Global Map" | John MacKay | 10 June 2008 | John brings us an update on what new international viewers have got in touch since the TRM Global Map was last featured. |
| 240 | "The Tufty Club" | Louise White | 11 June 2008 | A midweek special of White Not MacKay - tonight, the question of Seán Batty and Nicol Nicolson's haircuts. Louise lets the viewers decide, along with some help from Kirstin Anderson. |
| 241 | "Not The Real MacKay - Childhood Ambitions" | Gordon Chree | 11 June 2008 | Not The Real MacKay returns with Gordon Chree at the helm. The topic - what did the Scotland Today staff want to do whilst they were growing up? |
