Newsnight Scotland
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| Newsnight Scotland | |
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 The current Newsnight Scotland titles |
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| Format | News and Current Affairs Programme |
| Starring | Gordon Brewer, Glenn Campbell |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | BBC Scotland News |
| Running time | 20 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | BBC Two Scotland |
| Picture format | 720x576 anamorphic 16:9 |
| Original run | 4 October 1999 – Present |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Newsnight, Reporting Scotland |
Newsnight Scotland is an award winning BBC television news programme which started on Monday October 4, 1999. The programme is aired from BBC Scotland's HQ in Glasgow, and is an opt-out of the main London-based Newsnight programme. It is on at 11pm from Mondays to Thursdays, replacing the last twenty minutes of Newsnight on BBC Two Scotland (available on Sky Channel 971 outside Scotland).
Newsnight Scotland covers all topical and political issues that affect Scotland. Most of the issues derive from the goings ons at the Scottish Parliament in Holyrood. The programmes has investigated many topics, including the costs of the construction of the Holyrood site. It reported in great details about the decisions leading to this, including the competition for Scotland's new parliament. The biggest story covered so far, ironically, was the parliament itself; with extensive coverage of the Fraser Inquiry.
Newsnight Scotland came about as a result of calls for a Scottish-based version of the BBC Six O'Clock News (the so-called "Scottish Six") following the vote in favour of Scottish devolution. As this did not come about a 'compromise' was then reached in 1999, when Newsnight Scotland was devised.
The programme is presented by Gordon Brewer Monday to Wednesday, and Glenn Campbell fronts the Thursday programme. Sally Magnusson also appears on the show as a stand in presenter. In 1999, the programme had a Friday edition with a brief news summary read by Asad Ahmed before being dropped. Asad now is a presenter with BBC London News.
The Newsnight Scotland team were rewarded for their work in bringing environmental issues to a wider public audience at the 2003 British Environmental Media Awards (BEMAs) in London. This was with a report from Newfoundland, concerning the collapse of the Canadian cod fisheries.
It is recorded in Studio C at Pacific Quay Studios, using the same set as Reporting Scotland.
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[edit] The Team
Currently, the main presenting team consist of the following;
[edit] Presenters:
- Gordon Brewer
- Glenn Campbell
[edit] Reporters:
- Simon Willis
- Ken Macdonald
- David Henderson
- Louise Batchelor
[edit] Former staff:
- Anne MacKenzie
- John Milne now retired
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
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