Editing BBC Reporting Scotland

{{Short description|BBC television news programme for Scotland}}
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{{Infobox television
| image                = BBC Reporting Scotland 2023 titles.png
| caption              = Title card used since June 2023
| director             = 
| presenter            = 
| theme_music_composer = [[David Lowe (television and radio composer)|David Lowe]]
| opentheme            = 
| endtheme             = 
| composer             = 
| country              = Scotland
| language             = English
| executive_producer   = 
| producer             = [[BBC News]]<br />[[BBC Scotland]]
| editor               = 
| location             = Studio C, [[BBC Pacific Quay]], [[Glasgow]]
| camera               = [[Multi-camera]]
| runtime              = 30 minutes <small>(main 6:30pm programme)</small><br />10 minutes <small>(1:30pm and 10:30pm programmes)</small><br />Various <small>(on weekends and [[BBC Breakfast|Breakfast]])</small>
| channel              = [[BBC One Scotland]]
| first_aired          = {{start date|df=yes|1968|04|01}}
| last_aired           = present
| related              = ''[[Reporting Scotland: News at Seven]]''<br />''[[An Là]]''<br />''[[The Nine (BBC Scotland)|The Nine]]''
}}

'''''BBC Reporting Scotland''''' is the [[BBC]]'s national [[television news]] programme for [[Scotland]], broadcast on [[BBC One Scotland]] from the [[BBC Pacific Quay|headquarters]] of [[BBC Scotland]] in [[Pacific Quay]], [[Glasgow]]. The programme usually followed after the nationwide bulletin from [[Broadcasting House|New Broadcasting House]].

==History==
Although BBC Television was established in Scotland in February 1952 – and broadcast some opt-out programming – it did not start its daily Scottish television news service until Friday 30 August 1957, initially consisting of a five-minute bulletin at 6.05pm on weekdays and a sports results programme on Saturdays. The BBC was keen to launch the ''Scottish News Summary'' ahead of its new commercial rival in the central belt, [[Scottish Television]] (STV) and before the launch of similar bulletins elsewhere in the UK. As it turned out, STV began broadcasting the day after the launch of what was the BBC's first opt-out TV news bulletin, with the commercial rival launching its local bulletins the following Monday. Similar five-minute bulletins were introduced to the rest of the UK the following month. Topical magazine programmes were later introduced to supplement the Scottish news bulletins including ''Six Ten'', ''Scotland at Six'', ''A Quick Look Round'', and a weekly regional opt-out programme for the North of Scotland entitled ''Talk of the North''.

Following the arrival of future director-general [[Alasdair Milne]] as controller of [[BBC Scotland]], ''BBC Reporting Scotland'' was launched on Monday 1 April 1968 with a greater emphasis on hard news coverage. Inspired by the format of [[NBC]]'s ''[[The Huntley-Brinkley Report]]''<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/1694954.Here_is_the_news_____50_years_on/ |title=Here is the news ... 50 years on |work=Herald Scotland |date=18 September 2007}}</ref> in the United States, the programme was presented jointly from the BBC's studios in [[Glasgow]], [[Edinburgh]] and [[Aberdeen]].

The original team of presenters were former ''A Quick Look Round'' presenter [[Mary Marquis]] (Glasgow), news agency journalist Gordon Smith (Edinburgh) and ex-[[Grampian Television]] announcer Douglas Kynoch (Aberdeen). Kynoch later became the main anchor in Glasgow while future ''[[Pebble Mill at One]]'' host [[Donny MacLeod]] took over as the Aberdeen presenter. In Edinburgh, later presenters included [[Renton Laidlaw]] (later a veteran golf commentator) and Kenneth Roy.

In September 1969, ''BBC Reporting Scotland'' was integrated into the networked ''[[Nationwide (TV programme)|Nationwide]]'' strand. As with their counterparts in the other BBC Nations and Regions, ''BBC Reporting Scotland'' team often contributed reports to the ''Nationwide'' programme. When ''Nationwide'' ended in August 1983, ''BBC Reporting Scotland'' was briefly replaced by ''Scotland Sixty Minutes'' as part of the revamped news programme, ''[[Sixty Minutes (British TV programme)|Sixty Minutes]]'', but was reinstated in 1984 after ''Sixty Minutes'' ended. Since that time, the ''BBC Reporting Scotland'' brand has also been used as the on-screen identity for most of [[BBC Scotland]]'s television news bulletins.

Arguably the most famous of ''BBC Reporting Scotland'''s ex-presenters was Mary Marquis, who upon her return in September 1975, became its main anchor until her departure in 1988. Regular co-presenters included John Milne - who remained with the BBC for many years - Malcolm Wilson, [[Viv Lumsden]], [[Alan Douglas (journalist)|Alan Douglas]] and [[Eddie Mair]].

[[Jackie Bird]] became the programme's longest serving presenter, anchoring the main 6.30pm edition of ''Reporting Scotland'' for nearly thirty years until her sudden departure in April 2019.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2019/jackie-bird-reporting-scotland?ns_source=twitter&ns_mchannel=social&ns_campaign=bbc_press_office&ns_linkname=corporate |title=Jackie Bird departs Reporting Scotland after 30 years at the helm |publisher=BBC |date=11 April 2019}}</ref> Long-serving BBC Scotland sports commentator [[Archie Macpherson]] also established the programme's weekend sports previews on Friday nights.

In-depth weather forecasts were introduced as part of a major relaunch of the programme in October 1992, initially fronted by Vanessa Collingridge, and later, the popular [[Heather Reid]] (aka ''Heather the Weather'') who stayed with ''Reporting Scotland'' for fifteen years. The programme also increased its use of live outside broadcasts and satellite links for news reports and interviews.

The viewing figures for the main 6.30pm programme averaged between 500,000 and 600,000 and have occasionally reached a million, including the night after the [[Lockerbie disaster]] in December 1988.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/annualreport/pdf/bbc_nr_mr_scotland_2011_12.pdf |title=Watching Ourselves : 60 Years of Television in Scotland|website=Downloads.bbc.co.uk|date=2012|access-date=6 April 2022}}</ref> In March 1996, part of the programme was shown on BBC1 across the UK following the [[Dunblane massacre]]. Occasional special editions, marking major news events, have also aired on the [[BBC News Channel]] and [[BBC Parliament]].

BBC Scotland moved to [[BBC Pacific Quay]] in 2007. ''Reporting Scotland''{{'}}s first transmission from the new studios was a breakfast bulletin presented by Rob Matheson, transmitted at 6.25am on Monday 20 August 2007. The studio backdrop features the live view from cameras mounted on the roof of BBC Scotland's new headquarters on the southern banks of the Clyde. When it opened, the new building at [[Pacific Quay]] was one of the most up-to-date digital broadcasting facilities in the world and featured the BBC's first HD-capable newsroom. Since 4 October 1999, the programme's on-air titles and graphics have reflected the corporate branding of [[BBC News]], including the signature theme tune composed by [[David Lowe (television and radio composer)|David Lowe]].

During the 1970s and early 1980s, ''BBC Reporting Scotland'' used extracts from both commercial chart songs and library music for signature tunes, such as the [[Donna Summer]] cover of ''[[MacArthur Park (song)#Donna Summer version|MacArthur Park]]'', [[Jeff Wayne]]'s ''Jubilation'' (also used by LWT's ''[[The Big Match]]'') and [[Emerson, Lake & Palmer]]'s version of ''[[Fanfare for the Common Man (Emerson, Lake & Palmer song)|Fanfare for the Common Man]]''.

''Reporting Scotland''{{'}}s on-air look was most recently updated when a new revamped set was built in Studio C at BBC Scotland's Pacific Quay studios, reflecting the new look of the BBC's News at One, Six and Ten. It was first seen on screen on 12 June 2023.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Behind the scenes of new Reporting Scotland studio |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-scotland-65856469 |access-date=2023-06-12}}</ref> 

Between 2019 and 2024, ''BBC Reporting Scotland'' had been supplemented by a sister hour-long programme, ''[[The Nine (BBC Scotland)|The Nine]]'', which aired each weeknight on the [[BBC Scotland (TV channel)|BBC Scotland]] channel. While ''Reporting Scotland'' continued to cover Scottish news, ''The Nine''{{'}}s brief also included UK national and international news coverage from a Scottish perspective. The programme has been compared with the frequent calls to replace ''Reporting Scotland'' with a [[Scottish Six|'Scottish Six' version]] of the ''[[BBC News at Six]]''. 

On 9 December 2024, BBC News Scotland announced two new titles which will join its news and current affairs portfolio from the New Year. Launched on 6 January 2025 was ''[[Reporting Scotland: News at Seven]]'', the new-look 30 minute week-night news programme for the [[BBC Scotland (TV channel)|BBC Scotland]] channel replacing ''The Nine''. It is presented by Laura Maciver and [[Amy Irons]] - sharing days throughout the week, while [[Martin Geissler]] fronts a new current affairs podcast series ''Scotcast'' in which began a week later on 13 January.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Reporting Scotland: News at Seven and new podcast Scotcast to launch in January 2025 |url=https://www.bbc.com/mediacentre/2024/reporting-scotland-news-at-seven-and-scotcast-launch#:~:text=News%20at%20Seven%20will%20complement,bringing%20from%20communities%20across%20Scotland. |access-date=2024-12-12 |website=www.bbc.co.uk |language=en}}</ref>

On 30 January 2025, BBC Scotland announced that [[Sally Magnusson]] is to leave the programme after 27 years. She will continue to present until April and then work with the BBC as a freelance broadcaster. Magnusson's last programme was broadcast on the 4 April 2025. <ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-01-30 |title=Sally Magnusson to leave Reporting Scotland after 27 years |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce85g8d1w38o |access-date=2025-01-30 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref> On 30 April 2025, BBC Scotland announced that Laura Goodwin will be appointed as the new lead presenter on Thursdays and Fridays beginning in May.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-04-30 |title=Laura Goodwin named as new Reporting Scotland presenter |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3v90nr7w3go |access-date=2025-04-30 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref>

==Broadcasting==
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On weekdays, the programme airs nine times a day on [[BBC One Scotland]]:
*Breakfast bulletins at 0625, 0655, 0725, 0755, 0825 and 0915 during ''[[BBC Breakfast]]''
*A 10-minute lunchtime programme at 1.35pm, during the ''[[BBC News at One]]''
*A short 30 second preview is aired at 5.15pm before the main 30-minute evening programme at 6.30pm, after the ''[[BBC News at Six]]''
*A 30-minute ''<nowiki/>'News at Seven''' programme at 7pm on the [[BBC Scotland (TV channel)|BBC Scotland]] channel
*A 10-minute late night bulletin at around 10.30pm, after the ''[[BBC News at Ten]]''
There are three weekend bulletins (one bulletin on a Saturday and two bulletins on a Sunday) 

A mid-afternoon news summary used to be broadcast at around 4pm after the ''[[BBC News Summary]]'' on [[BBC Two Scotland]] from 1986 until 2003, when the bulletins moved to [[BBC One Scotland]], but this was discontinued at the end of 2012.

Starting in December 2007, a short headline update was aired at 8pm during the ''[[BBC News Summary]]'', but this was axed along with the national news summary in May 2018.

Along with other BBC Scotland news and current affairs programming, it can be viewed as a live or on-demand (in full or as individual articles) video stream from the online [[BBC iPlayer]].

The programme can also be watched in any part of the UK (and much of Europe) via the [[BBC UK regional TV on satellite]] service transmitted from the [[SES Astra|Astra]] satellite at [[Astra 28.2°E|28.2° east]]:-
*on channel 101 using [[Sky UK|Sky]]-branded proprietary satellite receivers with a [[conditional access]] card associated with an address in Scotland
*on channel 951 using a Sky-branded receiver with a card associated with a non{{nbh}}Scottish address or with no viewing card
*on 10,803&nbsp;MHz, 22,000&nbsp;kSPS, Horizontal polarisation, FEC 5/6 using a normal satellite receiver

Its main competitors are [[STV (TV channel)|STV]]'s main evening programme ''[[STV News]]'' in the North and Central of Scotland and [[ITV Border]]'s main evening programme ''[[ITV News Lookaround]]'' in the South of Scotland.

==Presenting team==
{| class="wikitable"
|+News
!Person
!Position
!Days
|-
|[[Laura Miller (journalist)|'''Laura Miller''']]
| rowspan="2" |'''Main presenters (6:30pm)'''
|'''''Monday-Wednesday'''''
|-
|'''Laura Goodwin'''
|'''''Thursday-Friday'''''
|-
|[[Amy Irons|''Amy Irons'']]
| rowspan="2" |''Main presenters ([[Reporting Scotland: News at Seven|News at Seven]])''
| rowspan="2" |''Weekdays (rotational)''
|-
|''Laura Maciver''
|-
|[[Anne McAlpine]]
|Late News presenter (10:30pm)
| rowspan="1" |''Wednesday-Friday''
|-
|Sarah McMullan
|Breakfast and Lunchtime presenter
| rowspan="1" |''Weekdays (part-time)''
|-
|[[Graham Stewart]]
| rowspan="11" |Relief (Stand-in) presenters
| rowspan="11" |''Weekdays and Weekends''
|-
|Andrew Black
|-
|[[Lucy Whyte]]
|-
|Iain Macinnes
|-
|Ben Philip
|-
|Karen Elder
|-
|Hope Webb
|-
|Suzanne Allan
|-
|Laura McGhie
|-
|Fiona Stalker
|-
|Louise Cowie
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+Weather
!Person
!Position
|-
|[[Christopher Blanchett]]
| rowspan="4" |Main presenters
|-
|[[Judith Ralston]]
|-
|Gillian Smart
|-
|[[Kirsteen MacDonald]] 
|-
|[[Joy Dunlop]]
| rowspan="5" |Relief presenters
|-
|Derek MacIntosh
|-
|Sarah Cruickshank
|-
|Kawser Quamer
|-
|[[Kirsty McCabe]]
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+Sport
!Person
!Position
|-
|Lewis Irons
| rowspan="2" |Main presenters
|-
|Sheelagh McLaren
|-
|Laura McGhie
| rowspan="4" |Relief presenters
|-
|Kenny Crawford
|-
|[[Martin Dougan]]
|-
|Paul Barnes
|}

== News editors, reporters and correspondents ==

=== News editors ===
* [[James Cook (broadcaster)|James Cook]] – [[Scotland]] editor 
* [[Glenn Campbell (broadcaster)|Glenn Campbell]] – Political editor
* Douglas Fraser – Business and Economics editor
=== Regional reporters ===
*[[Rebecca Curran]] – [[Aberdeen]] reporter
*Louise Hosie – [[Aberdeenshire]] reporter
*David Delday – [[Orkney]] reporter
*John Johnston – [[Shetland]] reporter
*Iain Macinnes – [[Inverness]], [[Highlands and Islands]] reporter
*Cameron Buttle – [[Scottish Borders]] reporter

=== News reporters ===

* Jamie McIvor – News correspondent
* Steven Godden
*Ben Philip
*Katie Hunter 
*Catriona Renton
*Gillian Sharpe 
*Morag Kinniburgh 
*Joanne Macaulay
*Phil McDonald 
*[[Martin Geissler]]
*Fiona Stalker 
*Sarah McMullan 
*Richard Forbes
*Karen Elder
*Andrew Thomson 
*Graeme Ogston
*Sarah Toom
*Hazel Martin
*Andrew Picken
*Georgina Hayes
*Eilidh Davies 
*Louise Cowie
*Suzanne Allan

=== Political correspondents ===
*Lynsey Bews – Chief Political correspondent
*[[Andrew Kerr (broadcaster)|Andrew Kerr]] 
*David Wallace Lockhart 
*Kirsten Campbell 
*Phil Sim
*Jenni Davidson – Political reporter

=== Westminster correspondents ===
*David Porter
*Rajdeep Sandhu

=== Correspondents of different specialties ===
*[[David Henderson (broadcaster)|David Henderson]] – Business and Transport correspondent
*Lisa Summers – Health correspondent
*David Cowan – Home affairs correspondent
*Chris Clements – Social affairs correspondent
*Lucy Adams –  Education correspondent
*Hope Webb – Money and Work reporter
*Kevin Keane – Environment, Energy and Rural affairs correspondent
*Laura Goodwin – Science and Innovations correspondent
*Pauline McLean – Arts correspondent
*David Farrell – Entertainment correspondent
*Mark Daly – Investigations correspondent
*Ian Hamilton – Special correspondent
*Chris McLaughlin – Sports news correspondent

=== Sport reporters ===
*Paul Barnes
*Lewis Irons
*Andy Burke
*[[Jane Lewis (journalist)|Jane Lewis]]
*Sheelagh McLaren
*Kheredine Idessane
*Brian McLaughlin
*Kenny Crawford 

==Former presenters and reporters==
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*[[Abeer MacIntyre]] (2001–2008)
*[[Alan Douglas (journalist)|Alan Douglas]] (1978–1996)
*[[Alan Mackay (reporter)|Alan Mackay]] (1980s–2007)
*Allan Robb (1993–1994)
*Alma Cadzow (1980–1988)
*Alasdair Fraser (now with [[BBC Alba]])
*Alastair Alexander (late 1960s - early 1970s)
*[[Alison Walker]] (2003–2009)
*Alistair Smith
*Andrew Anderson (1997–2022)
*[[Andrew Kerr (broadcaster)|Andrew Kerr]] (as Relief presenter)
*[[Anne MacKenzie (journalist)|Anne MacKenzie]] (1995–1997)
*[[Archie Macpherson]]
*[[Bill Hamilton (journalist)|Bill Hamilton]] (1973–1974)
*Bill McFarlan (1985–1992)
*Brenda Paterson
*[[Brian Marjoribanks]] (late 1960s - early 1970s)
*[[Brian Taylor (journalist)|Brian Taylor]] - political editor (1985–2020)
*Brian Townsend (1973)
*Calum MacColl (weather presenter) (2022–2025)
*Campbell Barclay (1976–1982)
*Carla Romano (late 1990s - early 2000s)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://wiki.scotlandonair.com/wiki/Carla_Romano | title=Carla Romano - Scotland on Air }}</ref>
*[[Cat Cubie]] (weather presenter)
*[[Cathy MacDonald]] (1988–1989) (now with [[BBC ALBA]], [[BBC Radio nan Gàidheal]] and [[BBC Radio Scotland]])
*[[Catriona Shearer]] (2004–2021)
*Charles Munro (late 1960s - early 1970s)
*[[Chick Young]] (now with [[BBC Radio Scotland]])
*Connor Gillies (2018–2022) (now with [[Sky News]])
*Craig Anderson
*[[David Currie (broadcaster)|David Currie]] (now with [[Sportscene|BBC Sport Scotland]])
*[[David Henderson (broadcaster)|David Henderson]] (as Relief presenter)
*[[David Robertson (broadcaster)|David Robertson]] (2000–2008)
*David Shanks (2018–2023)
*[[Donny MacLeod]]
*Douglas Kynoch (1968–1973)
*[[Dougie Donnelly]]
*[[Dougie Vipond]] (now with [[Landward]])
*[[Eddie Mair]] (1990–1993) (now with [[LBC]])
*[[Eleanor Bradford]] (health correspondent 2001–2016)
*Emma Cameron (now with [[STV News]])
*Eric Crockhart
*Fiona Henderson
*Forbes McFall
*[[Gail McGrane]] (weather presenter 2009–2011, 2018–2020, now with [[STV News]])
*Georgia Roberts (2023–2024) (now with [[BBC East Midlands Today]])
*Gerry Davis (1973–1975)
*Glen Gibson (late 1960s - early 1970s)
*Gordon Hewitt (mid-1970s - mid-1980s)
*Gordon Smith
*Hamish Neal
*[[Hazel Irvine]] (now with [[BBC Sport]])
*[[Heather Reid]] (1994–2009, now working in academia)
*[[Jackie Bird]] (1989–2019, works elsewhere in BBC)
*Jane Franchi (1979–2003)
*[[James Cook (broadcaster)|James Cook]] (now with ''[[The Nine (BBC Scotland)|The Nine]])''
*John Duncanson
*[[John MacKay (journalist)|John MacKay]] (1987–1994)
*[[John Milne (journalist)|John Milne]] (1972–2007)
*[[Jonathan Sutherland]] (now with [[Sportscene|BBC Sport Scotland]])
*[[Kenneth Roy]]
*[[Kirsty Wark]] (1981–1989, now with ''[[Newsnight]]'')
*Lesley Blair (1969 - mid 1970s)
*Lindsay Monarch (late 1990s)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTsFm2gvjSU | title=Killie 1 Falkirk 0 24/05/97 News Wrap | website=[[YouTube]] | date=24 May 2018 }}</ref>
*Louise Batchelor (1980s - 1989; 1994–2008)
*Louise Tait
*Louise Welsh
*Louise White (mid-1990s)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKzFvABmbL0 | title=BBC 1 Scotland Junction & Reporting Scotland Christmas Eve 1994 | website=[[YouTube]] | date=5 October 2009 }}</ref>
*Malcolm Wilson
*[[Mary Marquis]] (1968–1988)
*Neil Mudie (1977–1997)
*[[Nick Sheridan (journalist)|Nick Sheridan]] (2020–2024)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://news.sky.com/story/bbc-scotland-presenter-nick-sheridan-dies-aged-32-13089118| title=BBC Scotland presenter Nick Sheridan dies aged 32}}</ref>
*Oliver Wright (now with [[STV News]])
*[[Paddy Christie (journalist)|Paddy Christie]]
*[[Penny Macmillan]] (1998–2007)
*Peter MacRae
*Renton Laidlaw (1970–1973)
*[[Rhona McLeod]] (1995–2019)
*[[Rob Maclean]] (now with [[Sportscene|BBC Sport Scotland]] and [[BT Sport]])
*Rob Matheson (1998–2011, now with [[Al Jazeera English]])
*[[Sally Magnusson]] (1997–2025, now working elsewhere in BBC)
*[[Sally McNair]] (1990–2021)
*Séan O'Neil (2023) (now with [[The Courier (Dundee)|The Courier]])
*[[Stav Danaos]] (weather presenter 2011–2013, now with [[BBC Weather]])
*Vanessa Collingridge
*[[Viv Lumsden]] (1984–1989)
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==References==
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==External links==
*{{bbc.co.uk|id=reportingscotland|title=''Reporting Scotland''}}
*{{bbc.co.uk|id=news/scotland|title=BBC Scotland News}}
 
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