The Nine (BBC Scotland)
The Nine (also known as The Seven during Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays) is a Scottish news bulletin on the BBC Scotland channel which started on 25 February 2019, and is the channel's flagship news programme. Produced by BBC News, the 60-minute programme is broadcast on BBC Scotland at 9:00pm. The Friday and Weekend edition of the programme is aired at 7:00pm and lasts for a shorter 30 minutes on Fridays and 15 minutes on Weekends. The programme has a fifteen strong team of presenters and reporters, who present national and international news from a Scottish perspective. It is presented by Rebecca Curran and Martin Geissler from Monday to Thursday[1] and Laura Miller and John Beattie on Fridays. Weekends are hosted by the Reporting Scotland team. Laura McGhie and Amy Irons are the main Sports Presenters.
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Also known as | The Seven (Fridays and Weekends) |
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Country of origin | Scotland |
Original language | English |
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Running time | The Nine: 60 minutes The Seven: 30 minutes (Friday Edition) 15 minutes (Weekend Edition) |
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Original network | BBC Scotland |
Original release | 25 February 2019 – present |
Presenters
Presenter | Role | Other roles | |
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2019–present | Martin Geissler | Main Presenters (Monday-Wednesday) | The Sunday Show and Good Morning Scotland presenter |
2020–present | Laura MacIver | Good Morning Scotland presenter | |
2019–present | Laura Miller | Main Presenters (Friday) | Reporting Scotland presenter |
2019–present | John Beattie | BBC Radio Scotland presenter | |
2019–present | Nick Sheridan | Main Presenters (Seven Days) | Relief Presenter |
2019–present | Fiona Stalker | The Sunday Show and Drivetime presenter | |
2021–present | Amy Irons | Sports Presenters | Relief Presenter, The Edit presenter |
2019–present | Laura McGhie | Relief Presenter, BBC Radio 5 Live presenter | |
2019–present | James Cook | Relief Presenters | Chief News Correspondent |
2020–present | Connor Gillies | News Correspondent | |
2019–present | Laura Goodwin | Innovation Correspondent | |
2021–present | David Wallace Lockhart | Political Correspondent | |
2021-present | Anne Lundon | Reporting Scotland presenter | |
2021-present | Sarah McMullan | Reporting Scotland presenter | |
2019–present | Rebecca Curran | Currently on Maternity Leave |
References
- "Meet the news stars of BBC Scotland's The Nine". BBC News. BBC. 12 February 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2019.