Sportscene

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Sportscene
Sportscene.jpg
Genre Sport
Presented by Jonathan Sutherland (Saturday highlights, Friday Championship Live)
Steven Thompson (Sunday highlights)
Rob MacLean (Sportscene Live)
Country of origin Scotland
Original languageEnglish
Production
Production locations BBC Pacific Quay
Glasgow, Scotland
Running timeVaries
Production companies BBC Sport Scotland
(BBC Sport)
Original release
Network BBC One Scotland
BBC Two Scotland (before 2019)
BBC Scotland(since 2019)
Release9 August 1975 (1975-08-09) –
present

Sportscene is the name of a range of Scottish sports television programmes produced by BBC Scotland.

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History

Sportscene's predecessors were Sports Special from Scotland and Sportsreel, [1] which was broadcast every Saturday at around 5pm (results and reports) and 10pm (highlights) in the 1950s, 1960s and the early 1970s. By the mid-1970s, a Sportscene format of a 5pm programme called Scoreboard presented by Gordon Hewitt (as a regional opt-out from Grandstand ), plus a 10pm show with highlights from one English and one Scottish league or cup match, was established. Sportscene also covered European and international matches, which usually involved highlights but occasionally live coverage. The show was presented by Archie Macpherson with commentary by Macpherson, Alastair Alexander or Peter Thomson.

Shows

A previous Sportscene set (2008) at BBC Scotland's Pacific Quay HQ. SportsceneStudio.PNG
A previous Sportscene set (2008) at BBC Scotland's Pacific Quay HQ.
Previous Sportscene titles (1990s) [by Liquid Image] BBC Sportscene titles from nineties.jpg
Previous Sportscene titles (1990s) [by Liquid Image]

A number of shows come under the Sportscene brand.

Previous shows

Presenters, commentators and reporters

Sportscene's main anchors are David Currie and Jonathan Sutherland. Previous Sportscene presenters include Peter Thomson, Sandy McLeish, Bill Malcolm, Archie Henry, Murdoch McPherson, Glen Gibson, Brian Marjoribanks, Alastair Alexander, Charles Munro, Archie Macpherson, Gordon Hewitt, Andrew Alexander, Dougie Donnelly, Bill McFarlan, Jim Craig, Derek Johnstone, Laura McGhie, Hazel Irvine, Jock Brown, Mark Souster, Alison Walker, Mike Abbott, Richard Gordon, Jill Douglas, Amy Irons, John Beattie, Dougie Vipond, and Stuart Cosgrove.

The programme's main commentary and reporting team consists of; lead commentator Liam McLeod, Paul Mitchell, John Barnes, Kheredine Idessane, Al Lamont, Jane Lewis and Chris McLaughlin.

Previous lead commentators have been Archie MacPherson (1969–1990), Jock Brown (1990–1997), Rob MacLean (1997–2004) and Paul Mitchell (2004–2010).

Reporters on Sportscene Results have included Jonathan Sutherland, Chris McLaughlin, Brian McLauchlin, Tam McManus, Kenny Crawford, Scott Davie, Martin Dowden, Jim Spence, Charlie Mann and Sandra Brown.

Online

Former Sportscene's opening credits (2011) Sportscene2011.png
Former Sportscene's opening credits (2011)

Sportscene has begun simulcasting certain live matches via both the BBC Sport website and the BBC Sport Mobile app. The UEFA Cup tie between Molde and Rangers was one of the first to feature online. Most programmes now feature on the BBC iPlayer service, depending on rights restrictions.

The programme is regularly parodied in the Scottish football impressionist show Only an Excuse? . Munchtime Sportscene is a name often used by the programme's makers, presumably a play on the currently rested Lunchtime Sportscene programme.

See also

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