Theme music composer Rage Music Executive producer(s) Howard Simpson | Country of origin Scotland First episode date 24 October 2011 Genres News, Current affairs | |
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Directed by John MasonLaura Trimble Producer(s) Carole ErskineStephen Townsend Similar STV News, Scotland Today, Newsnight Scotland, Scotland 2016, North Tonight Profiles | ||
Scotland Tonight is a Scottish news and current affairs programme, covering the two STV franchise areas of Northern and Central Scotland, produced by STV News. The programme is presented by STV News at Six West anchor John MacKay on Mondays & Tuesdays and former Sky News Scotland correspondent Rona Dougall on Wednesdays & Thursday.
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The half-hour programme, which launched on Monday 24 October 2011, replacing the former STV political programme Politics Now. Scotland today airs at 22:30 on Monday - Thursday nights and features reports, interviews & analysis on the Scottish national news of the day alongside coverage of politics, business, sport and the arts & entertainment.
Scotland Tonight is broadcast across both STV regions (North & Central) and incorporates late news bulletins for Glasgow & West Central Scotland, Edinburgh, Fife & the Lothians and the STV North region. Separate late bulletins for the three regions also air after ITV News at Ten on Friday nights. The programme is broadcast from studio 1 at STV's Glasgow studios, sharing the studio with the West edition of STV News at Six.
Bernard Ponsonby, Colin Mackay, Claire Stewart and Aasmah Mir have each presented on occasion.
Specials
Special extend programmes are also held for any Scottish By-election, presented by Bernard Ponsonby.