Sportscene

Sportscene

Sportscene's Current Logo
Genre Sport
Presented by David Currie (Saturday)
Jonathan Sutherland (Sunday)
Country of origin Scotland
Original language(s) English
Production
Location(s) BBC Pacific Quay
Glasgow, Scotland
Running time Varies
Production company(s) BBC Sport Scotland
(BBC Sport)
Release
Original network BBC One Scotland
BBC Two Scotland
Picture format 16:9
Original release 9 August 1975 (1975-08-09) – present
External links
Website

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

History

Sportscene's predecessor was Sportsreel,[1] which was broadcast every Saturday at around 5pm (results and reports) and 10pm (highlights) in the 1960s. By the 1970s, a Sportscene format of a 5pm programme called Scoreboard, 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

Sportscene set at BBC Scotland's Pacific Quay HQ.

There are a number of shows that 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 Rob MacLean, Alison Walker, Richard Gordon, Dougie Donnelly, Archie Macpherson, Gordon Hewitt, Hazel Irvine, Jill Douglas, Mark Souster and Jim Craig.

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

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

Online

Sportscene's opening credits

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.

In popular culture

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

References

  1. "Q & A". thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 14 August 2011.

External links

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