Breaking The News cast and crew credits

Radio panel show
BBC Radio Scotland
2015 - 2024
300 episodes (29 series)

Topical panel show hosted by Des Clarke for BBC Radio Scotland. Also features Jim Smith.

Continues tomorrow on Radio Scot at 1:30pm with Series 29, Episode 7
Catch-up on Series 29, Episode 6

Key cast & crew credits

Cast
Des Clarke	Host / Presenter
Jim Smith	Regular Panellist (Series 14-15)

Writing team
Dan Sweryt	Writer (Series 13-17 & 19 & 22-28)
Ross Craig (as Ross 'Teddy' Craig)	Writer (Series 1-2 & 4-11 & 14-16)
Steven Dick	Writer (Series 1-7 & 9 & 11-12 & 14-21 & 23-24 & 26-28)
Allan Miller	Writer (Series 1-2 & 4-16 & 18 & 20)
Max Davis	Writer (Series 2-22)
Neil Bratchpiece	Writer (Series 7-18 & 20-22 & 24-26)
Alice Gregg	Writer (Series 10-28)
Stephen Mawhinney	Writer (Series 13-17 & 19 & 22-28)
Stuart Cooper (as Stu Cooper)	Writer (Series 13-17 & 19 & 22-28)
Laura Major	Writer (Series 13-26)
Susanne Cassidy	Writer (Series 13-18)
Katie Storey	Writer (Series 16-21 & 23 & 27-28)
Rebecca Bain (as Becca Bain)	Writer (Series 17-28)
Alex Garrick-Wright	Writer (Series 17-28)
Eleanor Morton	Writer (Series 18-21 & 23)
Amy Matthews	Writer (Series 19-22)
Gregor Paton	Writer (Series 20-29)
Jennifer Walker	Writer (Series 23-28)
Elaine Malcolmson	Writer (Series 25-28)
Madeleine Brettingham	Writer (Series 25-27 & 29)
Dan Sweryt	Writer (Additional Material) (Series 5-28)
Stephen Mawhinney	Writer (Additional Material) (Series 5-28)
Stuart Cooper (as Stu Cooper)	Writer (Additional Material) (Series 5-28)
Stephen Holford	Writer (Additional Material) (Series 5 & 13-28)
Simon Paul Miller (as Simon Miller)	Writer (Additional Material) (Series 6-29)
Gregor Paton	Writer (Additional Material) (Series 12-13 & 15-29)
Rosanna Wood	Writer (Additional Material) (Series 12 & 14-19 & 21 & 24 & 26-28)
Chris Douch	Writer (Additional Material) (Series 12-17 & 20 & 23-24)
Sarah Coddington	Writer (Additional Material) (Series 12 & 16)
Pete Redfern	Writer (Additional Material) (Series 12-16 & 18 & 20 & 22 & 24)
Chris Ballard	Writer (Additional Material) (Series 12 & 14-18 & 20-29)
Christopher Stanners	Writer (Additional Material) (Series 14-29)
Susanne Cassidy	Writer (Additional Material) (Series 14 & 18)
Neil Bratchpiece	Writer (Additional Material) (Series 14-26 & 28-29)
Andy Bollen	Writer (Additional Material) (Series 14-15 & 19 & 27-28)
Alice Gregg	Writer (Additional Material) (Series 14 & 16-22 & 24-25 & 28-29)
Daryll Buchanan	Writer (Additional Material) (Series 14-15 & 23 & 27)
Trevor Rudge	Writer (Additional Material) (Series 14-16 & 18-26)
Dominic McGladdery	Writer (Additional Material) (Series 14-15 & 18-20 & 22 & 24-25 & 27-29)
Elaine Malcolmson	Writer (Additional Material) (Series 15-19 & 21-22 & 25)
Mark Granger	Writer (Additional Material) (Series 15-20 & 22 & 24-26 & 28)
Garth ApThomas	Writer (Additional Material) (Series 15 & 20 & 23 & 25-26 & 28)
Patrick Cowling	Writer (Additional Material) (Series 15 & 17-18 & 25 & 27)
George Ross	Writer (Additional Material) (Series 15-18 & 27)
Ian Searle	Writer (Additional Material) (Series 15 & 22 & 24 & 27 & 29)
Chris Thorburn	Writer (Additional Material) (Series 15 & 17-18 & 20-23 & 29)
Mike Cooper	Writer (Additional Material) (Series 14-17 & 19 & 25-26)
David Salisbury	Writer (Additional Material) (Series 15 & 20 & 22-23)
Jade Gebbie	Writer (Additional Material) (Series 16 & 24 & 26)
Rebecca Bain (as Becca Bain)	Writer (Additional Material) (Series 16-29)
Nathan Cowley	Writer (Additional Material) (Series 16-29)
Steve Blair	Writer (Additional Material) (Series 16 & 18-21 & 23-24 & 26 & 28)
Alex Garrick-Wright	Writer (Additional Material) (Series 16-29)
Conor O'Grady	Writer (Additional Material) (Series 16-18 & 21)
James Docherty	Writer (Additional Material) (Series 17-20 & 22 & 27-28)
Lee Jevons	Writer (Additional Material) (Series 17 & 20 & 23 & 25-26 & 28)
Peter Tellouche	Writer (Additional Material) (Series 17-18 & 20-21)
Alexander Minto	Writer (Additional Material) (Series 17 & 19-20)
Christopher Donovan	Writer (Additional Material) (Series 17-19 & 24 & 26)
Duncan Black	Writer (Additional Material) (Series 17-18 & 20-21 & 23-24 & 27-28)
Jonny King	Writer (Additional Material) (Series 18-20 & 26)
Philip Lickley	Writer (Additional Material) (Series 18-23 & 25)
Amy Xander	Writer (Additional Material) (Series 18-21 & 28)
David Cruickshanks	Writer (Additional Material) (Series 19 & 26-27)
Jennifer Walker	Writer (Additional Material) (Series 19-28)
Alex Buchanan	Writer (Additional Material) (Series 20-22 & 25-28)
Eleanor Hayward	Writer (Additional Material) (Series 20-26)
Jo Cunningham	Writer (Additional Material) (Series 20-23 & 26)
Uttom Chowdhury	Writer (Additional Material) (Series 20 & 23-28)
Lucienne Cummings	Writer (Additional Material) (Series 22-24 & 27-28)
James Docherty (as J S Docherty)	Writer (Additional Material) (Series 23-25 & 27)
Carwyn Blayney	Writer (Additional Material) (Series 23-24 & 26)
Stuart Beale	Writer (Additional Material) (Series 23-28)
Steve Trott	Writer (Additional Material) (Series 23-28)
Owen Pullar	Writer (Additional Material) (Series 24 & 26)
Gavin Webb	Writer (Additional Material) (Series 24-25 & 28)
Chris Riley	Writer (Additional Material) (Series 25-27)
David Nuttall	Writer (Additional Material) (Series 26-28)
Paul Hennell	Writer (Additional Material) (Series 26 & 28)
Jessica Aytac	Writer (Additional Material) (Series 27-28)
Victoria Barker	Writer (Additional Material) (Series 27-28)
Ben Moore	Writer (Additional Material) (Series 28-29)

Production team
David Flynn	Producer (Series 1-18 & 20-24 & 26-27)
James Christie	Producer (Series 1-2)
Paul Carlin	Producer (Series 3-6 & 13-14 & 16 & 24)
Lauren Mackay	Producer (Series 7-11 & 13 & 17-21 & 28)
Calum McConnell	Producer (Series 9 & 11-13)
Chris Quilietti	Producer (Series 14-29)
Stephen Hollywood	Producer (Series 14-15)
Chris Cruickshank	Producer (Series 22-24)

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