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Breaking The News. Des Clarke. Copyright: BBC
Breaking The News

Breaking The News

  • TV panel show
  • BBC Scotland / BBC Two Scotland
  • 2018 - 2024
  • 38 episodes (3 series)

TV version of Radio Scotland's topical panel show, hosted by Des Clarke. Also features Jim Smith.

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Breaking The News. Des Clarke. Copyright: BBC

Key details

Genre
Panel Show
Broadcast
2018 - 2024
Channels
BBC Scotland, BBC Two Scotland
Episodes
38 (1 pilot + 3 series), plus 2 highlights special
Stars
Des Clarke and Jim Smith
Writers
Stuart Cooper, Alice Gregg, Stephen Mawhinney, Christopher Stanners, Dan Sweryt, Stephen Holford, Simon Paul Miller, Gregor Paton and more
Director
Donald Macinnes
Producers
David Flynn, Lauren Mackay, Stephen Hollywood, Chris Quilietti, David Staite, Graham Mitchell and Gillian McNeil
Company

A TV broadcast of the popular topical BBC Radio Scotland panel show fronted by Des Clarke.

From the same studio recording as the continuing radio original, this new television version features the same guests in a slightly different edit.

Catch-up

Additional details

Part of

BBC Scotland Funny Firsts

Also known as
  • Breaking The Euros (2024 special)
  • Breaking The Year
Production
Studio
Camera set-up
Multi-camera
Picture
Colour

Website links

Broadcast details

First broadcast
Friday 30th November 2018 at 10pm on BBC Two Scotland
Next repeats
  1. Series 3, Episode 7: Sunday at 10:30pm on BBC Scotland
  2. Series 3, Episode 8: Sunday 1st December at 10:30pm on BBC Scotland
Most recent repeats

Recording details

  • BBC Pacific Quay

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