''The Five Thirty Show'' is a Scottish topical magazine show, which began broadcasting in Northern and Central Scotland on
STV on Monday 28 January 2008. The programme was aired live from STV's
Pacific Quay
Pacific Quay is an area south of the River Clyde in Glasgow, Scotland. It is located at the former Plantation Quay and Princes' Dock Basin. The Princes' Dock Basin was the largest on the River Clyde when it was opened by the Clyde Navigation T ...
studios in
Glasgow
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, with live link-ups to other parts of Scotland often featuring.
In May 2009, it was revealed that the programme would be axed and replaced by a new hour-long format entitled ''
The Hour''. The last regular edition of the programme aired on Friday 15 May 2009 and concluded with co-host Rachel McTavish's departure from STV.
The final live programme was followed by a week of compilation specials.
Format
The show was originally intended to report on the top stories of the day from across STV's Northern and Central regions in a more relaxed style to its sister shows, ''
Scotland Today
''Scotland Today'' is a Scottish regional news programme covering Central Scotland, produced by STV Central (formerly Scottish Television). Despite its name suggesting a national remit, the programme was actually limited to stories around STV's C ...
'' and ''
North Tonight
''North Tonight'' is a Scottish nightly regional news programme covering the North of Scotland, produced by STV North (formerly Grampian Television).
History
During the late 1960s and 1970s, Grampian's regional news service consisted of daily ...
'' (now known as ''
STV News at Six''). Within a short time of launch, the format was changed to include more lifestyle & feature items and a greater focus on entertainment stories.
Presenters
The programme team since launch;
;Main Presenters
*
Stephen Jardine
Stephen Jardine (born 1963) is a Scottish journalist, broadcaster and presenter. He has worked for the BBC, Scottish Television, GMTV and Radio Tay. Early years
Born in Dumfries, Jardine is the son of the late Bill Jardine, a former chairman ...
(28 January 2008 – 14 May 2009)
*
Debi Edward
Debi Edward is a Scottish television broadcaster, currently working for ITN as China Correspondent on ITV News.
Originally from Aberdeen, Edward joined STV in 2005 as a reporter and presenter of ''Scotland Today's'' weekday morning bulletins at ...
(28 January 2008 – 25 April 2008)
*
Rachel McTavish (28 April 2008 – 15 May 2009)
;Roving Reporters
*
Vicky Lee (relief presenter)
*
Gerry McCulloch (relief presenter)
* Chris Harvey (North Scotland Correspondent)
*
Natasha Stillwell
Natasha Stillwell is an English television reporter and producer, known in Canada for the television show ''Daily Planet (TV program), Daily Planet'', on Discovery Channel Canada and in Northern and Central Scotland for her reporting role on ST ...
;Entertainment Correspondent
*
Grant Lauchlan
;Weatherman
*
Seán Batty
Seán Batty (born 6 May 1982) is a meteorologist, currently working for STV. Before this he was a Broadcast Assistant at the BBC Weather Centre and occasionally presented forecasts in BBC regions.
Early life
Born in Paisley, he attended Ca ...
Related shows
* ''
STV News at Six''
* ''
The Hour''
* ''
Live at Five''
References
External links
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2000s Scottish television series
2008 Scottish television series debuts
2009 Scottish television series endings
English-language television shows
Scottish television shows
STV News