The Night Shift
When I started this diary I promised sneak previews of forthcoming programmes. Well, here's a scoop for all diary readers; The Night Shift.
That's what we're calling our new through-the-night service which we're launching on Monday 13th February. (It's actually the early hours of the 14th, now I come to think about it.)
From 0100 until 0600 you'll hear Rob Matheson or Tony Currie present a selection of music, features and entertainment shows. There will be a few competitions and e-mails from listeners too. The music will be drawn from the library of some of our best-known programmes, such as Celtic Connections and Brand New Country.
The feature programmes will mainly be half-hour documentaries such as The Book I've Yet to Write, Trip Off The Tongue and the return of one Radio Scotland's most requested series, Scotland's Century.
This is all a bit of an experiment, but it has the bonus of adding many more programmes to the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio Player, so there will be more choice for those listeners who don't suffer from insomnia.
We'll run in on MW, digital radio, digitial television and online, while Radio Five Live will stay as our sustaining service on FM.
It also offers listeners a chance to shape the overnight schedule by suggesting music and programmes. So, if you have any comments, don't wait until the 13th.
Let's hear them now.
