BBC Scotland<\/a> is yet to announce what will be filling the late night Saturday and Sunday slots which are currently occupied respectively by Sloan and Anderson – who both started broadcasting in Scotland more than 40 years ago.\n<\/p>\n\n The BBC has confirmed the end of the late-night music shows weeks after confirming that long-running breakfast show Good Morning Scotland was being replaced.\n<\/p>\n
\n Up Late is being launched under a drive to attract new audience by playing \u201cmore mainstream, easy listening tracks which will appeal to audiences aged 45 and over\u201d.\n<\/p>\n
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Victoria Easton-Riley was appointed as the new head of BBC Radio Scotland in May 2025. (Image: BBC)\n<\/p>\n
\n The new show has been commissioned after the BBC put out a call for ideas from production companies for a show which would provide \u201ca late-night companion to wind down the day, while having intelligent speech between the tracks.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
\n The Radio Scotland revamp has been unveiled six months after Ms Easton-Riley was hired by the BBC from commercial radio operator Bauer as the new head of radio for Scotland and Northern Ireland.\n<\/p>\n
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Hayley Valentine is director of BBC Scotland. (Image: BBC\/Elaine Livingstone)\n<\/p>\n
\n At the time, BBC Scotland director Hayley Valentine said the broadcaster was looking to \u201cevolve our audio services and build on our strategy of bringing the broadest range of cultural content from around Scotland to our audiences.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
\n A tender document, seen by The Herald, seeking ideas from production companies for a new late-night Radio Scotland show was published in the summer.\n<\/p>\n
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Roddy Hart’s weekly BBC Radio Scotland show is being wound up at the end of this year. (Image: BBC)\n<\/p>\n
\n The brief stated: \u201cThis is an exciting opportunity to launch a new late-night show on BBC Radio Scotland with presenters bringing a consistent personality and sound across the weekly schedule.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cThe show should be a live late-night companion, providing an easy listen to wind down the day, while still having intelligent speech between the tracks.\n<\/p>\n
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Natasha Raskin Sharp’s BBC Radio Scotland show is being wound up.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cWhile the current audience is 55+, the aim would be to attract listeners in their 40s who grew up in the 1990s\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cWe welcome suggestions on how the show could be interactive with listeners to build loyalty in a relatable manner with the aim to build companionship and connection with a new BBC Radio Scotland audience.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
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Lynne Hoggan will be presenting BBC Radio Scotland’s new ‘Up Late’ programme from 10pm-midnight, Monday-Thursday. (Image: BBC)\n<\/p>\n
\n The BBC\u2019s brief described the prospect of a new late-night show as \u201ca unique opportunity to create something intimate, inclusive and distinctive\u201d.\n<\/p>\n
\n It added: \u201cWe\u2019re looking for proposals that feel welcome and relatable, offering listeners a sense of comfort and community as they wind down, reflect or simply enjoy good company through the radio.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
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Ashley Storrie will be presenting the Friday night edition of BBC Radio Scotland’s new ‘Up Late’ programme. (Image: Colin Mearns)\n<\/p>\n
\n When Ms Easton-Riley, a former producer of BBC Radio 1\u2019s breakfast show, was appointed she was described by Ms Valentine as \u201ca brilliant creative leader with a deep understanding of the sector, a laser focus on audiences and engagement and a commitment to supporting career development\u201d.\n<\/p>\n
\n A BBC spokesperson said Up Late would be made for Radio Scotland by the independent production company Silent Productions as a result of the recent tender process.\n<\/p>\n
\n Ms Easton-Riley said: \u201cWe\u2019re looking forward to launching this new show for our late-night audience. It will provide the perfect soundtrack during the quieter hours and offer listeners a sense of warmth, connection and community throughout the week.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u2018I\u2019m delighted that Lynne is joining the station to present the new show for four nights a week and that Ashley, who has been hosting in that slot on Fridays, will be presenting the new show each Friday. Lynne has presented editions of our popular request show,\u00a0Get it On,\u00a0and is\u00a0a familiar voice on commercial radio in Scotland.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cI also want to pay tribute to the presenters who are leaving and have brought so much personality and dedication to our late-night schedule over the years. Their contributions to the station are greatly appreciated.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
\n The end of Good Morning Scotland, which the BBC started broadcasting in 1973, was confirmed on October 28 following weeks of speculation about the future of the show.\n<\/p>\n
\n Martin Geissler and Laura Maciver are due to present a new early morning show, Radio Scotland Breakfast, which is due to launch on November 24.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Shows presented by Roddy Hart and Natasha Raskin Sharp are also going under a shake-up overseen by new…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":283814,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[64,63,134,136],"class_list":{"0":"post-283813","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-music","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-entertainment","11":"tag-music"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/283813","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=283813"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/283813\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/283814"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=283813"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=283813"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=283813"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}