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Video blogs - go behind the scenes at STV

1. 

   The Real MacKay - Lemon & Water, January 7 2011

   The Real MacKay hears from the New Year New You webmaster, Laura. She navigates the special website for us and highlights how easy it is to use it and get involved. Jennifer from the News team has...

   • 5 mins 25 secs
2. 

   The Real MacKay: The X-Factor Club, August 23 2010

   The Real MacKay returns after finally managing to grab a camera. The X-Factor is back and the first auditions were in Glasgow. The Real MacKay gets reaction and the inside track from someone who was...

   • 6 mins 39 secs
3. 

   The Real MacKay: The Lottery Dilemma, July 28 2010

   The Real MacKay hears about the tensions that exist in lottery syndicates around the country....

   • 3 mins 35 secs
4. 

   The Real MacKay - The Lockerbie Bomber Row

   STV News' Political Editor Bernard Ponsonby explains to The Real MacKay why there is so much transatlantic confusion over the release of the Lockerbie Bomber. ...

   • 7 mins 31 secs
5. 

   The Real MacKay - Is shorthand a dying skill in journalism?

   The Real MacKay speaks to a couple of recent journalism students now in the STV Newsroom....

   • 6 mins 2 secs
6. 

   The Real MacKay - What are we gonna do? July 12, 10

   The World Cup is over. The Real MacKay finds out how the newsroom is going to cope. ...

   • 8 mins 48 secs
7. 

   The Real MacKay - RealMacKayBlog@Twitter, July 12 2010

   The Real MacKay is now tweeting to his heart's content. Look upon it as a guide for life....

   • 2 mins 3 secs
8. 

   The Real MacKay - STV on You Tube, June 30 2010

   Gordon Chree interviews Bobby Hain of STV and Matt Brittin of Google about the partnership that will make thousands of hours of STV programmes available on YouTube. ...

   • 4 mins 33 secs
9. 

   The Real MacKay - The Vuvuzela

   The sound of the 2010 World Cup and doesn't it irritate? The Real MacKay canvasses opinion with a special prop....

   • 6 mins 18 secs
10. 

    The Real MacKay - Englishmen Abroad, June 16 2010

    The Real MacKay finds out what it's like to support Ingerlund in the STV Newsroom. ...

    • 4 mins 57 secs
11. 

    The Real MacKay - STV HD, June 8 2010

    STV Operations Director, Gary, explains all about STV's HD to The Real MacKay. And he answers Stuart B's long list of questions. ...

    • 4 mins 54 secs
12. 

    The Real MacKay - Underway or under way? June 4 2010

    What should it be? The Real MacKay examines some of the STV Newsdesk's pet hates. ...

    • 4 mins 25 secs
13. 

    The Real MacKay - Virtual Nostalgia, June 3 2010

    We may be approaching transmission time, but The Real MacKay finds out there are issues of far greater importance to the STV News team....

    • 2 mins 43 secs
14. 

    The Real MacKay - Alan has an iPad, June 2 2010

    Alan from the digital team demonstrates the new must-have iPad to The Real MacKay. ...

    • 4 mins 5 secs
15. 

    The Real MacKay - Kevin Bridges: Funny Man, June 2 2010

    The Real MacKay is a big fan of the comedian Kevin Bridges, but one person in the newsroom saw his potential from almost the very start. ...

    • 2 mins 55 secs
16. 

    The Real MacKay - Grantzi, May 18 2010

    The Real MacKay uncovers the STV news team's urban guerrilla journalist- Grantzi....

    • 4 mins 25 secs
17. 

    The Real MacKay - As the Dust Settles, May 13 2010

    After the excitement of the Election, The Real MacKay reflects on the past few days....

    • 4 mins 29 secs
18. 

    The Real MacKay - The STV App, May 4 2010

    The Real MacKay explores the wonder that is the new STV App. ...

    • 3 mins 24 secs
19. 

    The Real Mackay - The Leadership Debate, April 20 2010

    The Real MacKay looks ahead to STV's Leadership Debate tonight....

    • 3 mins 3 secs
20. 

    The Real MacKay - Election-tastic, April 14 2010

    The Real MacKay returns with a blog bringing you up to date with what's going on in the STV newsroom. ...

    • 2 mins 55 secs