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View fullsize Your @stv.news at Six presenters. In the same location for once. 
#anchorman #anchorlady #stvnews #news #scotland #presenters
View fullsize Delighted ‘The Road Dance’ featured in the Top 10 films across independent/art house cinemas last week. And is still a Top 20 UK box office hit. There’s an extended bank holiday weekend coming. Treat yourself. 
@theroaddancemovie @p
View fullsize Scouting out the Bell’s Bridge for a potential face-off with BBC rival @lauramillermcallister. The rule about not touching the hair has been dropped. 
#anchorman #faceoff #scotland #news #rivals
View fullsize The glamour of the @scotlandtonight 10th Anniversary party and how the balloon number was kept in place. #hitech #scotnight #glamour #anchorman
View fullsize I’m the lucky fella who works with these two stars. 🤩
A get-together in Edinburgh for a screening of ‘The Road Dance’. Thanks @dominioncinema‬⁩ for your hospitality and to all who came. 
@parklandpic @ronadougall 
⁦‪‬⁩ @theroaddanc
View fullsize Thank you everyone who attended ‘The Road Dance’ screening at the GFT - and other cinemas - last night. Delighted you enjoyed it. Now to the Dominion Cinema in Edinburgh today. 
@theroaddancemovie @parklandpic @glasgowfilmtheatre 
@domini
View fullsize A special time taking @theroaddancemovie to the landscape that inspired it and giving the local community an early opportunity to see the film. On general cinema release Friday May 20th. #theroaddance #scotland #hebrides #westernisles @hermionecorfie
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View fullsize ‘From page to screen’. 
Join me and - virtually - the cast & crew from @theroaddancemovie at the @ayewriteglasgow festival on 15th May at 6pm ahead of the movie’s general cinema release. 

https://www.glasgowlife.org.uk/arts-mus
View fullsize To mark the general release of The Road Dance in cinemas on Friday 20th May, bookings are now open for a special screening at the GFT that night, including a Q&A with Morven Christie 
and me. 
https://glasgowfilm.org/shows/the-road-dance-qanda-15
View fullsize In celebration of The Road Dance coming to cinemas on May 20th, @luathpress are 
releasing “a beautiful new edition” of the book. Discover the story that has captivated readers on May 1st. “ Available to pre-order online or from you
View fullsize Behold! The Spring 2022 collection. Some belters in there if I may say so myself. Look out for them on the @stv.news at six.
#anchorman #stvnews #scotland #ties #noscrawnynecks
View fullsize You know it’s Mother’s Day tomorrow, right?  And supermarket chocolates or garage flowers don’t really cut it (that’s for emergency apologies). So, how about this? Your mammy will be grateful. 
Available as an audio book, too
View fullsize My apologies to anyone who saw this disturbing combination during the @stv.news lunchtime bulletin. As one colleague observed, “There is a lot of pattern.” I even look disturbed having caught sight of it myself. Won’t happen again.
View fullsize The Road Dance wins the jury prize at the Manchester Film Festival with another batch of good reviews. Cinema release is on 20th May. 
@theroaddancemovie @parklandpic @hermionecorfield @wtfl3tch @maniffofficial 
#theroaddance 
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View fullsize Had the pleasure of attending a screening of the @theroaddancemovie at the @scotsmanpicturehouse. A wonderful place to watch a film. 
#theroaddance #cinema #scotsmanpicturehouse
View fullsize Cast from @theroaddancemovie at the Manchester Film Festival today.  @maniffofficial Manchester Film Festival @maniffofficial today. 
@hermionecorfield @markgatiss @wtfl3tch 
0n nationwide release on May 20th. 
@parklandpic
View fullsize ‘The Road Dance’ 
has made its US debut at the Santa Barbara Film Festival. Screenings already extended due to demand. One critic said, ‘Powerful and moving, the film will leave a mark on those who watch it…’
More at jo
View fullsize There is a childbirth scene in ‘The Road Dance’. Sound engineer Cy and I never spoke about it at the time, nor since. You may wish to avoid chapter 7.
All four novels now available as audio books narrated by me. 
Check out my blog on reco
View fullsize Delighted to be able to tell you that The Road Dance will go on general cinema release across the UK & Ireland on 20th May. 
#theroaddance @theroaddancemovie
  • John MacKay
    Burgundy Burn tonight. Burgundy Burn. The @STVNews at Six with @VJAKennedy and me. The First Minister dismisses a… https://t.co/IxqxqxIqxG
    6 Apr 2023, 5:11 pm
  • John MacKay
    RT @STVNews: Claims the police are 'in cahoots' with the SNP over the timing of Peter Murrell's arrest are a 'conspiracy theory'… https://t.co/bSCtZI6QD2
    6 Apr 2023, 3:51 pm
  • John MacKay
    RT @STVNews: BREAKING | Man murdered pregnant wife by pushing her off Arthur's Seat. https://t.co/TMPxzZpykT
    6 Apr 2023, 2:49 pm
  • John MacKay
    Another must-read from Bernard Ponsonby. @stvbernardp https://t.co/RIdueWG77t
    6 Apr 2023, 2:22 pm
  • John MacKay
    Looking forward to reading my former @STVNews colleague @MrRaeStewart’s new novel ‘Smoke on the Water’. https://t.co/iKeELL0sK3
    6 Apr 2023, 11:59 am
  • John MacKay
    An assured debut by @STVCourtney on the @STVNews at Six this evening. https://t.co/3zNPKQwonK
    5 Apr 2023, 9:31 pm
  • John MacKay
    RT @STVNews: Police have left the SNP's Edinburgh headquarters carrying evidence bags. https://t.co/rG2nqqtdWF https://t.co/wz4BUfz3Vs
    5 Apr 2023, 5:22 pm
  • John MacKay
    Shades of Shadow tonight. Shades of Shadow. @STVCourtney makes her debut on the @STVNews at Six tonight. The fo… https://t.co/HLYLChoPWT
    5 Apr 2023, 5:19 pm
  • John MacKay
    RT @Cat_Headley: Reminiscing about my first mobile phone on @ScotlandTonight yesterday and how it didn’t even have snake (look it up… https://t.co/2dVLaY8xMq
    5 Apr 2023, 1:14 pm
  • John MacKay
    RT @STVNews: 'This is a difficult day for the party' Humza Yousaf reacts to the news of Nicola Sturgeon's husband Peter Murrell… https://t.co/mNz6cWqbWw
    5 Apr 2023, 1:13 pm
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