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Episode 2

Out of the Hot SeatSeries 2
Episode 2 of 4

Craig Brown speaks to John McGurk, former editor of The Scotsman, about the nature of the job, the changing face of the Scottish media and why he decided to leave the hot seat.

Ex newspaper editor John McGurk speaks to former BBC Ireland correspondent Denis Murray about his career spanning the troubles. He tells John about coming under fire from angry mobs, what the high profile politicians were really like and why after 20 years of front line reporting he decided to call it a day.

25 minutes

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Mon 1 Aug 201122:05
BBC Radio Scotland

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  • Thu 3 Sep 200911:30
    BBC Radio Scotland
  • Sun 6 Sep 200906:00
    BBC Radio Scotland
  • Mon 1 Aug 201122:05
    BBC Radio Scotland