Jamie Russell

Multiplatform Journalist, BBC News Scotland and Radio Scotland.

Leading vertical-first visualisation, YouTube and audience growth strategy for topical entertainment programme The Saturday Show, and radio news programming. Also deliver content for TV on BBC One’s Reporting Scotland.




    My Most Read Work

    BBC News •

    'It’s not every day you meet another Vietnam orphan'

    Andy Yearley and Barton Williams grew up at opposite ends of the world - but when they met, they discovered a shared past.

    Both were "rescued" from Saigon orphanages after the US withdrew its troops from Vietnam in the early 1970s.

    Thousands of children were rehomed in the United States but Barton grew up in south Australia and Andy ended up on the Scottish island of Lewis.

    The pair met by chance in 2021 while Barton was starring in a surfing film set on the island.
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    Star Trek: Scotty played by Scottish actor for first time

    For the first time in almost 60 years Star Trek character Scotty is being played by a Scottish actor.

    Previously the role has been filled by Canadian actor James Doohan and Englishman Simon Pegg.

    Now Scottish actor Martin Quinn is portraying a younger version of the character in the prequel series Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.

    Martin jokingly told BBC Scotland News, "We are rebranding him, he's from Paisley now."
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    'We want Paisley to succeed': Can £100m save a Scottish high street?

    Online shopping, out-of-town retail parks and a cost-of-living crisis have hit many high streets across Scotland hard.

    Paisley in Renfrewshire was one of the worst affected, as big name brands like M&S, McDonalds and Argos left the town centre.

    But the town is starting to feel the impact of huge investment in its high street, worth a total of about £100m.

    Paisley Town Hall has been refurbished as an entertainment venue, and a new central library has opened on the former site of a derelict shop....

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