Film & TV
The Scot taking pictures in warzones
Photojournalist David Pratt has spent almost 40 years capturing indelible images of conflict across the globe, but there is one country which has stamped its place on his life and career. His work features on BBC Scotland in Pictures from Afghanistan, being shown on Tuesday 24 March from 10-11pm. As he says in Pictures from…
Read MoreShetland shoots put on hold due to coronavirus
Filming for the new series of hit BBC crime drama Shetland has been put on hold. Shooting on the sixth run of the series was to begin at the end of this month, but the growing coronavirus pandemic has caused it to be temporarily cancelled. Two more series of the murder-mystery drama were announced by…
Read MoreTV chef goes head to head with an old friend
Resident chef Gary Maclean goes head to head with an old pal this week when long-time friend Jacqueline O’Donnell steps in as Corner Shop Cook-Off’s guest chef. The friendly banter might be flying but the oven gloves are definitely off as the cooks battle it out to create their very best three courses with a…
Read MoreThe inside story of the rise of Brewdog
The genesis of a Scottish brewer is being told on our TV screens this week. In 2007, two men and a dog set out to beat the behemoths of brewing. James Watt and Martin Dickie first met at Peterhead Academy in the northeast of Scotland and within 10 years the close friends turned their craft…
Read MoreA look at the 20th century through a Scot’s eyes
An amazing and personal insight into one man’s view of life, love and war in one of the most turbulent periods of the 20th century is coming to our TV screens. Feature-length film Harry Birrell Presents Films of Love & War is being given its TV debut on the BBC Scotland channel, on Tuesday, 17…
Read More1917’s Scots screenwriter to give a talk in Glasgow
An Oscar-nominated Glasgow screenwriter with Hollywood at her feet is returning to her roots. Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (RCS) graduate Krysty Wilson-Cairns is one of the most-talked about new voices in film … and her star is rapidly on the rise. She’s behind box office smash 1917, the stunning World War One war epic, which…
Read MoreAn in-depth look at grassroots rugby in Scotland
A documentary looking at the rugby stars of tomorrow is coming to our TV screens. Rugby has seen huge worldwide growth in the past 20 years particularly in areas you’d least expect. Thar na Loidhne/Crossing the Line, to be shown on BBC ALBA, considers what motivates players to pick up the oval ball. This series…
Read MoreGet in a flap at Eigg’s first-ever film festival
The Isle of Eigg is to hold its first-ever film festival in April. The programme is all about birds; bird migration and behaviour, habitats, their relationship with humans and the impact we have on their environment and future survival. The festival programme of 10 feature films and documentaries runs from Friday 17 to Monday 20…
Read MorePlans to mark St Kilda with visitor centre
The inspirational story of one remote community’s ambition to build a world-class visitor centre for St Kilda is coming to our screens. BBC ALBA is to screen St Kilda Centre – Edge of Hope (Ionad Hiort – Oir an Dochais), which reveals their bid to build on the very edge of a cliff, in Uig,…
Read MoreLooking for justice in Scotland’s Appeal Court
An inside look at Scotland’s criminal justice system in Edinburgh’s Appeal Court is coming to our TV screens. David Hayman narrates this documentary, looking at the Appeal Court, which came into being after a miscarriage of justice when Oscar Slater was wrongly convicted for murder in 1909. His case became a cause celebre which was…
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