Film & TV
Marking the first 20 years of Scottish devolution
The 20th anniversary of the opening of the Scottish Parliament is to bemarked in a new documentary. Journalist and broadcaster Allan Little embarks on a journey across Scotland meeting people from different generations to find out how devolution has shaped their lives, in Children of the Devolution. He hears from the men and women in…
Read MoreV&A Dundee set to welcome Antiques Roadshow
With just under a week to go until the Antiques Roadshow arrives in Dundee, V&A Dundee has compiled an essential guide to the event including key travel information and times. V&A Dundee will welcome BBC Antiques Roadshow and presenter Fiona Bruce to the museum and nearby Slessor Gardens this Sunday (23 June). Thousands of people…
Read MoreOutlander creator Diana Gabaldon has the write stuff
For millions of television viewers across the world, the exploits of a Scotsman are appointment watching. We’re talking about Outlander – the TV series based on the works of Diana Gabaldon, featuring an English nurse who falls through time to the aftermath of Culloden, where she meets the dashing Jamie Fraser (Heughan). In 2014, the…
Read MoreTwo Scottish favourites to return to our screens
STV has commissioned new series of two popular programmes The People’s History Show and Animal 999. These programmes have been recommisioned from independent production companies Up Next Studios and Demus Productions. The People’s History Show is produced by Up Next Studios. Fronted by historian Fergus Sutherland and presenter Jennifer Reoch, the magazine show has been…
Read MoreOutlander star is signed up to help develop actors
A Scottish acting school is being boosted by the imminent arrival of an Outlander guest star. Edinburgh Acting School is revealed that actor Scott Kyle will be joining the EAS Family after the summer break. Scott, from Rutherglen in South Lanarkshire, is best known for his role as Ross in six episode of the hit…
Read MoreBehind the scenes as police bid to solve a murder
A powerful Scottish crime documentary series continues with its second episode. Murder Case features the Major Investigations Team (MITs) as they interrogate their number one suspect while continuing their extensive search for the murder victim’s body. The second episode in the three-part exceptional access series, follows the case of 47-year-old Julie Reilly who went missing…
Read MoreGraveyard and ghost writer in true family stories
The real life stories of Scots discovering their ancestry is concluding on BBC Scotland. Four-part series The Generation Frame has been opening the history books, and concludes on Monday, 10 June, with Lauren Stewart, a young entrepreneur helping to regenerate the east end of Glasgow. Lauren’s work and family life has meant she could never…
Read MoreITV crime series Vera comes to Scotland to film
Long-running ITV series Vera is coming to Scotland for filming. Scenes from an episode to be filmed in Berwickshire will be broadcast on ITV as part of series 10 of the popular crime drama in 2020. The detective series stars award-winning actress Brenda Blethyn as DCI Vera Stanhope. The series, set in the north east…
Read MoreA chance to make a documentary for TV
Aspiring film-makers have the chance to produce their own documentaries for broadcast on the BBC Scotland channel thanks to a new collaboration. An exciting tie-up between Screen Scotland, The Scottish Documentary Institute and BBC Scotland will see six original 30-minute programmes broadcast over the next two years. Aimed at directors who already have some film-making…
Read MoreBehind the scenes on complex Scottish murders
A new TV series is to go behind the scenes on the most complex murder and large-scale criminal investigations in Scotland. With unparalleled access to Police Scotland’s Major Investigations Team (MITs), Murder Case is a new three-part series, starting on Tuesday, June 4, from 10-11pm. Filmed over the course of 18 months by BAFTA-award winning…
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