Film & TV
Life on a Scots ferry and living with dementia
STV will broadcast two brand new, 30-minute documentaries made by Scots next month. The will be shown as part of This is Scotland, a documentary and new talent initiative run by the Scottish Documentary Institute (SDI) in association with Screen Scotland. The first of the documentaries, All Aboard, broadcast on Friday 8 March at 8pm,…
Read MoreLearn about life at the busiest train station in Scotland
A new TV documentary is to go behind the scenes of Scotland’s busiest train station. The six-part Inside Central Station will begin Sunday, 3 March, on BBC Scotland. Viewers will meet the people at the heart of Glasgow’s Central Station, which has been part of the city’s lifeblood for 140 years. Cameras followed the train…
Read MoreBringing Scotland to the world’s TV screens
A new collaboration which aims to put Scotland’s television industry on the world stage between has been announced by the BBC and Screen Scotland. BBC director general Tony Hall said the initiative, which aims to support Scotland’s television industry by supporting world-class drama, cutting-edge comedy and high-end factual content, marks the start of an exciting…
Read MoreScottish filming locations Brits most want to visit
The Isle of Skye, made famous by the 1973 film The Wicker Man, is the number one Scottish film location people want to visit this year. Location of Oscar nominated film Mary Queen of Scots, Glencoe, is featured on the top five survey which also revealed that films provide inspiration for a quarter of the…
Read MoreMusical start for the new BBC Scotland channel
A stunning new musical collaboration between Chvrches and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra will be the first content to be broadcast on the new BBC Scotland channel this Sunday. The globally renowned Scottish band perform their international hit song Miracle in a specially created new arrangement, alongside the entire SSO amidst a visual celebration of…
Read MorePhoneline of duty brings Martin to Still Game
Martin Compston is famous for his role as Steve Arnott in hard-hitting police drama Line of Duty. But the Greenock-born actor will show another side of his acting repertoire this Sunday, when he swaps hard-nosed police corruption investigation for comedy. The 34-year-old will guest star in the first episode of the new series of Still…
Read MoreTutti Frutti ready for another screening – 30 years on
After more than 30 years, critically-acclaimed drama, Tutti Frutti will make its long-awaited return to TV screens next weekend. The iconic six-part series is to be shown again on the new BBC Scotland channel from Saturday 2 March. Written by Scots artist and playwright John Byrne, Tutti Frutti followed the fortunes of rock and roll…
Read MoreGet ready for the final series of the beloved Still Game
Scotland’s worst-behaved pensioners are back this weekend, as the final series of Still Game gets underway. The award-winning comedy will begin its ninth series on Sunday, with Ford Kiernan and Greg Hemphill as Jack Jarvis and Victor McDade. The duo, who also write the show, have stated this will be the show’s last hurrah, and…
Read MoreMark Bonnar’s always happy to head to Shetland
Scots actor Mark Bonnar admits that reading the scripts for the new series of Shetland was tough to do. Mark, who grew up in East Kilbride before moving to Edinburgh, plays Duncan in the hit BBC Scotland crime series. The series was originally based on Ann Cleeves’ novels, before becoming original tales written for television.…
Read MoreNew BBC show host is so proud of his Dumfries roots
Journalist and broadcaster Stephen Jardine will present a new current affairs programme on the new BBC Scotland channel. The first of 24 episodes of Debate Night will air on Wednesday 27 February at 10.45pm during the channel’s launch week. Each hour-long programme will allow a studio audience to put questions to people in power in…
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