Film & TV
A night of Scottish talent will kick off new BBC channel
A one-off show to feature Scottish performing talent with comedy, music and plenty of audience surprises will kick off the new BBC Scotland channel. Scottish comedian Iain Stirling will host A Night at the Theatre on 24 February, an evening packed with laughs and entertainment, and the show will be recorded as live at the…
Read MoreSinger Julie hosts highlights from Celtic Connections
Scots singer Julie Fowlis is to present two shows this week with some of the best music from Celtic Connections 2019. Folk singer and multi-instrumentalist Julie will host the first of two shows from Cottiers Theatre in Glasgow tonight, Tuesday 29 January on BBC Two Scotland, from 10– 10.30pm. In this first episode she’ll feature the unique songs…
Read MoreMore fishy tales from the port of Peterhead
The real life story of working in Peterhead continues tonight on BBC One Scotland with the third episode of Fish Town. James Cosmo is the narrator of Fish Town, which features the real-life stories of people working on land and at sea to put the fish on our plates. In tonight’s episode, the Peterhead boat Amity is on…
Read MoreBig names will descend on Glasgow for film festival
A full programme has been announced for Glasgow Film Festival 2019. Across 12 days, the city-wide celebration of cinema will feature 337 individual screenings, talks and events – showcasing seven world premieres, 102 UK premieres and 49 Scottish premieres from 54 countries. From 20 February to 3 March, guests including Sir Michael Palin, Carol Morley,…
Read MoreBig names will kick off new BBC Scotland channel
Scottish singer-songwriter Emeli Sande, award-winning actor Mark Bonnar, comedy legends Ford Kiernan and Greg Hemphill and a raft of new talent and documentaries showcasing modern Scotland, are lined up to feature on the new BBC Scotland television channel launching next month. Newly-commissioned programmes, span the genres from factual, entertainment and arts to comedy, drama, news…
Read MoreTime’s running out if you want to work on Outlander
Time’s running out for people who want to work in the TV industry on hit show Outlander. Cumbernauld-based Sony Pictures Television last year opened its Outlander Trainee Programme to support Season 5 when production gets underway at Wardpark Studios in the new year. Those wanting to work on locations have until 10am on Monday 11 February to…
Read MoreThe critics have their say on Mary Queen of Scots film
Mary Queen of Scots has fascinated film makers in three centuries, with the latest big screen outing now appearing in our cinemas. Irish actress Saoirse Ronan stars as Mary, who, having been widowed, returns to Scotland to claim the throne. However, it’s not as simple as she would wish, as her brother James Murray and…
Read MoreA life on the ocean waves with Scots fishermen
The story of Scotland’s – and the UK’s – biggest fishing port continues on television tonight. James Cosmo is the narrator of Fish Town, a BBC Scotland series, which features the real-life stories of people working on land and at sea to put the fish on our plates. In the second episode of Fish Town,…
Read MoreScots would crown Lorraine Kelly as our new queen
The Mary Queen of Scots film arrives in cinemas from January 18 – but Scots would pick TV star Lorraine Kelly as their new monarch. The breakfast TV host, from East Kilbride, is top choice to be today’s Queen of Scots in survey commissioned by Macdonald Hotels & Resorts On the week that the Hollywood…
Read MoreMovie star narrates Shetland wildlife documentary
Scottish movie star Ewan McGregor is to narrate a new factual TV documentary on Shetland. Wild Shetland: Scotland’s Viking Frontier will air on BBC One Scotland on Wednesday, 23 January, from 8-9pm. The documentary gives a captivating portrait of wild Shetland with dramatic footage which includes an orca pod hunting seals along the rocky coasts,…
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