Film & TV
Landward: New season back on BBC Scotland this month
The Landward team return to our screens this month for the new Spring series. They’ll be digging deep into the issues and stories from across the Scottish countryside, celebrating, farming, food, wildlife, environment, and lots more. Presenter Dougie Vipond, is joined by Anne McAlpine, Shahbaz Majeed, Arlene Stuart, Cammy Wilson and Scottish Field’s own Rosie Morton.…
Read MoreBig Banana Feet: Lost Billy Connolly film comes to cinemas after being found on eBay
Nearly 50 years ago, Billy Connolly was in Northern Ireland filming Big Banana Feet. The edgy fly-on-the-wall documentary followed the comedian around the country’s volatile landscape at the height of the Troubles. It was a challenging filming process. Just three weeks before Connolly arrived three musicians of a popular cabaret band were shot and killed…
Read MoreBBC announces two new series of hit drama Shetland
The BBC has announced two new series of the hit drama show, Shetland, have been commissioned. Filming for the ninth series will begin this month in locations on the Shetland Isles and across Scotland, with a tenth series to follow. There was speculation whether Ashley Jensen and Alison O’Donnell would reprise their roles after series…
Read MoreHarry Potter: Movie fans gather at Edinburgh Castle for film screening
Around 8,500 Harry Potter fans are expected to gather at Edinburgh Castle this summer to watch an outdoor screening of the first Harry Potter movie accompanied by a live orchestra. The Royal Scottish National Orchestra (RSNO) will play alongside an open-air showing of the 2001 classic film Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. A 39ft…
Read MoreBBC ALBA: Gaelic drama series set to hit international screens
BBC ALBA has commissioned a brand-new crime thriller which will be the biggest Gaelic drama series in the channel’s history – with an estimated budget of more than £1 million per episode. The ambitious four-part series, An t-Eilean (The Island), is set to put Gaelic-language drama on the global map with a gripping storyline from…
Read MoreMartin Compston to star in new drama shot in Glasgow
Scottish actor Martin Compston is set to star alongside James Cosmo in a new TV drama which will be entirely shot in Glasgow. Three-part psychological series Fear tells the story of a family who leave London to move to Glasgow with their two young children. It will air on Amazon Prime next year. Excited to make…
Read MoreIan Rankin: John Rebus returns for new BBC TV series
He is one of Scotland’s most beloved literary characters, and now Inspector Rebus will return to our screens this year after the BBC announced a new adaptation of Sir Ian Rankin’s best-selling novels. Outlander star Richard Rankin will play the lead role of Det Sgt John Rebus in the new six-part series which was filmed…
Read MoreEdinburgh International Film Festival: Sir Sean Connery honoured with new prize backed by actor’s family
Sir Sean Connery is to be honoured with a new award in his name at the Edinburgh International Film Festival. The Sean Connery Prize for Feature Filmmaking Excellence is a collaboration between the festival and the Sean Connery Foundation. A shortlist of 10 world-premiere feature films will be screened at the festival with the winner…
Read MoreRelease date for Martin Compston’s Norwegian Fling starring Phil MacHugh announced
Martin Compston gets immersed in Norway in a new series with friend Phil MacHugh as they travel nearly 2,000 miles through the country. In this first episode of Norwegian Fling Martin and Phil embrace the Nordic way of life in the vibrant capital city Oslo. It’s the first step of an epic journey that will…
Read MoreScottish chefs to star in BBC’s Great British Menu
Kevin Dalgleish, chef-patron of Amuse in Aberdeen, and Calum Montgomery, chef-patron of Edinbane Lodge on the Isle of Skye, will be returning to screens on for their second TV appearance on Great British Menu. The pair will be representing Scotland, along with Ajay Kumar, chef-patron of Swadish by Ajay Kumar, and David Millar, executive chef…
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