Film & TV
Our tour of Scotland’s rivers comes to a close
Our Grand Tours of Scotland’s Rivers come to a close tonight. In this last episode of the series Paul Murton follows the River Ayr as it flows from Loch Glenbuck towards the sea and the Clyde coast. The old mining village of Glenbuck was demolished long ago, but its memory is kept alive by former…
Read MoreHighland zoo aiming to breed Sumatran tigers
Scotland’s Highland Wildlife Park is back on the small screen tonight. BBC Scotland series Inside the Zoo features senior keeper Gareth has a busy day weighing and feeding all the snakes. There’s an enclosure to prepare for four new leaf tailed geckos and Hannibal the Argentinean tegu gets a trip out for some target training.…
Read MoreLife behind the scenes at Glasgow Central Station
The latest series showing the behind the scenes events at Glasgow Central Station comes to a close this weekend. In the final episode of the latest series of Inside Central Station, festivals are back after a year out and the TRNSMT music festival crowds hit the concourse. One young staff member with a new customer…
Read MoreThree more in the running for Scotland’s Best Dog
The search for Scotland’s Best Dog continues on BBC Scotland tonight (Thursday). This week’s hopeful hounds are a French Bulldog, black Labrador and a Collie who go walkies to the Scotland’s Best Dog arena in Perthshire. All three pooches will be put through their paces as they compete to be crowned Scotland’s Best Dog. Like…
Read MoreGo with the flow and find out about Scotland’s rivers
Scotland’s rivers are back in focus on our TV screens tonight. This Grand Tour begins in the hills above Glen Clova, on a mountainous plateau known as The Mounth. Following the South Esk downstream, Paul Murton enters picturesque Corrie Fee where he scrambles on the cliffs with two lady botanists, searching for Scotland’s rarest plant.…
Read MoreThe story of St Columba comes to our TV screens
Warrior, poet, holy man: the revealing life story of one of Ireland and Scotland’s most important saints is told in a new documentary, airing tonight. Columba: The Bold Saint celebrates 1500 years since the birth of Calum Cille. Broadcasting simultaneously on BBC ALBA and TG4 on December 7 to celebrate the anniversary, this documentary echoes…
Read MoreSearch continues for Scotland’s Best Dog
Scotland’s Best Dog is on a quest to find the most-cherished canine characters who have a heart-warming bond with their owners. These dogs are more than just pets – they’re the life and soul of their families. Along with their proud humans, each week three pooches will be tested on a number of challenges before…
Read MoreAnnie Lennox and Iain Glen lend their voices to landscape film
Singer-songwriter Annie Lennox and Game of Thrones actor Iain Glen will narrate BBC Scotland’s Changing Landscapes: A Story of Scotland. Scheduled for broadcast on Tuesday, November 2, the 60 minute film will tell the story, in music, words and moving images, of the care – and carelessness – humans have brought to bear on Scotland’s…
Read MoreSee Scotland like you’ve never seen it before
Scotland from the Sky is returning for a new run of episodes to showcase our nation as never seen before. In the first episode of a new three-part series, presenter James Crawford explores how we have managed to surmount the challenges of our tough terrain to connect communities and places across the centuries. He begins…
Read MoreOutlander’s Sam Heughan would love to be the next 007
Scots star Sam Heughan has admitted that he would love to step into Daniel Craig’s now vacant shoes as James Bond. No Time To Die is Craig’s fifth and final outing as 007, meaning that a new Bond is needed to drive the legendary Aston Martin DB5, drink vodka Martinis, as well as saving the…
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