Film & TV
Doric presenter shortlisted for social impact award
A CHAMPION of Doric language and culture has been shortlisted for a national prize. Filmmaker Jill McWilliam, who runs the Doric Future website, has made the shortlist in the “social impact of the year” category at the Business Women Scotland Awards. The winners will be announced during a virtual ceremony on 6 November. McWilliam reached…
Read MoreScotland’s forgotten Viking traveller
GAELIC television channel BBC Alba will show a new documentary tomorrow night that explores the tale of a little-known Viking with strong Scottish links. Gudridur Thorbjarnardottir, the granddaughter of a slave in Scotland, was known as “The Far Traveller” and is described by the programme’s makers as “the most adventurous explorer of the Middle Ages”.…
Read MoreGetting Hitched Asian Style returns
GET set for more colour and vibrancy as Getting Hitched Asian Style returns to the BBC Scotland channel tonight for a second series. The BBC describes the first series as one of its “surprise hits” as viewers followed the adventures of wedding planners at Saffron Events. The new series, which was filmed last year, was…
Read MoreGlencoe tops staycation hit list thanks to Skyfall
GLENCOE’S appearance in James Bond flick Skyfall has pushed it to the top of a list of film locations that Britons want to visit during their summer holidays, according to a new survey. Twenty percent of the people who responded to the poll by breakdown service Green Flag want to visit Glencoe. A further 18%…
Read MoreFirst drive-in movies unveiled
SUNSHINE on Leith, The Princess Bride, and La La Land are among the titles that have been chosen for the first drive-in movies at Edinburgh airport next month. Thirteen films have been chosen for the first weekend of the series, which begins on 27-30 August. Tickets are now on sale for the movies, which also…
Read MoreFemale film goes live tonight
A FILM about women’s lives in 20th century Scotland will be available online from tonight. The National Library of Scotland’s Her Century show will begin broadcasting at 5pm today on its Youtube channel. The film toured around cinemas during the run-up to lockdown and was due to be shown at the library in Edinburgh this…
Read MoreScottish shows honoured at Celtic Media Festival
COMEDY show Two Doors Down and drama series Guilt were among the Scottish winners at the Celtic Media Festival’s Torc Awards. Two Doors Down was named best comedy, while Guilt scooped the best drama series title. Jockey Wilson Says won the best sports documentary category, with Nae Pasaran taking the single documentary prize and Tremble being lauded with…
Read MoreOutlander star Sam Heughan reflects on his Steiner school days
HOLLYWOOD heartthrob Sam Heughan has spoken about his time as a pupil at the Edinburgh Steiner School during a new online video interview. The star of Outlander, the television series based on the historical fantasy books by Diana Gabaldon, said: “The Steiner education gives you this understanding about the world; that you are not being…
Read MoreAboyne Highland Games in TV railway documentary
The role that the railway had in supporting the growth of Aboyne Highland Games will feature in a national television documentary on Friday, 10 April. The fourth episode of the Channel 5 series Walking Britain’s Lost Railways, presented by engineer Rob Bell, will focus on the Deeside railway line, and with it the route’s connection…
Read MoreScotland – Contains Strong Language set for TV
A light-hearted look at Caledonian cursing is coming to our TV screens. Scotland – Contains Strong Language is being shown on Tuesday, 7 April, on BBC Scotland, from 10–11pm. Schooled in Fife, coming of age in a rock’n’roll band, then finding her forte was directing temperamental actors – Cora Bissett is no stranger to theatrical…
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