Film & TV
Court case covers the missing Margaret Fleming
A real-life mystery disappearance, a suspected secret guarded for 16 years and a murder trial in search of answers comes to our TV screens this week. Two-part documentary Murder Trial: The Disappearance of Margaret Fleming starts this week, having had unprecedented access to the investigation and subsequent trial of co-accused Edward Cairney and Avril Jones.…
Read MoreSecret Scotland revealed by Susan Calman
Some of Scotland’s greatest locations are being brought to national TV screens from tonight. Comedian Susan Calman uncovers the untold tales behind some of the country’s most iconic locations, in a second series of Secret Scotland with Susan Calman on Channel 5, starting tonight. In the first episode of the second series, she heads to…
Read MoreGet ready to see in the New Year from the comfort of home
BBC Scotland has an extended Hogmanay offering of music, chat and entertainment plus celebrations from around the country as the country counts down to 2020. With the surprise retiral of Jackie Bird from BBC Scotland earlier this year, comic Susan Calman fronts the Hogmanay festivities on television this year in an extended offering, including a…
Read MoreIt’s more than a game in Only An Excuse
As 2019 rapidly approaches the final whistle, Scotland’s annual tradition of Only An Excuse returns for its annual kick of the ball. New signings join Jonathan Watson in sketches, spoofs and comic characters that target not just the highs and lows of Scottish football but Scottish life too over the past 12 months. This year’s…
Read MoreBBC Scotland reveals its Christmas presents
BBC Scotland have taken the wraps off their selection of seasonal goodies to entertain audiences throughout the festivities. The line-up this year includes an extended Hogmanay offering of music, chat and entertainment plus celebrations from around the country as Scotland counts down to 2020. Inside Central Station at Christmas on the BBC Scotland channel on…
Read MoreBehind the scenes with Christmas at Glasgow Central
Christmas at one of Scotland’s busiest train stations is coming to our TV screens. This festive edition of the popular BBC Scotland series was filmed over the course of three weeks in the lead-up to Christmas and captures the fun and frenzy on the platforms. With seasonal celebrations looming at Glasgow’s Central Station, the concourse…
Read MoreStep into Christmas at St John’s Kirk on BBC Scotland
The 15th century St John’s Kirk, Perth, is the beautiful setting for this year’s Christmas Celebration which takes viewers of BBC Scotland and BBC One Scotland across midnight into Christmas morning. It was in 1490 that King James IV funded the start of the present building, but there has been worship on this site in…
Read MoreDoddie Weir shares his story in TV documentary
In 2016, rugby legend Doddie Weir was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease (MND). Told he would be in a wheelchair within a year, two years later he is still fighting for a cure. Over that time, John Beattie followed the former Scotland international on his journey of coming to terms with MND. Doddie and his…
Read MoreShetland to return for two more series on BBC One
Acclaimed BBC One murder-mystery drama Shetland will return for two more series. Douglas Henshall will again reprise his role as DI Jimmy Perez alongside series regulars Alison O’Donnell and Steven Robertson. The series is made by Silverprint Pictures for BBC One. Adapted from Ann Cleeves’ celebrated novels, Shetland debuted on BBC One in 2013 and has gone from…
Read MoreDid you know these 10 Scots actors have met Doctor Who?
November 23 marks Doctor Who’s birthday – and over the years, a large number of well-known Scots actors have appeared in the cult BBC show. Three Scots have played the title role – Sylvester McCoy was the Seventh Doctor, David Tennant the Tenth and Peter Capaldi the Twelfth – but they’ve not been the only…
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