Film & TV
Top guests from the festival on new TV show
The best of this year’s Edinburgh Festivals will be celebrated as STV’s popular entertainment show returns. What’s on Scotland at the Festival will comprise five special episodes airing from Friday, 26 July, at 8pm. Presenter Emma Cameron and entertainment reporter Laura Boyd will take a trip to Edinburgh’s festival venues including the Gilded Balloon, Pleasance…
Read MoreLorraine Kelly gets ready for The Cash Machine
Popular TV host Lorraine Kelly is to front a new Scottish quiz show. STV has commissioned a brand new, high pressure quiz The Cash Machine. From the makers of Catchphrase, The Cash Machine is an electrifying, peak time game show. With thousands of pounds available, contestants play to answer a series of creative and challenging…
Read MoreMurder Case will be back for another run
BBC Scotland’s powerful police documentary series to return for a second series. After captivating viewers, Murder Case will be back for another run, continuing its unparalleled access to Police Scotland’s Major Investigations Team (MITs). Murder Case debuted on the new BBC Scotland channel in June with a strong TV performance and has since become a…
Read MoreControversial salmon family come to the big screen
A major new documentary follows one tense summer as Scotland’s last family of traditional salmon netters find themselves a target for activists, conservationists, anglers and river owners. Controversial film Of Fish and Foe tours UK cinemas from 26 July, with Glasgow and London previews from 10 July Following its UK premiere at Glasgow Film Festival…
Read MoreThe Scots brain behind Hollywood blockbusters
What links the hit Hollywood films Wanted, Kick-Ass and Kingsman: The Secret Service? The answer is simple – Scotsman Mark Millar wrote the original comic book versions, which were later adapted into the big screen blockbusters. Originally from Coatbridge, he has written for the biggest comic companies in the world. In his years at Marvel,…
Read MoreMarking the first 20 years of Scottish devolution
The 20th anniversary of the opening of the Scottish Parliament is to bemarked in a new documentary. Journalist and broadcaster Allan Little embarks on a journey across Scotland meeting people from different generations to find out how devolution has shaped their lives, in Children of the Devolution. He hears from the men and women in…
Read MoreV&A Dundee set to welcome Antiques Roadshow
With just under a week to go until the Antiques Roadshow arrives in Dundee, V&A Dundee has compiled an essential guide to the event including key travel information and times. V&A Dundee will welcome BBC Antiques Roadshow and presenter Fiona Bruce to the museum and nearby Slessor Gardens this Sunday (23 June). Thousands of people…
Read MoreOutlander creator Diana Gabaldon has the write stuff
For millions of television viewers across the world, the exploits of a Scotsman are appointment watching. We’re talking about Outlander – the TV series based on the works of Diana Gabaldon, featuring an English nurse who falls through time to the aftermath of Culloden, where she meets the dashing Jamie Fraser (Heughan). In 2014, the…
Read MoreTwo Scottish favourites to return to our screens
STV has commissioned new series of two popular programmes The People’s History Show and Animal 999. These programmes have been recommisioned from independent production companies Up Next Studios and Demus Productions. The People’s History Show is produced by Up Next Studios. Fronted by historian Fergus Sutherland and presenter Jennifer Reoch, the magazine show has been…
Read MoreOutlander star is signed up to help develop actors
A Scottish acting school is being boosted by the imminent arrival of an Outlander guest star. Edinburgh Acting School is revealed that actor Scott Kyle will be joining the EAS Family after the summer break. Scott, from Rutherglen in South Lanarkshire, is best known for his role as Ross in six episode of the hit…
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