Film & TV
Behind the scenes as police bid to solve a murder
A powerful Scottish crime documentary series continues with its second episode. Murder Case features the Major Investigations Team (MITs) as they interrogate their number one suspect while continuing their extensive search for the murder victim’s body. The second episode in the three-part exceptional access series, follows the case of 47-year-old Julie Reilly who went missing…
Read MoreGraveyard and ghost writer in true family stories
The real life stories of Scots discovering their ancestry is concluding on BBC Scotland. Four-part series The Generation Frame has been opening the history books, and concludes on Monday, 10 June, with Lauren Stewart, a young entrepreneur helping to regenerate the east end of Glasgow. Lauren’s work and family life has meant she could never…
Read MoreITV crime series Vera comes to Scotland to film
Long-running ITV series Vera is coming to Scotland for filming. Scenes from an episode to be filmed in Berwickshire will be broadcast on ITV as part of series 10 of the popular crime drama in 2020. The detective series stars award-winning actress Brenda Blethyn as DCI Vera Stanhope. The series, set in the north east…
Read MoreA chance to make a documentary for TV
Aspiring film-makers have the chance to produce their own documentaries for broadcast on the BBC Scotland channel thanks to a new collaboration. An exciting tie-up between Screen Scotland, The Scottish Documentary Institute and BBC Scotland will see six original 30-minute programmes broadcast over the next two years. Aimed at directors who already have some film-making…
Read MoreBehind the scenes on complex Scottish murders
A new TV series is to go behind the scenes on the most complex murder and large-scale criminal investigations in Scotland. With unparalleled access to Police Scotland’s Major Investigations Team (MITs), Murder Case is a new three-part series, starting on Tuesday, June 4, from 10-11pm. Filmed over the course of 18 months by BAFTA-award winning…
Read MoreSurprise in store with Heather’s family tree
An emotional trip to Orkney is in store for a Scot investigating her family tree. Red Cross volunteer Heather Roy from Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, who has spent many years piecing together her family tree but she still has questions that remain unanswered – and she will find out in a TV documentary. Heather knows her family…
Read MoreA tour of Scotland from the comfort of home
TV weatherman Sean Batty will embark on a scenic journey across the length and breadth of the country in a stunning new STV series. Sean’s Scotland starts on Monday, 3 June at 8pm, and viewers will follow STV’s popular weather presenter as he explores some of Scotland’s most beautiful landscapes. From the wilds of Sutherland…
Read MoreAll hail the great architect – celebrating Mackintosh
A celebration of one of Scotland’s great architects is to be shown on TV. Mackintosh: Glasgow’s Neglected Genius looks at Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s legacy but also reflects on how he was never fully appreciated in his homeland during his lifetime. Celebrated artist and fellow Glaswegian, Lachlan Goudie, a great lover of Mackintosh and aficionado of…
Read MoreScots discovering their fascinating family trees
Scots looking into their personal histories continue their journey this week. On the southside of Glasgow, Laura Cripps runs her own online antiques business. With a personal interest in history and Scotland’s links to slavery, Laura is desperate to find out where her ancestors came from and what kind of lives they led. She has…
Read MoreWho do you think you are, for everyday Scots
Scots families are going on a discover for the next few weeks, as they uncover their family story with an exciting modern twist. The Generation Frame is a new BBC Scotland programme which sees two families go on a personal journey, and, with the help of genealogists and experts, each family discovers how their story…
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