Film & TV
Silent film festival Hippfest has returned
There’s just seven days until Scotland’s only silent film festival will return to the Hippodrome in Bo’ness. Having begun on Wednesday. 16 March, Scotland’s oldest purpose built cinema is hosting the Hippodrome Silent Film Festival 2022. The star-studded programme is jam-packed with films featuring some of the biggest names of the silent era – Buster…
Read MoreLearn about Lewis from the comfort of home
Have you every wanted to make a trip to the Isle of Lewis, but never been able to? Tonight, you can make that journey, from the comfort of home, as BBC ALBA shows Eilean Mo Ghaoil (From Lewis with Love) The Isle of Lewis is the largest and most northerly island in the Outer Hebrides.…
Read MoreTV show teaching how to speak Gaelic returns
Ever wanted to speak Gaelic, but didn’t know where to start? BBC ALBA is returning with a second series of Speak Gaelic, which starts tonight, Monday 14 March, from 7.30-8pm. Joy Dunlop guides viewers through the next steps to inspire us to speak Gaelic. Throughout the series, she’ll introduce words and phrases on a variety…
Read MoreWinners of Gaelic film competition FilmG revealed
The winners of this year’s prestigious Gaelic short film competition FilmG 2022 have been announced. Many of the winners across the 17 prize categories were brought into the FilmG studio by video link to accept their award and chat with programme hosts and competition stalwarts Fiona MacKenzie and Niall Iain MacDonald. Films followed this year’s…
Read MoreSilent film festival returns to Scotland next week
There’s just seven days until Scotland’s only silent film festival will return to the Hippodrome in Bo’ness. On Wednesday 16 March, Scotland’s oldest purpose built cinema will host the opening of Hippodrome Silent Film Festival 2022. The star-studded programme is jam-packed with films featuring some of the biggest names of the silent era – Buster…
Read MoreLine of Duty star Martin Compston in new TV show
Scots actor Martin Compston is embarking on an unforgettable trip around his beloved homeland in a new series. Co-commissioned by BBC Scotland and BBC Factual and produced by Tern Television, the new series for BBC Two and BBC iPlayer follows the Line of Duty actor as he returns to Scotland from his family home in…
Read MoreTeams head to Stirlingshire as they are at Loggerheads
Two teams of woodworking experts will be at Loggerheads tonight. Loggerheads is a new BBC Scotland series which pits two teams against each other in a timed competition to create something spectacular from their freshly felled timber in just 24 hours. The teams travel the length and breadth of Scotland, visiting a different woodland each…
Read MoreSt Andrews film festival unveils its debut line-up
The Sands International Film Festival of St Andrews has unveiled the film line-up for its first event. Over three days, 25-27 March, filmmakers from around the world will gather in the historic University town, to not only showcase their work, but engage directly with cinemagoers and the larger community in a range of supporting events…
Read MoreCelebrating the Scottish Winter Olympic gold – from 2002
With the 2022 Winter Olympics having just finished in China, BBC Scotland is celebrating a previous curling success. With Team GB having won gold in the women’s curling, and taken silver in the men’s, The Last Stone is an absorbing documentary which tells the story of one of the most memorable victories in the history…
Read MoreWoodworkers at Loggerheads in new series
Forests around Scotland and woodworking are about to get the TV treatment. Loggerheads is a new BBC Scotland series which pits two teams of woodworking experts against each other in a timed competition to create something spectacular from their freshly felled timber in just 24 hours. Visiting some of Scotland’s most magnificent woodlands the teams…
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