Posts Tagged ‘BBC’
Teams 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 MoreCrime writing festival returns on the 24th
Granite Noir, Aberdeen’s Crime Writing Festival, returns next week. Starting on Thursday, February 24, there will be more than 40 live, in person talks, workshops, performances, readings, escape rooms and films across four days. The event will feature some of the UK’s finest crime fiction writers including Louise Welsh, Ruth Ware and Ann Cleeves, creator…
Read MoreFun, games and a storm at Scottish caravan park
Life at the Pettycur Caravan Park continues on our TV screens tonight. On Fife’s coast, three generations of the Wallace family built and now run one of Scotland’s biggest caravan parks, mucking in whatever the job. The staff who help them are like extended family – from the bars and restaurant manager to the maintenance…
Read MoreMagical album pays tribute to those tried as witches
Two of Scotland’s foremost traditional musicians and composers have joined forces for their first full album collaboration. Heal and Harrow is a captivating and dynamic original work that pays tribute to the many Scottish women persecuted as witches in the 16th and 17th centuries. It’s an emotive, beautifully crafted and spellbinding release from 2017 BBC…
Read MoreAt home in a Fife caravan park
Delve into life on one of Scotland’s biggest caravan parks in Petticur Bay. On Fife’s coast, three generations of the Wallace family built and now run one of Scotland’s biggest caravan parks, mucking in whatever the job. The staff who help them are like extended family – from the bars and restaurant manager to the…
Read MoreScottish adventure time comes to an end
The latest series of The Adventure Show, which brings viewers thrilling and close-up looks at the thriving outdoor activities scene in Scotland, comes to an end tonight. In this final episode of the current series, presenter and journalist Amy Irons spends a night under canvas on her bikepacking trip and discovers just how unpredictable the…
Read MorePhotographer to share his freezing filming experiences
BAFTA and Emmy award-winning wildlife photographer Doug Allan is set to share insights into his extraordinary experiences filming at the poles. The cameraman who has worked extensively with Sir David Attenborough – will be discussing his captivating book Freeze Frame: A Wildlife Cameraman’s Adventures on Ice. He’ll be appearing at the popular Bookface Book Swap…
Read MorePitlochry Festival Theatre reveal 2022 Winter Words guests
Pitlochry Festival Theatre has announcd the exciting line-up for this year’s Winter Words. The event will take place online from 14-20 February, coinciding with the start of Scotland’s Year of Stories. Like last year, the 18th year of Winter Words will be a little different offering a smaller series of digital events. But the upcoming…
Read MoreFollowing the lives of Scots who live with the tide
The lives of Scots who live by the sea are being featured on TV this weekend. In Living with the Tide, we meet the people who depend on the tide for their living, those whose lifestyle revolves around its ebb and flow, as well as those for whom changes to tidal patterns threaten their whole…
Read MoreBringings arts and business together at special event
A free, online event for the business, public, arts, culture, and heritage sectors is to be held by Arts and Business Scotland (A&BS). Taking place on Thursday, February 10, it will be hosted by Pauline McLean, arts correspondent at BBC Scotland and will see Chris van der Kuyl, chairman of 4J Studios, the developers of…
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