Posts Tagged ‘BBC’
Find out more about Scotland’s Fish Town
The penultimate episode of the TV series exploring Scotland’s fishing industry will air tonight (Monday). Up the coast from Peterhead, new trawler Faithlie heads out to sea, skippered by one of the most experienced fishermen in the Scottish fleet, Davie Milne. It travels 120 miles from harbour to fish in Norwegian waters, trialling a new…
Read MoreScots want to preserve the NHS and charities
A new survey has revealed the top 50 things which Scots hope to preserve for the next generation. Remember A Charity aims to encourage Scots to hand down something wonderful for future generations by leaving a gift to charity in their will. A study conducted by Remember A Charity explores the top 50 things Scots…
Read MoreGallery welcomes 100,000 visitors in less than 100 days
Aberdeen Art Gallery has welcomed more than 100,000 visitors since it re-opened to the public less than 100 days ago. The revitalised gallery is now well on its way to reaching the target of 235,000 visits in its first year. The milestone 100,000th visitor was 20-year-old, final year journalism student at RGU, Ceilidh Jeffrey who arrived at…
Read MoreMatt Baker to host Sir David Attenborough Edinburgh event
BAFTA award winning television presenter Matt Baker is today announced as the host of the Hunter Foundation’s charity dinner with Sir David Attenborough next month. Matt will join a number of famous faces in Edinburgh on Tuesday 18 February, with Grammy award winning Nicola Benedetti CBE and Hue and Cry both performing during the event.…
Read MorePiper and whistle played crowned Young Trad Musician
Piper and whistle player Ali Levack has been named BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician 2020 – the 20th recipient of the prestigious award – after an outstanding winning performance at Glasgow’s City Halls. The 26-year-old, of Dingwall, accepted the award, now seen as the premier accolade for young musicians in their field, from Gareth…
Read MoreGardener says snowdrops help beat the winter blues
One of Scotland’s leading gardeners has urged Scots to get out and enjoy the first signs of spring at this year’s Snowdrop Festival, which takes place from this weekend until 11 March. Brian Cunningham, head gardener at Scone Palace and BBC Beechgrove Garden presenter, is looking forward to welcoming the public to enjoy the freshly…
Read MoreCroft originals – we speak to five young crofters
Five young people who have taken up crofting tell Scottish Field what made them choose this difficult but rewarding life. Crofting, the historic system of smallscale food production, protects land and helps keep rural communities populated. Integral to the culture of the Highlands and Islands, it’s also hard work and rarely viable as a sole…
Read MoreA Muckle of Burns on BBC Scotland
An examination of the life, works and legacy of Robert Burns is being offered in a new documentary amid a muckle of programming for the Bard on the BBC Scotland channel. Presented by novelist, playwright and performer Alan Bissett, Inside the Mind of Robert Burns takes a detailed look at the man, rather than the…
Read MoreScots TV presenter Gail Porter opens up on her life
A new TV documentary is to look at the life of Scots TV presenter Gail Porter. Insightful documentary, Being Gail Porter, sees her open up about two decades of mental health problems, delving into her past and revealing the key moments in a deeply personal exploration of depression, self-harm and anorexia. In 1999, Gail Porter…
Read MoreKT Tunstall joins the line-up for Burns&Beyond
KT Tunstall, Blue Rose Code and Pictish Trail have been added to this year’s Burns&Beyond event. Unique Events, organisers of Burns&Beyond with Johnnie Walker, today announced the full line-up for the flagship Burns&Beyond Culture Trail on Saturday 25 January and revealed two new venues. A single ticket takes audiences on a journey through nine extraordinary…
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