BBC Scotland TV Guide
This is BBC Scotland
Highlights from the BBC Scotland channel.
6h 05:00 – 11:00
This is BBC Scotland
Highlights from the BBC Scotland channel.
6h 11:00 – 17:00
This is BBC Scotland
Highlights from the BBC Scotland channel.
1h 17:00 – 18:00
Reporting Scotland
More from the day’s top stories and communities across Scotland.
30 min 18:00 – 18:30
Eat the Town
It’s Stranraer’s turn for a visit from the Eat the Town team as Dazza and Natalie eat their way through the Dumfries and Galloway town. As well as enjoying three meals recommended by locals, the duo try their hand at curling and go-karting, which sees Dazza making a high-stakes bet he may come to regret. At the end of the day, one of them is going to be taking home what could be the most coveted secret prize in Eat the Town history.
30 min 18:30 – 19:00
Scotland from the Sky
In this film, Jamie Crawford uses remarkable aerial images to find out how the Scots have harnessed our precious natural resources to power the country's industry. He combines old aerial photographs with present-day drone and helicopter footage to tell a range of tales, from a remote loch near Ullapool to the Carron ironworks of Falkirk. From the air it is clear that island of Belnahua on the west coast of Scotland has been almost entirely hollowed out. For here was a thriving slate industry. The deep quarries are now flooded by the sea. It was not until more modern times that the central belt became the beating heart of industrial Scotland. Jamie meets a worker from Ravenscraig who talks about the harsh and dangerous working conditions they had to endure in one of the largest steel foundries in the world, and recalls the tragedy when Ravenscraig finally closed in 1992. Jamie travels to Shetland to follow in the footsteps of his dad who went there to work during the oil boom, to witness the Herculean task of dismantling an old oil platform. And once the oil runs out, a new industry will take its place – wind power.
1h 19:00 – 20:00
Scotland, Slavery and Statues
Documentary following the four-year debate over how Henry Dundas should be remembered on the inscription of the Melville Monument in Edinburgh. Sir Geoff Palmer and his supporters have argued for years that Henry Dundas deliberately delayed the abolition of the slave trade when he won support for abolition to be ‘gradual', whereas Henry Dundas’s ancestor Bobby Melville and others argue that Dundas was an abolitionist who was being pragmatic. The programme follows every twist and turn of the story, including how Scotland’s debate triggered a similar discussion in Canada on whether to rename Dundas Street in Toronto, and looks at how events in Bristol impacted on decisions made in Scotland. With historians also debating the actions of Henry Dundas, the programme asks how Scotland as a country can come to an agreement on this and its long connections with slavery.
1h 20:00 – 21:00
Disclosure
Undercover exposé of a care home in crisis. Disclosure reveals the reality for some elderly residents at a large nursing home in the Highlands.
1h 21:00 – 22:00
Scotcast
Conversation about Scotland’s biggest news stories, hosted by Martin Geissler.
30 min 22:00 – 22:30
David Wilson's Crime Files
David Wilson investigates romance fraud, where vulnerable people looking for love online are seduced into fake relationships, asked for money, and ultimately ripped off.
6h 30 min 22:30 – 05:00
This is BBC Scotland
Highlights from the BBC Scotland channel.
6h 05:00 – 11:00
This is BBC Scotland
Highlights from the BBC Scotland channel.
6h 11:00 – 17:00
This is BBC Scotland
Highlights from the BBC Scotland channel.
1h 17:00 – 18:00
Reporting Scotland
Bringing you more from the day’s top stories and communities across Scotland.
30 min 18:00 – 18:30
Scotland's Home of the Year
In the west, the judges must choose between an Edwardian renovation in Glasgow, an extended 1950s bungalow in Kirkintilloch and a converted Victorian villa in Greenock.
30 min 18:30 – 19:00
This Farming Life
Ronnie and Pete prepare for a leggy new arrival, Joanna embarks on a steep learning curve, and young farmer Sean nears the end of a bumper lambing season.
1h 19:00 – 20:00
Debate Night
Topical debate on the big issues affecting Scotland and beyond. Members of the public have an hour to put their questions to a panel of politicians and other public figures about the biggest stories and the things they care about the most.
1h 20:00 – 21:00
Designing the Hebrides
With Banjo’s design reputation growing, the Isle of Mull Rugby Club hire him to redesign their bar to reflect the club’s rich history. But with a large space to fill, and little knowledge of sport, Banjo is out of his creative comfort zone. With only a few days to complete the makeover, Banjo must face up to his past to find a way to complete this tricky brief. But how will his adventurous design go down with the club’s players and members.
30 min 21:00 – 21:30
Gary: Tank Commander
Cammy, an old adversary of Gary's, is posted to the barracks and old rivalries are soon restored in the form of a brawl. Sergeant Thomson punishes them both but a series of tit for tat exchanges follow. Things quickly get out of hand when army property is defaced and Gary is the one blamed. With the boys unable to provide an alibi and Thomson refusing to believe that Cammy is to blame, Gary finds himself in serious danger of being kicked out of the army forever.
30 min 21:30 – 22:00
Scotcast
Conversation about Scotland’s biggest news stories, hosted by Martin Geissler.
30 min 22:00 – 22:30
The Trials That Shocked Scotland
Through testimony, interviews and archive footage, this series examines high-profile court cases that have shocked Scotland. This episode features a family’s 18-year fight for justice following the 1998 murder of Surjit Singh Chhokar in Overtown. There is also the 2015 trial of William Paterson at the High Court in Glasgow. Paterson stood accused of shooting to death a well-known gangland figure in a busy supermarket car park five years earlier.
6h 30 min 22:30 – 05:00
This is BBC Scotland
Highlights from the BBC Scotland channel.
6h 05:00 – 11:00
This is BBC Scotland
Highlights from the BBC Scotland channel.
6h 11:00 – 17:00
This is BBC Scotland
Highlights from the BBC Scotland channel.
1h 17:00 – 18:00
Reporting Scotland
More from the day’s top stories and communities across Scotland.
30 min 18:00 – 18:30
Scotland's Greatest Escape
Judith Ralston and Grado are on the road exploring the often-overlooked Scottish Borders. They sample delights in the coastal town of Eyemouth, including a stay in a mansion built for a notorious smuggler. They travel to Kelso for some R&R in a beautifully restored 12th-century manor, before heading to Newcastleton to check out the local agricultural show and stay in an off-grid alpine chalet.
30 min 18:30 – 19:00
My Kind of Town
Ian Hamilton and his guide dog Major visit the town of Alloa in Clackmannanshire. Nestled beneath the Ochil Hills and famous for brewing and glassmaking, Alloa sits on the River Forth, which in the past made the town vital for connecting Glasgow to mainland Europe for trade. Alloa is clinging on to its traditional industries, with one brewer and one glassmaker left in the town. However, Ian finds plenty of interest in this busy community as he takes on a judo champion, visits a successful business on the high street, and hears about some dramatic paranormal events in the area. Ian and the crew also get the opportunity to try some delicious handmade tablet, and Ian grabs the chance to take part in a tasting at Alloa’s last remaining brewery.
30 min 19:00 – 19:30
Landward
Dougie sets sail from North Berwick to the Bass Rock, home to thousands of gannets. He discovers how these birds are making a recovery after being devastated by avian flu. Meanwhile, Rosie is on the water nearby to take part in a paddleboard rescue with the RNLI. She hears how call-outs have surged as paddleboarding has become increasingly popular. Elsewhere, Arlene is on Lewis to meet the crofter who thinks we should all be putting mutton on our plates. Entomologist Leanna Fernandez is in Braemar to look for Scotland's rarest moth, the mountain burnet, and Anne meets a farming couple on Islay who have traded the farm machinery for wildlife, running their farm with nature in mind.
30 min 19:30 – 20:00
The Hunt for Bible John
Two-part documentary exploring the 1968 case in which three women were killed after a night of dancing, triggering Scotland’s largest manhunt. The suspect’s now-infamous moniker, Bible John, came after a key witness described a man who picked up women, yet quoted extensively from the Old Testament and frowned on adultery. Despite one of the biggest manhunts in Scottish history, these brutal killings remain unsolved more than 50 years on. The first part of this two-part documentary begins in 1968 Glasgow. Far from the Swinging Sixties of London, Glasgow was in a state of disarray, with appalling living conditions in much of the city and many of the tenement slums being torn down. Life was hard, but Glaswegians had a lifeline in the form of the dance halls. Glasgow was known for being ‘dancing daft’ and boasted many of the country’s top dance halls. But given the city's numerous gangs and hard-drinking reputation, there was always a level of violence simmering beneath the surface. Featuring testimony from some of the detectives and reporters who worked on and covered the case.
1h 20:00 – 21:00
The Hunt for Bible John
Second of a two-part documentary exploring the 1968 case in which three women were killed after a night of dancing, triggering Scotland’s largest manhunt. In November 1969, Helen Puttock was found dead after she went out dancing at the Barrowland Ballroom with her sister. She was the third woman to have been murdered in similar circumstances, and Glasgow detectives now feared that they were dealing with a serial killer. Journalist Magnus Linklater recounts the interview he conducted with Helen’s sister Jeannie Williams, who was with her the night she was killed. Jeannie left Helen in a taxi with a man named John, who they had met at the Barrowland earlier that night. Jeannie’s testimony about the mysterious red-haired, smart-suited man with crooked teeth who quoted from the Bible would form the basis of the biggest manhunt Scotland had ever seen. This is the story of that incredible and groundbreaking investigation, and the extraordinary effort made by the police, led by DSI Joe Beattie, to try and find the killer.
1h 21:00 – 22:00
Scotcast
Conversation about Scotland’s biggest news stories, hosted by Martin Geissler.
30 min 22:00 – 22:30
Scot Squad
Acting Sergeant Ken Beattie gets a shock as he solves a murderous cold case, and PC Jack McLaren meets his match in the fighting fit Fire Chief Jacqueline McLaren. Meanwhile, at a pitching session, how could Sir Tom Hunter resist the opportunity to invest on the latest business idea from Chief Commissioner Cameron Miekelson? Fly-on-the-wall comedy from the Caledonian coppers of the Scottish Police Force. Featuring Jack Docherty, Chris Forbes and Ashley Smith.
6h 30 min 22:30 – 05:00
This is BBC Scotland
Highlights from the BBC Scotland channel.
6h 05:00 – 11:00
This is BBC Scotland
Highlights from the BBC Scotland channel.
6h 11:00 – 17:00
This is BBC Scotland
Highlights from the BBC Scotland channel.
1h 17:00 – 18:00
Reporting Scotland
More from the day’s top stories and communities across Scotland.
30 min 18:00 – 18:30
My Epic Camel Adventure with Gordon Buchanan
Gordon Buchanan takes an epic journey across the Gobi Desert on one of the world’s most iconic, yet least understood, animals – camels. Starting in the west of Mongolia, Gordeon crosses blistering sand dunes, endless rocky plains and the treacherous Bumbat Mountain, with only his camels for company. If he is to succeed, he must befriend the camels, learn as much as he can about them, and try to win their trust and respect. Without that, the journey and his survival are in question. Naming camels isn’t something that nomads would do, but as his relationship with them strengthens, he decides to name them Squeaks and Chewy. They are lucky enough to meet some of the other inhabitants of this seemingly desolate landscape, such as wolves, saiga antelopes and yaks. But will he be lucky enough to catch sight of the most endangered bear on the planet – the Gobi Bear? Spending time with different nomads also gives Gordon time to reflect on the appeal of the traditional nomadic way of life, and his own modern existence. Ultimately, he discovers how camels have evolved in the most unusual ways to survive and prosper in one of the most hostile environments on the planet.
1h 18:30 – 19:30
Sacked in the Morning
Craig Levein and Amy Irons are joined by legendary striker John Hartson, who talks about his best manager, throwing sandwiches and playing for his country.
30 min 19:30 – 20:00
The Four Rules of the Poker Kings
Is it really possible to make a living as a professional poker player when there is a family to support? This documentary follows players to Prague, Monte Carlo, Dublin and Las Vegas to find out.
1h 20:00 – 21:00
Still Game
Sitcom. Jack and Victor take up residence in the hospital, not as patients but as DJs. However, Navid is in for a more pressing problem.
30 min 21:00 – 21:30
A View from the Terrace
Every ounce of Scottish football, from the SPFL to the Sunday league ringers. It means everything, it means nothing, and this is the view of the fans on the terrace.
45 min 21:30 – 22:15
Only an Excuse
A classic collection of favourite sketches, quickies and one-liners from the celebrated Scottish comedy, blasting the floodlights on the crazy world of the beautiful game and covering teams from Juventus to Dundee. Andre Rieu fiddles away to showcase his Scottish football collection, Line of Duty meets Taggart in the same police station, and Macca dons his whites for a tennis lesson from a national treasure. And, at the end of the day, Jim and Charlie discover you can never use too many cliches.
30 min 22:15 – 22:45
Growing Up Scottish
Some of Scotland's favourite comedians remember their school days, sharing the highs and lows of Scottish teachers, Burns recitals, long coach trips and bad behaviour. The unique phenomenon of Scottish country dancing is examined, while asking the important question: whatever happened to PE.
6h 15 min 22:45 – 05:00
This is BBC Scotland
Highlights from the BBC Scotland channel.
6h 05:00 – 11:00
This is BBC Scotland
Highlights from the BBC Scotland channel.
6h 11:00 – 17:00
This is BBC Scotland
Highlights from the BBC Scotland channel.
1h 17:00 – 18:00
Reporting Scotland
All the weekend national, UK-wide and international news on Saturday evening at 7.
15 min 18:00 – 18:15
Our Lives
Documentary that follows four families as they compete in Scotland’s biggest haggis contest. All hail from small butcher shops, and each has ambitions of winning the World Haggis Championships in Perth. Some are generations-old Scottish butchers, and one is from England, daring to challenge tradition. Each has their own secret recipe. Each wants to be the best. We meet the butchers and their families, see life on farms and learn how haggis is made – from offal and onions to spices and oatmeal. It’s hard work, but it’s full of pride and passion. As competition day nears, the pressure rises. Who will take the crown? And who will go home empty-handed? Funny, heartwarming and full of flavour, this film is a story about food, family and friendly rivalry. You don’t have to be Scottish to enjoy it – you just need to be hungry for a great story.
30 min 18:15 – 18:45
Sacked in the Morning
Craig Levein and Amy Irons are joined by former Liverpool, Aston Villa and Wales forward Dean Saunders, who talks incentives, fatherly advice and the worst injury he has ever seen.
15 min 18:45 – 19:00
Sportscene: Premiership Highlights
Steven Thompson presents highlights from the day's fixtures in the Scottish Premiership, including Hearts v Hibernian, Kilmarnock v St Mirren and Dundee United v Livingston.
1h 19:00 – 20:00
Only an Excuse
A classic collection of favourite sketches, quickies and one-liners from the celebrated Scottish comedy, blasting the floodlights on the crazy world of the beautiful game and covering teams from Juventus to Dundee. Andre Rieu fiddles away to showcase his Scottish football collection, Line of Duty meets Taggart in the same police station, and Macca dons his whites for a tennis lesson from a national treasure. And, at the end of the day, Jim and Charlie discover you can never use too many cliches.
30 min 20:00 – 20:30
Gary: Tank Commander
Cammy, an old adversary of Gary's, is posted to the barracks and old rivalries are soon restored in the form of a brawl. Sergeant Thomson punishes them both but a series of tit for tat exchanges follow. Things quickly get out of hand when army property is defaced and Gary is the one blamed. With the boys unable to provide an alibi and Thomson refusing to believe that Cammy is to blame, Gary finds himself in serious danger of being kicked out of the army forever.
30 min 20:30 – 21:00
Beats
It's Scotland, 1994, and two Scottish friends have one final night of partying before going their separate ways. Beats is a universal story of friendship, rebellion and the irresistible power of gathered youth, set to a soundtrack as eclectic and electrifying as the scene it gave birth to.
1h 35 min 21:00 – 22:35
T in the Park
To celebrate 30 years since the start of the T in the Park festival in 1994, Edith Bowman delves deep into the BBC archive to revisit stellar performances. Featuring an array of artists that appeared between 1994 and the festival's last year in 2016, including Lady Gaga, Travis and Calvin Harris.
6h 25 min 22:35 – 05:00
This is BBC Scotland
Highlights from the BBC Scotland channel.
6h 05:00 – 11:00
This is BBC Scotland
Highlights from the BBC Scotland channel.
6h 11:00 – 17:00
This is BBC Scotland
Highlights from the BBC Scotland channel.
1h 17:00 – 18:00
Reporting Scotland
All the weekend national, UK-wide and international news on Sunday evening at 7.
15 min 18:00 – 18:15
Sportscene: Premiership Highlights
Extended highlights of Celtic v Motherwell, Falkirk v Rangers and Aberdeen v Dundee.
1h 15 min 18:15 – 19:30
Designing the Hebrides
With Banjo’s design reputation growing, the Isle of Mull Rugby Club hire him to redesign their bar to reflect the club’s rich history. But with a large space to fill, and little knowledge of sport, Banjo is out of his creative comfort zone. With only a few days to complete the makeover, Banjo must face up to his past to find a way to complete this tricky brief. But how will his adventurous design go down with the club’s players and members.
30 min 19:30 – 20:00
The Rise and Fall of Timex Dundee
Shown as part of BBC Scotland's People Power season 1993 - Scotland’s last full-blooded strike. Thousands of protestors, police and press outside the Timex Camperdown Factory. The furious death throes of an industry that had employed generations of Dundonians - the vast majority women. For most, working for Timex had been a source of pride, good pay and conditions. It would all end in betrayal and bitter disappointment.
1h 20:00 – 21:00
Still Game
Sitcom. Jack and Victor take up residence in the hospital, not as patients but as DJs. However, Navid is in for a more pressing problem.
30 min 21:00 – 21:30
Scot Squad
Chief Commissioner Miekelson reassesses the Scottish Police Force’s new training policy when his virtual reality programme gets all too real. Again, Bobby owes Officer Karen his life as his eye for a bargain nearly kills him, and the traffic officers help Chick Young decide on Scotland’s greatest ever football player. Comedy documentary starring Jack Docherty, Manjot Sumal and Grado.
30 min 21:30 – 22:00
The Sunday Show
Martin Geissler brings you all the main issues from the world of politics and beyond. Big interviews, discussion and analysis of the stories that matter to Scotland.
30 min 22:00 – 22:30
The Trials That Shocked Scotland
Through testimony, interviews and archive footage, this series examines high-profile court cases that have shocked Scotland. This episode features a family’s 18-year fight for justice following the 1998 murder of Surjit Singh Chhokar in Overtown. There is also the 2015 trial of William Paterson at the High Court in Glasgow. Paterson stood accused of shooting to death a well-known gangland figure in a busy supermarket car park five years earlier.
6h 30 min 22:30 – 05:00
This is BBC Scotland
Highlights from the BBC Scotland channel.
6h 05:00 – 11:00
This is BBC Scotland
Highlights from the BBC Scotland channel.
2h 11:00 – 13:00
Landward
Dougie sets sail from North Berwick to the Bass Rock, home to thousands of gannets. He discovers how these birds are making a recovery after being devastated by avian flu. Meanwhile, Rosie is on the water nearby to take part in a paddleboard rescue with the RNLI. She hears how call-outs have surged as paddleboarding has become increasingly popular. Elsewhere, Arlene is on Lewis to meet the crofter who thinks we should all be putting mutton on our plates. Entomologist Leanna Fernandez is in Braemar to look for Scotland's rarest moth, the mountain burnet, and Anne meets a farming couple on Islay who have traded the farm machinery for wildlife, running their farm with nature in mind.
30 min 13:00 – 13:30
Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby
Rob Rinder and Monica Galetti visit the Hassler Hotel, arguably Rome’s most classic and celebrated hotel, which is undergoing a change in management. Family-run for generations, Rob and Monica learn about the hotel’s celebrity guests and plans for the future as they pitch in with everything from cooking traditional carbonara to sweeping the busy streets in front of the hotel and driving guests around in a vintage Rolls Royce, all in the heart of the Eternal City.
1h 13:30 – 14:30
Martin Compston's Scottish Fling
Martin and Phil travel through Scotland’s Central Belt to explore why performance is such a big part of Scottish culture. They visit Scotland’s National Sporting Performance Centre, just outside Edinburgh, to meet the men’s football team, whose performances pretty much define the mood of the nation. The boys then head from Glasgow to meet musical stadium filler Amy Macdonald. Over a round of bowls, they discuss how Amy got into the industry and what it’s like to perform home and away. Martin and Phil then chat to actor and comedian Greg McHugh about his most famous character, Gary Tank Commander, and all things Edinburgh Festival.
30 min 14:30 – 15:00
This is BBC Scotland
Highlights from the BBC Scotland channel.
3h 15:00 – 18:00
Reporting Scotland
More from the day’s top stories and communities across Scotland.
30 min 18:00 – 18:30
My Kind of Town
Ian Hamilton and his guide dog Major visit the town of Alloa in Clackmannanshire. Nestled beneath the Ochil Hills and famous for brewing and glassmaking, Alloa sits on the River Forth, which in the past made the town vital for connecting Glasgow to mainland Europe for trade. Alloa is clinging on to its traditional industries, with one brewer and one glassmaker left in the town. However, Ian finds plenty of interest in this busy community as he takes on a judo champion, visits a successful business on the high street, and hears about some dramatic paranormal events in the area. Ian and the crew also get the opportunity to try some delicious handmade tablet, and Ian grabs the chance to take part in a tasting at Alloa’s last remaining brewery.
30 min 18:30 – 19:00
The Mart
Thainstone Mart is one of Europe's biggest livestock markets, and in today's programme, Colin and his team face their most challenging sale of the year - Rare Breeds Day. A farmer selling sheep for the first time hopes a spray tan might boost his chances. And there's a life-or-death sale at the car auction - will a Porsche go for enough cash to save an animal sanctuary.
30 min 19:00 – 19:30
Grand Tours of Scotland's Lochs
Paul explores the lochs of Skye. He hears tales of the singer Donovan and his dream of a hippy colony, thrills at the sound of the pipes, tries on a jacket fit for a king and goes in search of a Viking ship canal. After learning about the mythical female Celtic warrior and sorceress Scáthach, Paul has a lesson in spear-throwing, before tackling one of the longest rock climbs in the Cuillin Mountains – the Dubhs Ridge. Journey’s end is one of the finest mountain views in Scotland.
30 min 19:30 – 20:00
Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby
Rob Rinder and Monica Galetti travel to the Datai Langkawi in Malaysia. Beneath rainforest canopies, this hotel is so tucked-away that monkeys will break into the room if the door is not shut. During their stay, Rob and Monica get involved in everything from maintaining the lily pond to driving golf buggies around hair-raising bends, all the while learning about the key environmental issues and efforts required to run a hotel right in the heart of nature.
1h 20:00 – 21:00
The Scotts
Darren is stressed about becoming a new dad so Henry suggests a relaxing fishing trip. But his profound thoughts on fatherhood soon drive his brother Vincent up the pole. Meanwhile a re-energised Vonny throws herself into her dance school. Colette and Laura help out when it comes to pulling shapes and sewing sequins.
30 min 21:00 – 21:30
The Scotts
It’s Christmas – and Vonny’s 40th birthday – so the Scotts all pile into a country house for a festive party. Vincent is hiding something from his wife, Jason and Eilidh are sharing a bunk, Moira’s in a mood, Laura's making the dinner, Ronnie's doing the roast, Henry's keeping the peace, Collette’s nearly due and Darren's freaking out. All the ingredients are in place for an unforgettable family get-together at the most magical time of the year.
30 min 21:30 – 22:00
Scotcast
Conversation about Scotland’s biggest news stories, hosted by Martin Geissler.
30 min 22:00 – 22:30