Official Twitter account of the BBC Scotland Press Office. All the latest news on BBC Scotland's TV, radio and digital productions, along with corporate news.
📢 Hayley Valentine is named as the new Director of BBC Scotland.
Hayley will lead the development of a wide range content and services for audiences in Scotland across television, radio and online.
Read more here -
📺 What do you do when your former work rival comes back?
@RikRankin
and
@GerryMcLaughlin
discuss what it's like to be back on the set of
#Burnistoun
Burnistoun Tunes In, Sunday 24 Feb 10PM,
@BBCScotland
(Don't worry, they like each other really 😜)
Limmy's back! And this time he has gone solo. Limmy's Homemade Show! for
@BBCScotland
is self-shot in his home and out and about in locations around his native Glasgow. This one-off half hour treat is on BBC Two Scotland, 10.00 pm, Thursday 5 April.
@DaftLimmy
The remarkable story of
@AberdeenFC
‘s triumph in the European Cup Winners Cup under the management of Alex Ferguson is told in a new BBC Scotland documentary
Aberdeen ’83: Once in a Lifetime - Thursday, 11 May 10.00pm
@BBCScotland
Channel +
@BBCiPlayer
📢 Excited to announce that our drama GUILT will return for a third and final series… Writer
@mrneilforsyth
will bring brothers Max
@mark_bonnar
and Jake (Jamie Sives) back for one more adventure for
@BBCScotland
and
@BBCTwo
Read all about it here ➡️
"Nick has been a wonderful colleague. He was a hugely talented journalist, presenter and author – and one of those rare people who light up the lives of everyone around them."
Head of News & Current Affairs at BBC Scotland Gary Smith pays tribute to Nick Sheridan.
Filming is underway on a new series of
#TwoDoorsDown
and Cathy (Doon Mackichan) is all sunny smiles! More details to come on this 4th series from writers
@Simoncarlyle
and Gregor Sharp.
🎞️📚The wait is almost over! Mayflies, our new must-see two-part drama adaptation of Andrew O'Hagan's acclaimed novel, starring
@martin_compston
&
@TonyCurran69
debuts on the
@BBCScotland
channel &
@BBCiplayer
TONIGHT & tomorrow at 10pm followed by
@BBCOne
on 28th & 29th at 9pm
📢 Coming soon… a new 3-part doc which chronicles a remarkable period in the story of Edinburgh’s oldest football club ⚽
This is Our Story: Inside Hearts begins on Monday 9 Nov
@9
.00pm on
@BBCOne
Scotland
🐏🌳 Hanging up his wellies after 30 years on
@BBCScotland
‘s Landward is
@euanmcilwraith
. We wish him all the best! 💖
Catch a tribute to Euan’s 3 decades on tonight’s Landward at 8.30pm, in the last of the spring run 🌻🐮
👉
📣 Today we announced programmes coming from
@BBCScotland
over the festive period.
@GARYTANK
turns documentary filmmaker as he takes on the US in Gary Goes to Hollywood.
We announced the news to staff today that our new TV channel for Scotland will be on air from Feb next year subject to Ofcom approval…the countdown starts now!
📣 Exciting news today as Ashley Jensen is announced as the new lead for Shetland!
Ashley starts filming in spring as DI Ruth Calder, a native Shetlander who returns to the Isles after 20 years in London
We can't wait for the new series!
More info -
🎞️ We are at the screening of our new doc Aberdeen ’83: Once in a Lifetime which marks the 40th anniversary of the clubs historic European Cup Winners Cup triumph and are joined by some of the Gothenburg Greats ⚽️
📺
@BBCiPlayer
on May 11
@BBCScotland
at 10pm May 11
Dinnae haud yer weesht!
#RebelTongue
is a Scots Language adventure that gings fae Hawick tae Buckie, via Maryhill an Aiberdeen, gettin thegither wi the activists, dominies an airtists keepin their dialects thrivin the dey
The night, 10pm,
@BBCScotland
wi
@Historic_Ally
Kathleen can't remember the last time she was at the beach but thanks to Obama the Pony, her dream came true
Beautiful video by the
#Landward
team
via
@BBCScotland
📢Mayflies is coming soon! Our new two-part drama starring
@martin_compston
@TonyCurran69
debuts on the
@BBCScotland
channel &
@BBCiplayer
on Tues 27 & Wed 28 December at 10pm followed by
@BBCOne
on 28th & 29th at 9pm. A must-see adaptation of Andrew O'Hagan's acclaimed novel🎞️📚
📢 Exciting news… filming has started on our new digital young adult drama Float written by
@stefsmith
and starring
@hanjaysco
and
@jessicahwk
Float explores an LGBTQ+ love story and will be coming to BBCiPlayer later this year 👉
New series alert Martin Compston’s Scottish Fling starts on
@BBCScotland
Thurs 8 Sept, then on
@BBCTwo
Fri 9 Sept
Join
@martin_compston
& co-host
@phil_machugh
for their epic road trip around Scotland as they meet some amazing people, see fantastic sights & have great adventures
🥾🐶 Join
@IainR0bertson
and his furry companion, Molly the collie as they tackle The Hebridean Way on the new series of Iain Robertson Rambles
📺 Tonight on the
@BBCScotland
channel at 8.30pm & on
@BBCiPlayer
For clarification, no saltires were banned at Proms in the Park last night. Any flag on a flagpole was not permitted onsite due to health and safety reasons
@BBCSSO
@BBCScotland
📣
#BigScottishBookclub
with
@Damian_Barr
has been commissioned for a second series
What's more...it's getting even bigger!
The number of episodes is doubling from four to eight and it will be filmed at locations across Scotland
👀 Here’s your first look at our new legal docuseries The Firm coming next month to
@BBCScotland
and
@BBCiPlayer
We are following internationally renowned lawyer and campaigner
@AamerAnwar
and his team of lawyers
More here -
🎵🎸 To celebrate the return of live music,
@edibow
presents highlights from
@BiffyClyro
’s recent spectacular gig at Glasgow Green. Tonight at 10.15pm on
@BBCScotland
🎶
👉
📢 NEW SERIES ALERT
BBC Scotland has commissioned a new eight-part documentary series that delves inside Scotland’s premier criminal law firm, Aamer Anwar & Co
The Firm will be aired on the
@BBCScotland
channel and
@BBCiPlayer
in 2023
Read more here ➡️
It's the last ep of the series of Martin Compston's Scottish Fling and tonight
@martin_compston
&
@phil_machugh
end their tour of Scotland in the lowlands, before heading to Martin’s hometown of Greenock for a heartfelt sign off
📺 10pm on
@BBCScotland
&
@BBCiPlayer
📢 Congratulations to Kenny Macintyre who takes over from Richard Gordon on Saturday Sportsound on
@BBCRadioScot
when the new football season begins
@BBCSportScot
⚽
🏥 A brand new heart-warming doc goes behind-the-scenes of Aberdeen's Children's Hospital
Narrated by
#DavidTennant
it explores the lives of patients and staff at one of Scotland's busiest hospitals
Check out the TV promo below👇
@TernTelevision
@NHSGrampian
🚨Arresting new crime drama Granite Harbour coming soon! Set in Aberdeen, the drama debuts on Thursday 1 Dec on
@BBCScotland
&
@BBCiPlayer
followed by
@BBCOne
on Fridays.
📺Starring Romario Simpson, Hannah Donaldson, Dawn Steele & Bhav Joshi it's one to watch...soon!
🎉Royal seal of approval for
@BBCRadioScot
's Shereen Nanjiani!
Shereen is being made an MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for services to broadcasting
Congratulations!
📣 Today, we've made some announcements about our coverage of the Edinburgh Festival
@SusanCalman
will be coming to
@BBCScotland
with her show
#FringeBenefits
She'll be scouting out the new and top names in comedy and talking to the biggest celebs in town
📢 John Beattie has announced he's leaving
@BBCRadioScot
's Drivetime programme in December
Although hanging up his Drivetime headphones, we hope to hear John on our airwaves again from the new year
📢🎬 The quine is back!
@bbcrivercity
Roisin returns to Shieldinch and we can't wait to see Joyce Falconer on-screen again along with some new casting including the wonderful
@GrantStottOnAir
👉
📢 Exciting new series coming to
@BBCScotland
+
@BBCTwo
…Martin Compston’s Scottish Fling (wt) sees
@martin_compston
& his buddy Phil take a roadtrip around Scotland showcasing the country, the people & bringing a fresh take on Scottish culture
➡️
Great news to hear
@TheTerraceTV
has been nominated for Best Sports Programme at the
@BroadcastAwards
2020
The award ceremony takes place on 5th February in London
Well done and good luck 👏👏🥳
📢 Delighted to announce a brand new series of Shelf Isolation will hit
@BBCScotland
screens next month.
@Damian_Barr
will catch up with some more famous Scots and find out what books, tv & movies have been keeping them going in lockdown 📚📺🎞️
📢 A new documentary sees
@CHVRCHES
' frontwoman Lauren Mayberry reflect on the highs and lows of her journey in the music industry.
The
@BBCScotland
commissioned documentary is part of
@BBC6Music
's Change The Tune initiative.
ℹ️
🚓 The new series of
#ScotSquad
starts tonight on
@BBCScotland
Here's
@joskyn100
with his favourite-ever Scot Squad sketch
The fifth series starts tonight at 10PM on the BBC Scotland channel
More info here👇
📺 Not long now until our award-winning drama Shetland, inspired by
@AnnCleeves
, returns to
@BBCOne
Make sure to catch the first episode, Tuesday 12 February at 9pm
Watch the trailer here 👇 now
Only An Excuse? will bow out in style after 27 years this Hogmanay!
There’ll be a special hour-long edition with new sketches, archive clips and contributions from famous faces as
@JohnnieWatson23
and the team blow the final whistle.
👑 💖 Our newly crowned Queen of
#UKDragRace
@ShadyLawrence
speaks to
@SusanCalman
this week about her happy space… tune in on Thursday night at 8.30pm on the
@BBCScotland
channel to find out what makes our reigning queen happy! 💋😀
👉
Jim McColl says bye to
#Beechgrove
Gardening legend Jim McColl has announced he's retiring from the show he's presented for four decades
Watch his last programme tonight on
@BBCScotland
at 8PM
More info here👇
⚽️ Aberdeen’s home tie against Sweden’s BK Hacken in the Europa League qualifier will be aired live on
@BBCScotland
and on
@BBCiPlayer
on Thursday 31 August
All the info here -
Due to an exceptional demand on our resources we are unable to provide live coverage of the Scottish Cup tie between Pollok v Huntly this Friday on BBC Scotland.
📢 New recommissions for audience favourites championed by
@BBCScotland
- a second series of Scotland’s Sacred Islands with
@Benfogle
and
@martin_compston
to set off on new adventures with co-presenter
@phil_machugh
in Martin Compston’s Northern Fling
➡️
With unprecedented access to the
@Scotambservice
,
#Paramedics
captures the important work of Scotland's emergency responders going wherever they are needed
This ten part series will premiere on
@BBCScotland
later this year
Produced by
@FirecrestFilms
A new three part series with
@Damian_Barr
is set to bring us cultural inspiration during lockdown
Damian talks to his first guest, actor
@mark_bonnar
to get his recommendations on what to read, watch and listen to in unprecedented times
#ShelfIsolation
starts Sunday, May 3
🎵 Friday nights on BBC Radio Scotland get a new look & sound with brand new show BBC Introducing in Scotland presented by
@phoebeih
and
@shereencutty
👉 Tune in from Friday 9 October 8-10pm on
@BBCRadioScot
Tonight at 10pm on
@BBCScotland
, former football star Davie Robertson returns to one of the world's most conflict-riven areas to manage Real Kashmir FC
#ReturntoRealKashmir
follows a
@BAFTAScotland
award winning programme last year
Find out more here:
🎥 Over the last few months the team behind
@BBCScotNine
has been getting ready to bring you all the news you care about.
It took us over a month to build the set, here it is in just over a minute.
The Nine starts Monday 25 February, 9PM on the new
@BBCScotland
channel
Today, Louise Thornton, commissioner for digital and youth, announced what we're doing to help school students during the Covid-19 pandemic
A raft of educational content will be provided from Monday on
@BBCScotland
,
@BBCiPlayer
and online
This includes:
📚🎞️🎶 Inspiration on books to read, films & tv to watch, music to listen to and even new era jigsaws to try. Ian Rankin
@beathhigh
discusses some interesting choices with
@Damian_Barr
on tonight’s
#ShelfIsolation
@BBCScotland
10.30pm
👉
📽️🎬 What a Joy! Filming is underway on a new series of
#TwoDoorsDown
Catch Michelle (Joy McAvoy) and Alan (Graeme Stevely aka
@gradowrestling
) and the rest of TDD cast back on screen later this year 🎉
It's film night on
@BBCScotland
Tommy's Honour is a sporting drama about the relationship between Scottish golfing champions Old Tom Morris and his son Young Tom Morris
Featuring Peter Mullan and
@JALowden
Tonight, 8.45pm
📺 Gregor Fisher will feature in our Hogmanay line up, paying tribute to the late, great Rikki Fulton.
To celebrate the 40th anniversary of Scotch and Wry, he gives his take on the iconic Rev IM Jolly.
Hogmanay Live, Dec 31 at 11.30pm on
@BBCOne
Scotland
📺📚🎧What a great Shelfie! Full line up for Damian Barr’s
#ShelfIsolation
is announced – Douglas Stuart, Lorraine Kelly, Iain Stirling, Ian Rankin, Fern Brady & Alex Norton – with great inspiration on what to watch, read or listen to. Sunday nights
@BBCScotland
from February 28