BBC Scotland TV Guide
This is BBC Scotland
Highlights from the BBC Scotland channel.
6h 00:00 – 06:00
This is BBC Scotland
Highlights from the BBC Scotland channel.
6h 06:00 – 12:00
This is BBC Scotland
Highlights from the BBC Scotland channel.
6h 12:00 – 18:00
This is BBC Scotland
Highlights from the BBC Scotland channel.
1h 18:00 – 19:00
Reporting Scotland
All the weekend national, UK-wide and international news on Saturday evening at 7.
15 min 19:00 – 19:15
Who Lives in Scotland?
Martin Geissler explores the profound impact on Scotland of the movement of people, both within the nation and of its new arrivals.
1h 19:15 – 20:15
The Secret Letters of Mary Queen of Scots
Documentary tracing the extraordinary story of amateur codebreakers Satoshi Tomokiyo, George Lasry and Norbert Biermann, who collaborated across continents to decipher a mysterious cache of coded letters which were discovered to be from Mary, Queen of Scots. With whispers of spies and a treacherous son, the unlocked codes bring new insights into Mary’s long years of captivity in Elizabethan England, her power plays, complaints and clandestine methods for communicating with her followers. Set against Mary’s dramatic journey from infant queen, through civil war, to abdication and years of captivity, this film examines the lengths Mary went to conceal her words, and the ingenuity needed to decode her letters today, even with the help of 21st-century computing.
1h 20:15 – 21:15
Our Lives
This Our Lives documentary tells the story of Boots and Beards, a Scots Asian-run hillwalking group helping people from ethnic minority backgrounds explore the great outdoors. We join the group as it gathers once again after a year in lockdown and prepares to celebrate its landmark 100th walk. We meet the group’s founders, Naveed Baksh and Kashif Butt, whose close friendship has been a driving force behind the success of the group. Their fortnightly hillwalks began as a way to spend more time with close friends and family, but have grown into a community event that has transformed lives. Naveed also travels to Fort William, the small Highland town where his parents first settled when coming to the UK. There, he’s joined by Kashif for a walk up Ben Nevis, the highest mountain in the country and the pair’s greatest hillwalking challenge to date.
30 min 21:15 – 21:45
Storyville
A Storyville documentary that tells the untold story of a seemingly ordinary Englishman who spent more than 40 years as a mercenary, fighting other people’s wars for money. Basingstoke-based Dave Tompkins was a petty thief who craved adventure. His career as an international mercenary began in Africa and took him all over the world - to Afghanistan, Croatia and later to Colombia, where he led a team commissioned to assassinate notorious Columbian drug lord Pablo Escobar. In Dogs of War, Dave tells his extraordinary story.
2h 15 min 21:45 – 00:00
This is BBC Scotland
Highlights from the BBC Scotland channel.
6h 00:00 – 06:00
This is BBC Scotland
Highlights from the BBC Scotland channel.
6h 06:00 – 12:00
This is BBC Scotland
Highlights from the BBC Scotland channel.
6h 12:00 – 18:00
This is BBC Scotland
Highlights from the BBC Scotland channel.
1h 18:00 – 19:00
Reporting Scotland
All the weekend national, UK-wide and international news on Sunday evening at 7.
15 min 19:00 – 19:15
Who Lives in Scotland?
Scotland faces enormous challenges as its population ages and the birth rate declines. Martin Geissler explores why it’s vital that we know who lives in Scotland.
1h 19:15 – 20:15
The Repair Shop on the Road
Will and Dan tackle a scale model of the world’s only rotating boat lift: the Falkirk Wheel. The wheel's missing cogs, broken bearings and underperforming motor demand precision repairs. In the barn, Dom entrusts Wappy - a soft toy that saw Robbie through life-saving treatment in Dundee - to Julie and Amanda for a sensitive rebuild, before Will swaps timber for silver as he makes a decorative bowl with celebrated silversmith Katie Watson.
45 min 20:15 – 21:00
City Lights
A nostalgic look back at City Lights, the iconic sitcom that captured the spirit of 1980s Scotland. Featuring the writer, cast and the famous faces it inspired.
1h 21:00 – 22:00
Still Game
Scottish sitcom. Jack and Victor discover Pete the Jakey was the inventor of the famous Beefy Bake and seek recompense on his behalf. Tam and Frances are having marital problems. Who can help them.
30 min 22:00 – 22:30
Scot Squad
City police Fletcher and McLaren uncover a crafty criminal at a murder mystery party. Mindful of their duties, they bring in the bad guy without killing anyone’s evening.
1h 30 min 22:30 – 00:00
This is BBC Scotland
Highlights from the BBC Scotland channel.
6h 00:00 – 06:00
This is BBC Scotland
Highlights from the BBC Scotland channel.
6h 06:00 – 12:00
This is BBC Scotland
Highlights from the BBC Scotland channel.
2h 12:00 – 14:00
Banjo and Ro’s Grand Island Hotel
Interior designer Banjo and his husband Ro tackle the vast ruined entrance of Ulva House – can they transform it into a breathtaking lobby worthy of their Hebridean dream.
30 min 14:00 – 14:30
Banjo and Ro’s Grand Island Hotel
Interior designer Banjo and his husband Ro tackle the vast ruined entrance of Ulva House – can they transform it into a breathtaking lobby worthy of their Hebridean dream.
30 min 14:30 – 15:00
Island Crossings
CalMac engineer Fergus races in the annual Mull Rally, and CEO Robbie gets hands-on in the MV Caledonian Isles engine room as things start to go wrong.
1h 14:30 – 15:30
Island Crossings
CalMac engineer Fergus races in the annual Mull Rally, and CEO Robbie gets hands-on in the MV Caledonian Isles engine room as things start to go wrong.
1h 15:00 – 16:00
Eat the Town
The most northerly town on the mainland is about to get the Eat the Town treatment as Dazza and Natalie arrive in Thurso. Guided by the locals, the pair score each other’s food choices across the day in the hopes of winning the secret prize. Natalie has decided to use this as an opportunity to push Dazza out of his comfort zone, which he thinks means he might have to eat a salad. Just wait till he hears he is going surfing (he can’t swim).
30 min 16:00 – 16:30
This is BBC Scotland
Highlights from the BBC Scotland channel.
3h 16:00 – 19:00
This is BBC Scotland
Highlights from the BBC Scotland channel.
2h 30 min 16:30 – 19:00
Reporting Scotland
More from the day’s top stories and communities across Scotland.
30 min 19:00 – 19:30
Sportscene: SWPL Highlights
Charlotte Cohen brings you action and reaction to the weekend's Scottish Women's Premier League matches. Also in HD. [S.
30 min 19:30 – 20:00
The Repair Shop on the Road
Dom steps inside Glasgow’s Britannia Panopticon, the world’s oldest surviving music hall, to help piano technician Jamie revive Henrietta, a 1904 Nilson pianola with roots in a New York speakeasy. Will is in Inverness to collect Debbie’s handcrafted chess set, a family heirloom that requires Kirsten’s expert touch if it is to be played with again. In Birnam, Dom is getting hands on with a craft that has remained unchanged for centuries as he masters steam-bending and pine-tar finishing with Scotland’s only wooden ski maker.
45 min 20:00 – 20:45
Beechgrove Garden
Over a period of two years, using unique drone footage, we see Saughton Park transformed from being a neglected site into being a model educational facility with a physic garden with the longest flowering border in a public park in the UK.
15 min 20:45 – 21:00
The Women Who Changed Modern Scotland
Kirsty Wark reveals how pioneering women of the 1960s and 70s seized the baton from previous generations and surged forward to disrupt the status quo, transforming many lives in the process.
1h 21:00 – 22:00
Banjo and Ro’s Grand Island Hotel
Interior designer Banjo and husband Ro push to revive a derelict mansion. But as funds run dry, the pair are forced to hunt for a new income stream.
30 min 22:00 – 22:30
Two Doors Down
Ian and Jaz have invited Beth and Cathy over to theirs for a quiet drink, but Cathy's over-exuberant dancing causes consternation with the downstairs neighbour. Colin and Eric discover they have some time to kill before the start of their evening watching Andy Murray play tennis, but their choice of activity leads to Christine being much more involved in their night than they'd have liked. Sophie has to return from a rare night out to check on her mother.
30 min 22:30 – 23:00
Scotcast
Conversation about Scotland’s biggest news stories, hosted by Martin Geissler.
1h 23:00 – 00:00
This is BBC Scotland
Highlights from the BBC Scotland channel.
6h 00:00 – 06:00
This is BBC Scotland
Highlights from the BBC Scotland channel.
6h 06:00 – 12:00
This is BBC Scotland
Highlights from the BBC Scotland channel.
6h 12:00 – 18:00
This is BBC Scotland
Highlights from the BBC Scotland channel.
1h 18:00 – 19:00
Reporting Scotland
More from the day’s top stories and communities across Scotland.
30 min 19:00 – 19:30
Eat the Town
Dazza and Natalie head to Sanquhar for what is so far the smallest location they have visited. Despite a population of fewer than 2,000, Dazza and Natalie enjoy one of the most varied days they have ever had. With hilltop yoga, a lead mine to explore and the most expensive meal of the series, Sanquhar punches above its weight. Hopefully they can stay friends when the scores are revealed.
30 min 19:30 – 20:00
Island Crossings
Weather and mechanical issues cause havoc across the network, jeopardising thousands of pounds in fresh Barra shellfish, and there is a hotly contested oyster competition.
1h 20:00 – 21:00
The Hunt for the World's End Killers
In 1977, detectives in Edinburgh were hunting the killers of two young women who were found brutally murdered after a night at the World’s End pub.
1h 21:00 – 22:00
The Hunt for the World's End Killers
Detectives in Edinburgh hunt the killers of two young women who were found brutally murdered after a night at the World’s End pub.
1h 22:00 – 23:00
Scotcast
Conversation about Scotland’s biggest news stories, hosted by Martin Geissler.
1h 23:00 – 00:00
This is BBC Scotland
Highlights from the BBC Scotland channel.
6h 00:00 – 06:00
This is BBC Scotland
Highlights from the BBC Scotland channel.
6h 06:00 – 12:00
This is BBC Scotland
Highlights from the BBC Scotland channel.
6h 12:00 – 18:00
This is BBC Scotland
Highlights from the BBC Scotland channel.
1h 18:00 – 19:00
Reporting Scotland
More from the day’s top stories and communities across Scotland.
30 min 19:00 – 19:30
Scotland's Home of the Year
In the east, Anna, Banjo and Danny must choose between a coastal bungalow conversion in Anstruther, a traditional tenement in Stockbridge and a Georgian basement apartment in Edinburgh’s New Town.
30 min 19:30 – 20:00
Grand Tours of Scotland's Rivers
From its source in remote Loch Spey, Paul follows the South Esk River to the east coast. He then explores the beautiful and surprising River Ayr.
1h 20:00 – 21:00
Janey
Following Janey Godley on her 2023 tour after her ovarian cancer diagnosis. The story of her extraordinary life is told through her trademark take-no-prisoners honesty and humour.
1h 21:00 – 22:00
The Chief
Who better to record the audiobook of the autobiography of Scotland's greatest policeman than tartan Hollywood legend Dougray Scott? The work is entitled No Apologies, and the Chief is a stickler for detail. He is soon coaching Scott's performance on everything from historical case accuracy to sexiness. Will a tight deadline and the crime-fighting needs of a nation prevent the Chief achieving lyrical literary perfection? This is the story of the recording of the story of the making of the main man - Chief Commissioner Cameron Miekelson.
30 min 22:00 – 22:30
The Chief
There's a big shock for the top cop when the Chief discovers his daughter Ellen is dating an undercover policeman, leading to a dilemma that soon spirals into a moral nightmare. Miekelson cannot compromise security arrangements for a controversial visit from an overseas dignitary, but he also has to do the right thing by his family. Between cosy drinks at home and strategic briefings at Holyrood, the Chief juggles being the father of the nation and the best dad he can be.
30 min 22:30 – 23:00
Scotcast
Conversation about Scotland’s biggest news stories, hosted by Martin Geissler.
1h 23:00 – 00:00
This is BBC Scotland
Highlights from the BBC Scotland channel.
6h 00:00 – 06:00
This is BBC Scotland
Highlights from the BBC Scotland channel.
6h 06:00 – 12:00
This is BBC Scotland
Highlights from the BBC Scotland channel.
6h 12:00 – 18:00
This is BBC Scotland
Highlights from the BBC Scotland channel.
1h 18:00 – 19:00
Reporting Scotland
More from the day’s top stories and communities across Scotland.
30 min 19:00 – 19:30
Banjo and Ro’s Grand Island Hotel
Interior designer Banjo and husband Ro push to revive a derelict mansion. But as funds run dry, the pair are forced to hunt for a new income stream.
30 min 19:30 – 20:00
Scotland’s Sacred Islands with Ben Fogle
Ben Fogle returns to Taransay, the island where, over 20 years ago, he took part in the TV show Castaway.
1h 20:00 – 21:00
Inside Barlinnie
One of the main aims in prison today is the rehabilitation of prisoners. In Barlinnie, many prisoners are locked up for 23 hours a day - one way out is to get a job. Prison jobs provide learnt skills and behaviours, but these jobs are not easy to come by. Prisoners can earn promotions as they become trusted in the workplaces. Two prisoners, Robert and John, have their release dates in sight and are working towards life on the outside. Albanian drug dealer Robert is fighting deportation while desperately hoping to be returned to his son. Violent offender John searches for a new start to try to beat his alcohol addiction. The programme includes an eye-opening interview with one of Scotland’s most notorious gangsters, Jimmy Boyle.
1h 21:00 – 22:00
Scot Squad
City police Fletcher and McLaren uncover a crafty criminal at a murder mystery party. Mindful of their duties, they bring in the bad guy without killing anyone’s evening.
30 min 22:00 – 22:30
Best of Chewin' the Fat
Another chance to see some of the best bits from comedy sketch show.
30 min 22:30 – 23:00
Scotcast
Conversation about Scotland’s biggest news stories, hosted by Martin Geissler.
1h 23:00 – 00:00
This is BBC Scotland
Highlights from the BBC Scotland channel.
6h 00:00 – 06:00
This is BBC Scotland
Highlights from the BBC Scotland channel.
6h 06:00 – 12:00
This is BBC Scotland
Highlights from the BBC Scotland channel.
6h 12:00 – 18:00
This is BBC Scotland
Highlights from the BBC Scotland channel.
1h 18:00 – 19:00
Reporting Scotland
More from the day’s top stories and communities across Scotland.
30 min 19:00 – 19:30
Sportscene: Championship Live
Live Championship football as Arbroath host fellow play-off contenders Greenock Morton.
2h 30 min 19:30 – 22:00
Still Game
Sitcom set in Glasgow. Tam and Frances enjoy fame and fortune with their new addition, but Jack and Victor feel the strain.
30 min 22:00 – 22:30