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
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
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.
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.
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
Sportscene: Premiership Highlights
Steven Thompson presents extended highlights of Aberdeen v Livingston, Dundee v St Mirren, Falkirk v Hibernian and Motherwell v Kilmarnock.
1h 19:15 – 20:15
Icons of Football
How Charlie Nicholas’s amazing goal-scoring talent earned him the name Champagne Charlie.
30 min 20:15 – 20:45
Sacked in the Morning
Craig Levein and Amy Irons explore the ins and outs of football management. Legendary striker John Hartson on his best manager, throwing sandwiches and playing for his country.
15 min 20:45 – 21:00
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 21:00 – 21:30
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 21:30 – 22:00
Scotland Stands Up
Join Farmer Jim Smith for a fantastic night of stand-up comedy, featuring Susie McCabe, Jamie MacDonald, Stuart McPherson and Marjolein Robertson. It's a cracking show with some of the most exciting comedians on the circuit today. Jamie MacDonald tells an incredible story about having to give directions to a stranger - not so easy when you use a white stick to get yourself around. Shetland's Marjolein Robertson brings her unique perspective on life to the mainland, and Fifer Stuart McPherson shares his look on life as a newly single man in the modern world. Headliner Susie McCabe closes the show with a barnstorming set guaranteed to make you laugh.
2h 22:00 – 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
All the weekend national, UK-wide and international news on Sunday evening at 7.
15 min 19:00 – 19:15
Sportscene: Premiership Highlights
Extended highlights of Hearts v Celtic and Rangers v Dundee, plus a look back at the best of Saturday’s action.
1h 19:15 – 20:15
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 20:15 – 21:00
Burns Night 2026
Marti Pellow and an incredible line-up of artists join the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra to honour Scotland’s national bard. Callum Beattie, Paige Turley, Lucia Fairfull, Cammy Barnes, Pippa Blundell, James Emmanuel and Roisin McCarney will all perform Burns classics. Plus a live recital from Kirsty Wark and a commanding Immortal Memory delivered by Grant Stott. Presented by Alistair Heather, it’s a Burns Night not to be missed.
1h 21:00 – 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
Scot Squad
PC Charlie MacIntosh has a decision to make - offered an exciting opportunity away from the police, will he run for the hills.
30 min 22:30 – 23:00
Music Vault
Edith Bowman returns to the archives for a special Burns Night edition of Music Vault, featuring some of Scotland’s best-loved musical acts playing the songs of the Bard. Featuring a stunning selection of songs performed throughout the decades by artists such as Paolo Nutini, KT Tunstall, Deacon Blue, Big Country and Eddi Reader.
45 min 23:00 – 23:45
Loop
A special performance by Karen Dunbar as she recites the iconic tale by Robert Burns.
15 min 23:45 – 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.
2h 12:00 – 14:00
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 14:00 – 14:30
Island Crossings
A freight backlog in Stornoway has area operations manager Fiona struggling to keep supply lines to the isles open, and CalMac trainee sisters Tanya and Natalie go to sea.
1h 14:30 – 15:30
Eat the Town
Dazza and Natalie hit the Scottish Borders in the first ever green episode of Eat the Town. Our fearless presenters hit the streets of Galashiels on bikes in search of the best food and best activities Gala has to offer, all while lowering their carbon footprint. One of them is going to be taking home the secret prize, but, more importantly, if it’s a green episode, Darren might have to eat a vegetable.
30 min 15:30 – 16:00
This is BBC Scotland
Highlights from the BBC Scotland channel.
3h 16:00 – 19:00
Reporting Scotland
More from the day’s top stories and communities across Scotland.
30 min 19:00 – 19:30
Sportscene: Scottish Women's Premier League
Charlotte Cohen presents highlights from the weekend’s fixtures in the SWPL.
30 min 19:30 – 20:00
The Repair Shop on the Road
Dom teams up with carpenter Jen to save a beloved spider slide that was once a fixture in the local shopping centre and has now rescued by the Dunblane Centre. Can Dom and Jen make it safe for the next generation to enjoy? Elsewhere, Will is at the site of the last battle on British soil to collect the Appin Chalice, a Jacobite relic used to give communion on the morning of a fateful fight in Culloden. And Dom gets grief in Crieff while learning the secrets behind hand-blown glass paperweights.
45 min 20:00 – 20:45
Beechgrove Garden
Kirsty creates four practical, pretty and eco-friendly garden items from recycled materials. From a living picture frame filled with succulents constructed from leftover wood at Beechgrove, to a fairy garden made out of broken terracotta pots and a terrarium out of a second-hand glass teapot.
15 min 20:45 – 21:00
The Women Who Changed Modern Scotland
Kirsty Wark explores the 1980s and 90s, when legislative leaps enshrined new rights for women. But with sexism rife, women had to fight to make the promise of equality a reality.
1h 21:00 – 22:00
Banjo and Ro’s Grand Island Hotel
Banjo and Ro battle to transform their island home, but with the roof open and a storm closing in, their bold plans and their dream hang in the balance.
30 min 22:00 – 22:30
Two Doors Down
It's Eric's birthday coming up and all he wants is a bit of peace and quiet. Cathy and Colin decide to pop in early as they're going to be away 'sailing'. Christine and Sophie have just returned from a funeral and Christine needs to tell everyone what fun it's been. Ian and Jaz have completely forgotten that it's Eric's birthday. And there's great embarrassment amongst the Bairds when their old family photo is dragged out of the loft.
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 are in Angus in search of the best day out Arbroath has to offer. They are eating locally recommended meals and scoring each other's choices in the hopes of taking home the secret prize. In a town famous for smokies, the pair are probably expecting to eat some fish. What they might not be ready for is ripping the fish's head off themselves! And they get an Arbroath history lesson unlike any other.
30 min 19:30 – 20:00
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 20:00 – 21:00
The Ice Cream Wars
The inside story of how Glasgow’s housing schemes and the ice cream vans which served them became central to a criminal war, with deadly consequences.
1h 21:00 – 22:00
The Ice Cream Wars
The inside story behind the investigation, trial and convictions that would lead to a 20-year battle for justice that gripped Scotland.
1h 22:00 – 23:00