BBC Scotland
As well as producing programming for Scotland, as the largest of the BBC's "Nations & Regions", BBC Scotland also produces television programming intended for the UK network.
Flagship programmes for Scotland include the nightly news programmes Reporting Scotland and Newsnight Scotland, drama in the form of River City and Monarch of the Glen, and sports programming in the shape of Sportscene, Grandstand from Scotland and The Adventure Show. BBC Scotland also produces Gaelic programming, such as Eòrpa and Dotaman, under the banner BBC Alba.
Eòrpa hit the headlines in May 2008, specially mentioned in the Scottish Broadcasting Commission's report. 'It was intriguing to note that without fail at every one of our public events BBC2 Scotland's Eòrpa programme was raised, unsolicited, and by non-Gaelic speakers, as an example of a positive, well-respected programme' - Blair Jenkins, Chair - Scottish Broadcasting Commission[1]
BBC Scotland also produces the Scottish opt-out sections of UK-wide programmes such as The Politics Show and Children in Need. Output for the UK network has included such recent high profile dramas as Monarch of the Glen, 55 Degrees North and Sea of Souls.[3]
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Selected BBC Scotland programming for Scotland
The following are selected BBC Scotland-produced or -commissioned programmes shown in Scotland only:
- Reporting Scotland (1968-present)
- Newsnight Scotland (1999-present)
- River City (2002-present)
- Sportscene (1975-present)
- Scotch and Wry (1978-1992)
- Chewin' the Fat (1999-2002 - Hogmanay specials till 2005)
- The Karen Dunbar Show (2003-present)
- The Beechgrove Garden (1978-present)
- Hogmanay Live (1991-present)
- BBC Scotland Investigates (1994-present)
- Legit (2007-present)
- Dear Green Place (2007-present)
- Eòrpa (1993-present)
- 24/7 (????-present)
- The Adventure Show (2005-present)
- Artworks Scotland (????-present)
- Holyrood Live (1999-present)
- Landward (1970s-present)
- The Music Show (2005-present)
- Politics Scotland (1999-present)
- Scotland on Film (????-present)
- VideoGaiden (2005-present)
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Selected BBC Scotland programming for the UK
The following are selected BBC Scotland-produced or -commissioned programmes networked across the UK:
- Hububb (1997-2001)
- Catchword (1984-1995)
- Castle in the Country (2005-present)
- Comedy Connections (2003-2007)
- Empty (2008 - present)
- Film 2008 with Jonathan Ross (1972-present)
- Hedz (2007-present)
- Me Too! (2006-present)
- Monarch of the Glen (1999-2005)
- Movie Connections (2007-present)
- Naked Video (1986 - 1992)
- National Lottery JetSet 2012 (2007-present)
- Raven (2002-present)
- Restoration (2003-present)
- Sea of Souls (2004-present)
- Still Game (2002-present)
- Shoebox Zoo (2004-present)
- The Culture Show (2006-present)
- T in the Park (1994-present)
- Your Country Needs You (2007)
- VideoGaiden (2007-present)
- Waterloo Road (2005-present)
- This Time Tomorrow (2008-present)
- The Kids Are Alright (2008-present)
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Studios
BBC Scotland has 11 television and radio studios in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Dundee, Portree, Stornoway, Inverness, Selkirk, Dumfries, Orkney and Shetland. BBC Scotland's HQ, Pacific Quay Studios in Glasgow, opened in 2007. Pacific Quay has the largest studio in the UK outside London.
The Politics Show Scotland, like much of BBC Scotland's political output, is broadcast from BBC Scotland's studios in Edinburgh, near to the Scottish Parliament.
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Radio
BBC Scotland also operates the national radio networks:
- BBC Radio Scotland on 92-95 FM and 810 MW, broadcasts across Scotland and sometimes splits frequencies, with other programming, usually sport, broadcasting only on MW.
- BBC Radio nan Gàidheal on 103.5-105 FM is the Gaelic language station broadcasting across parts of Scotland, and is often used as an extra frequency for Sportsound's coverage of multiple SPL football matches.
There are also regional news opt-outs broadcasting from Aberdeen (North-East), Inverness (Highlands and Islands), Selkirk (Borders), Dumfries (South-West), Lerwick (Shetland) and Kirkwall (Orkney), with the latter two also providing extra programming for their area.
BBC Scotland also takes part in the 'Regionalisation' of some of the UK-wide BBC's radio output. One example of this is on Thursday nights, when Radio 1 splits the home nations with Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland broadcasting their own shows showcasing local talent. The Radio 1 Session in Scotland is presented by Vic Galloway.[4]
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Online
BBC Scotland also provides a large amount of online content specifically aimed at the Scottish user, whether they be from within Scotland, or for Scots from further afield.
- They are responsible for the Scottish News, Sport and Education portals in the main bbc.co.uk website, along with their own sections such as History, Music and information about their television and radio programmes.
- Also, BBC Scotland have begun to stream a variety of television and radio content via the BBC Scotland Player on their website. Examples of this include news and current affairs programming available on demand, live Scottish sport and trailers for upcoming programmes.
- BBC Scotland also produces the first - and still the only - video news download from within the Nations & Regions division. Called "BBC Scotland News Weekly", it contains five stories from television news across the week. It can be accessed on the BBC Scotland news website and via the podcast section of iTunes.[5]
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See also
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References
- ^ "Pacific Quay", bbc.co.uk/scotland. Retrieved on 2007-08-20.
- ^ "BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra - About the Orchestra", bbc.co.uk/scotland. Retrieved on 2007-08-20.
- ^ "BBC Scotland Television", bbc.co.uk/scotland. Retrieved on 2007-08-20.
- ^ "BBC Radio 1 - Vic Galloway", bbc.co.uk. Retrieved on 2007-08-20.
- ^ "BBC Scotland News Weekly - video podcast", bbc.co.uk. Retrieved on 2007-08-20.
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