Highlights from the BBC Scotland channel.

Highlights from the BBC Scotland channel.

Highlights from the BBC Scotland channel.

All the weekend national, UK-wide and international news on Sunday evening at 7.

Dom and Steve head to Cornwall to resurrect a dead cat, star of an iconic exhibit at the Eden Project, hoping to put a new lease of life into a mechanical marvel that’s already run more than one and a half million times. Will tackles the woodworm that has ravaged a traditional Welsh love spoon, carved by a father passionate about keeping a traditional craft alive, and Dom tries to keep dry in a coracle, a boat made of reeds, as he goes basket-weaving in East Sussex.

A patient in Glasgow becomes violent, forcing crewmates Gregg and Bernadette to shelter in an ambulance. Unfortunately, this shocking incident is one that is becoming an everyday reality for paramedics across Scotland, with nearly 200 on-duty staff physically assaulted each year. In Dundee, paramedic Rebecca and technician Paige treat a patient who has suffered a potentially lethal drug overdose after taking a potent mix of MDMA and heroin. Rebecca and Paige must administer urgent treatment to save the patient’s life. Meanwhile, at the ambulance control centre, call handler Jackie takes 999 calls from two road traffic collisions - one in which a motorcyclist suffers a seizure, and another where concerns are raised about a baby. In both cases, Jackie has to keep calm under extraordinary pressure, organising an ambulance response while delivering important instructions to keep the patients safe. And in Aberdeen, the Special Operations Response Team is sent to help Allison, who has fallen at home and is now displaying the symptoms of a possible stroke. They also attend an expansive wildfire that has required a mass deployment of emergency service personnel.

Jack and Victor enlist their friend Shug and his acute sense of hearing as they try to discover what Victor's son is saying on the answering machine.

All access to all departments - flashing the spotlight on the good guys banging up the baddies. Knights of the road Singh and McKirdy turn firefighters to extinguish a dangerous inferno and sample some delicious sausages. City cops McLaren and Fletcher rush to the open grass in pursuit of a miscreant on a roll inside a giant hamster ball. The Chief furthers his dream of becoming a best-selling tartan noir crime writer as he rubs shoulders with one of Scotland's greatest novelists. And local man Bobby does what he believes to be the right thing when he hands in a bag of dangerous-looking weapons to officer Karen. Mirth-inducing mockumentary manoeuvres starring Jack Docherty, Manjot Sumal, Grado, Jordan Young, Sally Reid, Darren Connell, Karen Bartke and special guest Ian Rankin.

A Scottish battalion heads to Nato’s war game while another packs for Cyprus. Meanwhile, ceremonial drills begin back at home in preparation for the King's summer stay at Balmoral.

Highlights from the BBC Scotland channel.

Highlights from the BBC Scotland channel.

Sally is in the thick of lambing on her croft in Caithness, where unseasonal weather is taking its toll. She loses three lambs in one day and has to call out the vet for a ewe that has had a difficult birth. Meanwhile, her son William comes down with chicken pox. Hot off the heels of lambing his dad’s sheep, it’s the turn of Nick’s easy-cares - but it turns out to be far from easy. Bad weather means vulnerable newborns need to be brought inside, which is not good for this breed. In Fife, Jo and Andy decide to dig up 100 acres of failed wheat, which they resow with oats. And it’s the start of showing season as they select their finest North Cheviot tups, ewes and lambs for the whole family to compete at their local show.

The last programme of the spring series, Dougie and the team are at Ingliston for The Royal Highland Show. Cammy catches up with a professional sheep dresser as he makes finishing touches before showing his Bleu du Maines. As Landward celebrates fifty years on air, Dougie looks back on show coverage from the archive. Rosie gets a taste of Aberdeenshire in the food and drink hall showcasing artisan producers, Arlene visits the honey tent to find about the complexities of judging the amber nectar, Cammy’s hoping to win a red rosette in the show ring with his Jersey dairy cow. And Dougie steps into the main ring to follow the spectacular grand parade.

Kirsty plants meconopsis, and Brian is in the 6x8 greenhouse looking at what you can do if you have this standard-sized glasshouse. Also, a visit to a great community garden in the Easterhouse area of Glasgow that is used and enjoyed by a range of groups in the local community, and handy hints. Kirsty and Brian start a new feature that gives 'everything you need to know' plant profiles on some of the country’s most popular garden varieties - from growing patterns and soil preference to pruning plans. Throughout the series are fact files on some of the plants most often found in viewers' plots.

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Chef Nick Nairn and Dougie Vipond are on a mission to highlight the fantastic range of great produce Scotland has to offer. This week they are looking at our fantastic fruit, making an apple and bramble crumble with a Drambuie custard. Joining them in the kitchen are Aberdeenshire soft fruit famer Ross Mitchell and food and drink writer Rosalind Erskine, who has selected a Scottish rum flavoured with rhubarb.

Fishing and horse riding are staple pastimes in the Borders, along the River Tweed horses are ingrained in people's lives as much as the clear water running through the river and this is certainly the case for trainer Katie Scott. This episode sees Katie prepare horses for Kelso races in horrific rainy and sleety conditions, but she battles through it and manages to get three horses to the races. On the river, ghillie Colin Bell has some returning fishing clients seeking the best pools on the Upper Floors fishing beat. Colin has high expectations and uses traditional 'hand lining' skills to get his clients a majestic Tweed salmon. In Kelso, Tweedside Tackle are moving their fishing tackle shop across the road and will need to move over 20,000 hooks, reels, rods and waders. And in Peebles, as the Tweedlove festival gets under way, organisers Neil and Fiona Dalgleish make sure all the valleys' biking fanatics head off in style.

For thousands of years prized salmon stocks have faced a varying degree of threats to their existence. In this episode, Eddie Weatherly and his river bailiff team respond to more calls that salmon poachers are active along the river, the search is on and, under the cover of darkness, the team lie in wait to see if the poachers turn up. In Kelso, it's one of the busiest weekends of the year for the Ednam House hotel. Manager Margaret Livingstone-Evans has three weddings across three days, a bridal conundrum! In Peebles, Ruth Hinks has 5,000 chocolate brownies to make for a charity campaign, but little does she know that husband David has a special surprise lined up to reward her for all her hard work. On Cowbog Farm, farmer Robert Wilson, daughter Lottie and father Ron are testing the cattle for TB and far more importantly for daughter Lottie, they're checking to see if her favourite cow is pregnant. And at Floors Stud, it's a big day for all involved as Tattersalls auctioneer Todd Watt visits to decide just how many potential million-pound horses will go in the biggest of horse sales.

The academy competitors are creating a piece of content that will be a collaboration between two pairs. Simmie and Tasha are making a piece of content about traumas they have both experienced while travelling, and Debs and Nasti are making a piece of content about Debs' favourite cheat meal.

Nicole decides whether to stay signed to the agency, Darby tells her story on Charlotte Dawson’s podcast, and Kirsten and Amy announce the winner of this year’s academy.

Callum’s web of lies unravels to a stunned and devastated Kelly Marie, and Mikey is left torn when he is given the chance to tell his side of the story. Meanwhile, Angus worries he pushed Amber into therapy before she is ready, and Drew finds himself the victim of extortion.

Beth is ill and has taken to her bed. Ian and Gordon have popped over to give Eric a hand. If ever there’s a time Beth is desperate to be left alone, it’s now - but on hearing about Beth’s flu, Christine turns up with homemade soup. The interruptions continue as Cathy and Colin arrive, who suggest all Beth needs is someone with a bit of personality to go and see her. Up and down the stairs like a yo-yo, Eric tends to Beth’s needs, reassuring her that nobody will disturb her. But the neighbours have decided Eric isn’t coping, and it’s a competition to see whether a hot toddy or soup made from a good ham bone will do the trick in nursing Beth back to health.

The Chief is made aware of a potential newspaper scoop featuring a leaked recording that could sink his whole career. His paranoia soon becomes all-consuming, and he suspects those around him in the force - even his own family - of betrayal. These explosive revelations threaten to eclipse his revolutionary new police work policy, where he redefines the very nature of crime. As his relationship with government, press and the public deteriorates, will he be forced to redefine the very nature of the Chief.

Janey and Ashley don hard hats and head for a construction site. They are set to work making mortar, and they find out just how hard it is to build a simple wall. Next up, they have to get their heads around more complicated tools to connect cold and hot water pipes. Their work is then put to the test when it’s hooked up to the live water main, and it could be a disaster if the site starts filling up with water! However, their biggest challenge comes when they have to insulate a wall. The job involves joinery, accurate measuring and trying not to waste expensive materials. Can Ashley and Janey get past the hilarity of the word ‘dwang’? Can they put in the hard graft to see the shift through? And which one will be named ‘best employee’ and avoid that last awful job.

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Highlights from the BBC Scotland channel.

Highlights from the BBC Scotland channel.

More from the day’s top stories and communities across Scotland.

In this episode, Ian and Major head to Shotts in North Lanarkshire, a town that’s feeling a bit unloved and down on its luck. Since the closing of its iron foundry, there has been very little solid employment. However, Ian and Major find plenty of places to go and people to chat to, visiting the prison, an abandoned psychiatric hospital, and even doing some street dancing.

Nick and Derek get some bad news, putting plans for taking over the family farm into sharp focus in Dumfries and Galloway. They are losing 300 acres of leased grazing land to forestry, and with concerns over when dad Derek might retire, Nick sets out a timeline for his succession. On Papa Westray, new farmers Paul and Mel are in the midst of their first big lambing season. With the addition of new baby Oak, it’s a family affair. Ten-year-old Jakey does the morning rounds, checking for new lambs, and spots a ewe in trouble - Paul has to call on his farming neighbours for help. At Hillhead Farm near Glasgow, Ben and Matt Imrie are tackling the wedding and events site infrastructure. The race is on to make it a marketable venue ahead of the first event of the season in six weeks' time. Their dad, John, has another pre-op for his hip replacement, and he and Antoinette hope he receives the news he is desperately waiting for.

Within hours of Annie Borjesson's body being found on a Scottish beach, her family are told it is suicide. However, they believe the evidence points to murder.

Hazel pieces together the mysterious final hours before Annie was found dead. She hears an extraordinary theory that Annie’s death was a state-sponsored hit job.

Scots defend trenches in Estonia, while others scout enemy lines and protect HQ. In Catterick, chaos reigns in riot training, while ceremonial troops in Edinburgh fight for redemption.

A night swim with a bit of sparkle at Peebles’ first Harvest Wild Swim Festival, a sleep under the stars in a Romany caravan, and tubing down the River Nith.

Some of Scotland’s comedians and entertainers take us on journey through friendships past, reminiscing on the bonding, the hanging out, the best friends, the sleepovers and the strange noises. Then they turn their attention to homes of the past, looking back at the flats, the crofts, the bathrooms and the toilets, as well as addressing the controversial inside-outside debate.

Highlights from the BBC Scotland channel.

Highlights from the BBC Scotland channel.

Highlights from the BBC Scotland channel.

More from the day’s top stories and communities across Scotland.

Ian Hamilton and guide dog, Major, head to Cumnock in East Ayrshire. Once a thriving mining town, Cumnock now has an ambition to become Scotland’s first green town by running its own hi-tech renewable energy system and making use of digital and smart technologies. Digging below the surface of these ambitious plans for the town, Ian meets the locals to see what they think about it all, and also to find out what smaller steps they are taking to move towards a greener world. Cumnock provided coal to power the country for generations and is now is hoping to transform its future.

Ardrossan port staff deal with delays, while the Oban pier team face a charity challenge that has them gagging. Meanwhile, it’s the first day of school for an island schoolboy.

Hazel explores the conditions at Prestwick beach. Did Annie really drown herself there? Remarkable forensic evidence suggests otherwise.

In the final episode, Hazel gets access to a new source of information and makes a series of disturbing discoveries which shed new light on what happened to Annie.

A concerned Amber attempts to support a spiralling Alex but grows suspicious of Lydia in the process, and DCI Douglas gets more than he bargained for in his pursuit of Harry. Meanwhile, a frustrated Kelly-Marie takes a firmer approach with Callum, and intent on giving up, Drew confides in Maggie.

Trans influencer Charlie stops testosterone to restart his menstrual cycle, with dramatic consequences. Meanwhile, Lauren prepares for motherhood by facing her debilitating fear of sickness. With family planning under way, the couple lay down the financial foundations by investing their online cash into a real-life business venture.

Charlie and Lauren are flying high after their first fertility clinic consultation and trip to London for the British LGBT Awards. However, it’s back to earth with a bump after they fall victim to a targeted hate crime. Now, they are more determined than ever to open their inclusive salon as a safe space for the LGBTQ community.

Charlie and Lauren deal with difficult fertility news, but with a business to open in a matter of months, there is no time to delay. It’s all hands on deck to launch their safe space salon, amidst a backdrop of rising tension over trans rights in the UK, as Westminster blocks the Scottish Gender Recognition Reform Bill.

Highlights from the BBC Scotland channel.

Highlights from the BBC Scotland channel.

Highlights from the BBC Scotland channel.

More from the day’s top stories and communities across Scotland.

Paul follows the eastward course of the river South Esk from its source in the hills above Glen Clova to the extraordinary Montrose Basin, and on to the sea.

Lizzie Schofield and Brian Cunningham are starting new projects and checking on the progress of planting carried out in previous years. Lizzie is in her herb garden, which she renovated in 2024, assessing what has worked and what needs to be refreshed. Meanwhile, Brian is checking on the apple trees he planted in the spring as examples of espalier shaping and pruning. Lizzie begin plans in the garden for cut flowers that will give her foliage alongside the blooms already beginning to take shape, and Brian is planting more perennials in the terraced patio area. There are all the usual handy hints, as well as a look at what plants are good for attracting birds to your plot.

JJ Chalmers and Grado uncover the best holiday escapes in Scotland. But it’s up to friends and families from all over the country to decide which escapes make it to the grand final. In this first episode, lifelong Glaswegian friends the Karens are tasked with choosing Scotland’s Greatest Luxury Escape. They visit a secluded retreat, The Hideaway near Dundee; enjoy a private cruise aboard Argyll Cruising on the wonderful west coast; and finally visit Glenapp Castle on the Ayrshire coast. But only one escape will make it to the grand final.

In 1991, two teenagers disappear without a trace in different parts of the UK. Fifteen years later, the murder of a woman in Glasgow reveals a terrible link between all three cases.

With Peter Tobin accused of the brutal murder of Angelika Kluk at a church in Glasgow, detectives analyse what dark secrets might lurk in his past.

All access to all departments - flashing the spotlight on the good guys banging up the baddies. Knights of the road Singh and McKirdy turn firefighters to extinguish a dangerous inferno and sample some delicious sausages. City cops McLaren and Fletcher rush to the open grass in pursuit of a miscreant on a roll inside a giant hamster ball. The Chief furthers his dream of becoming a best-selling tartan noir crime writer as he rubs shoulders with one of Scotland's greatest novelists. And local man Bobby does what he believes to be the right thing when he hands in a bag of dangerous-looking weapons to officer Karen. Mirth-inducing mockumentary manoeuvres starring Jack Docherty, Manjot Sumal, Grado, Jordan Young, Sally Reid, Darren Connell, Karen Bartke and special guest Ian Rankin.

Ashley and Janey try their hand at various jobs in a factory that produces everything from hand lotion to shower gel, and soap to candles. They are pushed on their ability to follow instructions and complete repetitive tasks. From restocking the on-site shop, to making soap and filling bottles, everything must be uniform and be produced at speed, with very little room for error. Trying to keep their minds from wandering, and the mess to a minimum, Ashley and Janey are put through their paces by a boss who has no time for fooling around. Janey is determined to win, but she can’t stop her creativity from taking over when she should be following a precise shop display. The question is, will it land her the ‘best employee’ trophy, or that one last job that nobody wants to do.

Highlights from the BBC Scotland channel.

Highlights from the BBC Scotland channel.

Highlights from the BBC Scotland channel.

More from the day’s top stories and communities across Scotland.

JJ Chalmers and Grado uncover the best holiday escapes in Scotland. But it’s up to friends and families from all over the country to decide which escapes make it to the grand final. In this first episode, lifelong Glaswegian friends the Karens are tasked with choosing Scotland’s Greatest Luxury Escape. They visit a secluded retreat, The Hideaway near Dundee; enjoy a private cruise aboard Argyll Cruising on the wonderful west coast; and finally visit Glenapp Castle on the Ayrshire coast. But only one escape will make it to the grand final.

A patient in Glasgow becomes violent, forcing crewmates Gregg and Bernadette to shelter in an ambulance. Unfortunately, this shocking incident is one that is becoming an everyday reality for paramedics across Scotland, with nearly 200 on-duty staff physically assaulted each year. In Dundee, paramedic Rebecca and technician Paige treat a patient who has suffered a potentially lethal drug overdose after taking a potent mix of MDMA and heroin. Rebecca and Paige must administer urgent treatment to save the patient’s life. Meanwhile, at the ambulance control centre, call handler Jackie takes 999 calls from two road traffic collisions - one in which a motorcyclist suffers a seizure, and another where concerns are raised about a baby. In both cases, Jackie has to keep calm under extraordinary pressure, organising an ambulance response while delivering important instructions to keep the patients safe. And in Aberdeen, the Special Operations Response Team is sent to help Allison, who has fallen at home and is now displaying the symptoms of a possible stroke. They also attend an expansive wildfire that has required a mass deployment of emergency service personnel.

Jack Docherty takes an entertaining look at Scotland's most memorable adverts. Joining him on this archive journey will be some of Scotland's funniest and best known faces.

Sitcom featuring characters from comedy series Chewin' the Fat. Jack and Victor, jealous of Old Tam's success at winning prizes by entering catchphrase competitions, decide to come up with a catchy new slogan for scones.

Beth is ill and has taken to her bed. Ian and Gordon have popped over to give Eric a hand. If ever there’s a time Beth is desperate to be left alone, it’s now - but on hearing about Beth’s flu, Christine turns up with homemade soup. The interruptions continue as Cathy and Colin arrive, who suggest all Beth needs is someone with a bit of personality to go and see her. Up and down the stairs like a yo-yo, Eric tends to Beth’s needs, reassuring her that nobody will disturb her. But the neighbours have decided Eric isn’t coping, and it’s a competition to see whether a hot toddy or soup made from a good ham bone will do the trick in nursing Beth back to health.

Shereen Cutkelvin presents highlights from across the TRNSMT 2026 weekend.

Highlights from the BBC Scotland channel.

Highlights from the BBC Scotland channel.

Highlights from the BBC Scotland channel.

All the weekend national, UK-wide and international news on Saturday evening at 7.

The academy competitors are creating a piece of content that will be a collaboration between two pairs. Simmie and Tasha are making a piece of content about traumas they have both experienced while travelling, and Debs and Nasti are making a piece of content about Debs' favourite cheat meal.

Nicole decides whether to stay signed to the agency, Darby tells her story on Charlotte Dawson’s podcast, and Kirsten and Amy announce the winner of this year’s academy.

The experts race against time to restore a historic carriage before a town procession, a unique musical instrument needs some TLC, and Will gets a makeover at Scotland’s oldest bespoke tailors.

Though he is married to the force, and justice is his mistress, the Chief feels the time is right to dip his toe into the water and get back out there, hoping to meet a high flyer at a similar level to himself.

Laura is loving life working in her cafe. Until one regular customer just happens to be the spitting image of her free pass - a Hollywood heartthrob. This is a game-changer. The extended family chip in with advice as Henry attempts to keep a lid on his jealousy. Meanwhile, Darren joins Colette on her mission to inspire all the pregnant women out there.

In 1993, 16-year-old Brandon Lee enrolled at Bearsden Academy, a secondary school in a well-to-do suburb of Glasgow. What followed over the next two years would become the stuff of legend. Brandon had been privately tutored in Canada while he accompanied his mother - an opera diva - on tour before her tragic death. The preternaturally bright student surprised teachers by blazing toward his goal of entering medical school, displaying a wealth of knowledge beyond his years. Brandon found friends despite his initial awkwardness and took bullied students under his wing. He introduced classmates to seminal retro bands and even starred in the school's production of South Pacific - until his unbelievable secret was revealed. Film-maker Jono McLeod explores the strange story of Brandon Lee. Utilising playful, period-specific animation, a pitch-perfect soundtrack, the memories of students and teachers, and the talents of Alan Cumming and Lulu to bring the tale to life, this documentary offers more than one surprise along the way and finally reveals the truth behind one of the most incredible stories of the past 30 years.

Some of Scotland’s comedians and entertainers take us on a journey through friendships past, reminiscing on the bonding, the hanging out, the best friends, the sleepovers and the strange noises.

Highlights from the BBC Scotland channel.

Highlights from the BBC Scotland channel.

Highlights from the BBC Scotland channel.

All the weekend national, UK-wide and international news on Sunday evening at 7.

Prestwick’s Broadway Cinema hasn’t shown a film since its doors closed in 1976, so Mark Stuckey and Steve Rowley must battle rust, missing wires and obsolete carbon-arc lamps if they hope to bring its twin projectors back to life. Dom meets Shetlander Victoria, who needs her grandfather’s accordion fixed if she is to realise her busking ambitions, and then discovers the centuries-old art of enamelling watch dials, a craft that demands steady hands.

Stevie and Pete of the Special Operations Response Team join the other emergency services at the scene of man who is threatening to harm himself in a public place. It’s a distressing situation that takes a sudden, unexpected turn. Pete must take action to help rescue the patient and deliver him safely to the care of a local ambulance crew. Serving a community of around 9,000 people, Dunoon-based paramedic Ben is used to the occasional quiet shift. But he has a potentially life-threatening emergency in the shape of Ian, who has a blood clot in his lung. It’s vital the team get him across the Firth of Clyde for specialist care at Inverclyde Hospital - but will they make the last ferry of the night? Meanwhile, in Paisley, ambulance technicians Lewis and Steven take stroke patient John to Glasgow’s Queen Elizabeth Hospital for an emergency thrombectomy. But John’s case brings back difficult memories for Steven, who is living with the recent loss of his father in tragically similar circumstances.

Sitcom featuring characters from comedy series Chewin' the Fat. Jack and Victor, jealous of Old Tam's success at winning prizes by entering catchphrase competitions, decide to come up with a catchy new slogan for scones.

Thrills, spills and lengthy lunch bills as the bold Bravehearts flash the blue light and curtail criminality. Traffic officer Hugh McKirdy regrets going commando - his partner Surjit Singh dutifully provides cover while he seeks out reinforcement undergarments. At Coms HQ, there's a promotion for Maggie Le Beau, but the new call centre team leader soon discovers a breakdown in communications. Retired Police Chief Sir Neville Archibald selects the swankiest of eateries for an elongated procedural discussion with Cameron Miekelson. The local cop shop becomes a hotbed of political activity as officer Karen encounters an unstoppable force of passion. Cop comedy cuffing crime in all its guises. Starring Jack Docherty, Grado, Manjot Sumal, ML Stone, Karen Bartke, Darren Connell, Paul Sneddon and special guest Bill Paterson.

Scots defend trenches in Estonia, while others scout enemy lines and protect HQ. In Catterick, chaos reigns in riot training, while ceremonial troops in Edinburgh fight for redemption.

Highlights from the BBC Scotland channel.

Highlights from the BBC Scotland channel.

Nick and Derek get some bad news, putting plans for taking over the family farm into sharp focus in Dumfries and Galloway. They are losing 300 acres of leased grazing land to forestry, and with concerns over when dad Derek might retire, Nick sets out a timeline for his succession. On Papa Westray, new farmers Paul and Mel are in the midst of their first big lambing season. With the addition of new baby Oak, it’s a family affair. Ten-year-old Jakey does the morning rounds, checking for new lambs, and spots a ewe in trouble - Paul has to call on his farming neighbours for help. At Hillhead Farm near Glasgow, Ben and Matt Imrie are tackling the wedding and events site infrastructure. The race is on to make it a marketable venue ahead of the first event of the season in six weeks' time. Their dad, John, has another pre-op for his hip replacement, and he and Antoinette hope he receives the news he is desperately waiting for.

Lizzie Schofield and Brian Cunningham are starting new projects and checking on the progress of planting carried out in previous years. Lizzie is in her herb garden, which she renovated in 2024, assessing what has worked and what needs to be refreshed. Meanwhile, Brian is checking on the apple trees he planted in the spring as examples of espalier shaping and pruning. Lizzie begin plans in the garden for cut flowers that will give her foliage alongside the blooms already beginning to take shape, and Brian is planting more perennials in the terraced patio area. There are all the usual handy hints, as well as a look at what plants are good for attracting birds to your plot.

Highlights from the BBC Scotland channel.

More from the day’s top stories and communities across Scotland.

Chef Nick Nairn and Dougie Vipond are on a mission to highlight the fantastic range of great produce Scotland has to offer. This week they’re looking at beef, cooking an Aberdeen Angus fillet steak cache with a green peppercorn sauce and creamed spinach. Joining them in the kitchen are Fife buffalo farmer Steve Mitchell and food and drink writer Gabriella Bennett, who has chosen a spicy beer from the Borders to accompany the beef.

It's common riding fever along the River Tweed and that means a lot of work for farrier David Merry and his apprentice Ross. In this episode, David has the small task of seeing to all the horses at the Jedburgh common ride and the larger task of rescuing his van. Former Galashiels braw lass and horse racing trainer Katie Scott is preparing horses for the gala rideout along with travelling draper Richard Mackay. Richard's daughter Alice is the 'bearer of the white roses', and Katie faces a former Grand National winner in a chase to the top of the hill. Across River Tweed tributaries, biologist James Hunt is 'electro-fishing' to find evidence that the salmon and trout spawning grounds have survived the winter floods. After six long months, Ruth Hinks finally launches her new chocolate school with a royal twist. At Floors Stud, manager David Trouton is overseeing one of the most important days of the year, their young horses are getting shod for the first time with a little help from farrier David Merry, and on Cowbog Farm, Robert Wilson is checking on the young calves, trying to select his best of the herd for the Kelso show with daughter Lottie.

The final episode of The River, and summer is coming to an end with a bang. The Floors Stud team prepare for the most important day of their year, the sales at Newmarket. But before they can get to the sales, the horses need conditioning so some lunge training is required. In Peebles, Fiona and Neil Dalgleish organise the International Enduro at Glentress Forest, where international pro riders will hit some of the valley's steepest and fastest trails, this being the biggest event of its kind in Britain. On the river, ghillie Colin Bell strims more grassy riverbanks and sees to his summer fishing clients, and on Cowbog Farm, Lottie blowdries her dad's prized Hereford herd. With cows chosen for the show, Lottie and dad Robert will be aiming high come show day. Finally, it's judgement day for the Floors Stud team, they make it to the Tattersalls auction with their best six horses, 12 months of dedication and hard graft will come down to just a few minutes in the sales ring. The pressure is on.

Alan Carr kicks off the competition by tasking ten interior designers to show off their signature styles by transforming a beach hut on the Dorset coast. They must also demonstrate their ability to reuse and repurpose where they can. Michelle Ogundehin and guest judge Jonathan Adler must decide who has created the Stand Out Space and which designer will be the first to go home.

A determined DCI Douglas is in the trenches interrogating Harry when he is stunned to receive new evidence, and a bitter Caitlin takes action when Scarlett and Sam return from Nashville. Meanwhile, Jodie teaches an obnoxious Callum and Shak a lesson, and Gillian is concerned over Mikey’s response to the press.

Over at Alan and Michelle’s, Alan’s bullying big brother Michael turns up to sort the rings for his wedding. Meanwhile, Christine catches Michelle on the street and persuades them to come over to Beth’s so they can get a look at the groom. Christine goes on about how handsome and funny Michael is while managing to make everyone else feel inadequate. Especially Alan. With the rings to keep safe, a list of chores to do and Colin showing off his sexy stripper moves, the gathering soon descends into chaos. He may be the best man, but it turns out nobody really has any confidence in Alan’s abilities to do anything other than order two puddings at the meal – let alone make a speech.

Though he is married to the force, and justice is his mistress, the Chief feels the time is right to dip his toe into the water and get back out there, hoping to meet a high flyer at a similar level to himself.

Ashley and Janey try their hand at various jobs in a factory that produces everything from hand lotion to shower gel, and soap to candles. They are pushed on their ability to follow instructions and complete repetitive tasks. From restocking the on-site shop, to making soap and filling bottles, everything must be uniform and be produced at speed, with very little room for error. Trying to keep their minds from wandering, and the mess to a minimum, Ashley and Janey are put through their paces by a boss who has no time for fooling around. Janey is determined to win, but she can’t stop her creativity from taking over when she should be following a precise shop display. The question is, will it land her the ‘best employee’ trophy, or that one last job that nobody wants to do.

Highlights from the BBC Scotland channel.

Highlights from the BBC Scotland channel.

Highlights from the BBC Scotland channel.

More from the day’s top stories and communities across Scotland.

In this episode, Ian and Major head to Angus and the town of Arbroath, a fine red sandstone town which nestles around its historic abbey. No longer with a fishing industry, the town relies on leisure boats visiting the beautiful little harbour, and Ian and Major have the chance to make pizza, bottle some rum and ride the dodgems.

In Fife, Andy and Jo prepare to compete at one of the biggest highlights in the farming calendar, the Royal Highland Show. The event holds a special place in their hearts, as it's where they first met, but this year it's all about who can win the first rosette. In Caithness, it’s shearing time for Sally and champion shearer Helga. Friends of old, the two women have competed together in New Zealand. Things are a lot trickier now with children in the mix as they wrestle sheep while trying to keep the kids amused. At Hillhead Farm, the first event of the season is imminent. The whole family pitches in to get the marquee up and the event site finished, and a decision has been made that will affect Ben’s future on the farm.

A cautionary tale about one of the UK’s most notorious credit card fraudsters, whose five-year crime wave began at just 16 years of age. While his contemporaries were using fake IDs to get into nightclubs, he was defrauding innocent cardholders from his desk in a call centre, laying the groundwork for a journey that would open up a world of wealth, first-class travel and an escape from the life he seemed destined for. But, as he soon discovers, this lifestyle would be laced with darkness, danger and terrible consequences.

Some of Scotland's favourite comedians talk us through Scottish art, from finger painting to the Turner Prize via Mackintosh. They address the highs and lows of new town sculpture, how to appreciate a gallery, and what might be hidden away beyond the gift shop.

Under fire in Estonia, HQ falls and Shep takes command. Back home, there are goodbyes, scars, and one final performance to mark the end of duty and the start of something new.

Paddleboarding to a hidden lagoon on Loch Trool, Jules and Greg spend the night in an ancient-style yurt beneath Galloway’s dark skies.