Highlights from the BBC Scotland channel.
Starting: 25-09-2025 11:00:00
Highlights from the BBC Scotland channel.
Starting: 25-09-2025 17:00:00
Bringing you more from the day’s top stories and communities across Scotland.
Starting: 25-09-2025 18:00:00
Judith Ralston and Grado are out and about exploring Ayrshire and its islands. Starting with a cycle around Millport and a stay in some luxury eco cabins, the pair head on to the Isle of Arran to visit the UK’s first employee-owned resort. Back on the mainland, the pair get to grips with some Olympic stones and spend the night in a 14th-century castle.
Starting: 25-09-2025 18:30:00
All of the Beechgrove team are back in the garden and looking ahead. With a packed programme of seasonal jobs and expert advice, they advise on how to prepare your garden for autumn and winter, and set the stage for a flying start to the 2026 season. George, Carole, Brian, Lizzie, Calum, Kirsty and Ruth share their top tips; from planting tulips to leaving parts of the garden untouched to support wildlife through the colder months. Discover what to do with autumn leaves and other timely tasks to keep your garden thriving. George is planting hyacinths, while Carole announces the winner of this year’s vegetable plot competition — which presenter’s Beechgrove plot will she judge to be the best looking and most productive? In a heartfelt moment, the team complete the replanting of a special area of Beechgrove as a heather garden, in memory of their late colleague Jim McColl — a touching tribute to close the 2025 season.
Starting: 25-09-2025 19:00:00
In a celebration of all creatures great and small, Dougie is in Glen Affric tracking Scotalnd's largest land mammal: the red deer stag. On the east coast, Anne is hearing how AI is being used to identify dolphins’ accents and how that helps to protect these stunning marine animals. Meanwhile, Cammy meets the smallest native cow on the British Isles - the Dexter - renowned for its delicious meat. Entomologist Leanna Fernandez returns to share her passion for moths and reveals a few of their clever survival strategies. And it’s 50 years since the white-tailed sea eagle was reintroduced to the Scottish countryside.
Starting: 25-09-2025 19:30:00
Darren and Tom get the clinic team together to update them on the hospital. With the deadline approaching, and the building not ready, Darren and Tom inform the team that they will all have to wait a while longer. Settling into their new life as a family unit, Darren and Tom navigate the surrogacy laws between the UK and America. Dr Rhona Cameron carries out some of the last procedures before Christmas, and all the staff take a trip to London for their annual Christmas night out. Ahead of celebrating Ophelia’s first Christmas, Darren and Tom shop for some presents for her while in London. Back at the clinic, Aileen undergoes her facelift surgery with Dr Russell Bramhall, and we meet Nicola, a patient who is in to see Darren about her acne scarring. Darren carries out some laser treatment on Nicola to try to combat her insecurities. We then catch up with Aileen, who is four weeks healed after her facelift and eyelid surgery. Nicola returns for a follow-up consultation after her laser treatment, and we learn how having adult acne severely impacted her mental health. Back at home, Darren and Tom enjoy time with Ophelia and reflect on the first few months of having her in their lives.
Starting: 25-09-2025 20:00:00
On the biggest night out of the year, Iain Stirling - stand-up comedian, presenter of Dog Ate My Homework (CBBC) and the voice of Love Island - explores the history of Saturday nights out across Scotland since the 1950s. He attempts the jive, the twist and even a little roller disco. Iain hears from those who were there at the Fountainbridge Palais, Edinburgh, the Locarno in Glasgow and Robbies in Dundee at their wildest. He speaks to the man who brought The Beatles to Bridge of Allan and hears the real story of the rave scene. Iain savours a 1970s evening, complete with a cheese and pineapple hedgehog, and he enjoys archive footage of some of Scotland's most enjoyable nights out.
Starting: 25-09-2025 21:00:00
Conversation about Scotland’s biggest news stories, hosted by Martin Geissler.
Starting: 25-09-2025 22:00:00
Traffic Officers McKirdy and Singh discover that the journey to true love can be a rocky road. In the countryside, the rural coppers call for backup in the shape of Mother Nature, while the Queen of Chat, Lorraine Kelly, discovers that the law is king. Spoof-documentary following the officers of the fictional Scottish Police Force. Starring Jack Docherty, Jordan Young and Sally Reid.
Starting: 25-09-2025 22:30:00
Highlights from the BBC Scotland channel.
Starting: 26-09-2025 05:00:00
Highlights from the BBC Scotland channel.
Starting: 26-09-2025 11:00:00
Highlights from the BBC Scotland channel.
Starting: 26-09-2025 17:00:00
Bringing you more from the day’s top stories and communities across Scotland.
Starting: 26-09-2025 18:00:00
Live Scottish Cup action features a local derby as Auchinleck Talbot take on rivals Cumnock Juniors with a place in the second round at stake.
Starting: 26-09-2025 18:30:00
Sitcom featuring characters from the comedy series Chewin' the Fat. Pensioners Jack and Victor are two old friends living in the bleak high rise flats of Craiglang, Glasgow. When one of their pals takes up with a woman half his age, gossip abounds. Winston awaits his new false leg with hope, but will hearts be broken and legs wrong-footed.
Starting: 26-09-2025 21:00:00
A special selection of sketches picked from 27 years of the hit Scottish comedy. Tackling Scottish football and much more besides, and mixing classic characters, favourite skits and hilarious media spoofs. Discover just why they are bouncing so high in the Celtic dugout and see how the Rangers gaffer chooses his team. Frankie Boy rocks up at the petrol station, King Kenny dispenses managerial advice on the golf course and Sir Fergie lectures on leadership at Harvard. Find out the secrets of a Brechin pie and what the Thunbergs really get up to when Greta is away.
Starting: 26-09-2025 21:30:00
Rob Rinder and Monica Galetti work at Six Senses Ibiza on the island’s north coast. They help guests in the hotel’s on-site clinic experience biohacking therapies, from cryotherapy to heated infrared masks, promising to delay ageing and increase vitality. Rob helps the hotel’s 'energy balancing' expert create a cacao ceremony to increase spiritual wellness. In the basement, Monica uncovers a recording studio with a party space for the music scene that the island is known for.
Starting: 26-09-2025 22:00:00
Highlights from the BBC Scotland channel.
Starting: 27-09-2025 05:00:00
Highlights from the BBC Scotland channel.
Starting: 27-09-2025 11:00:00
Highlights from the BBC Scotland channel.
Starting: 27-09-2025 17:00:00
All the weekend national, UK-wide and international news on Saturday evening at 7.
Starting: 27-09-2025 18:00:00
Highlights from the Scottish Premiership.
Starting: 27-09-2025 18:15:00
Craig Levein and Amy Irons explore the ins and outs of football management. Author and Podcaster Alastair Campbell on team talks, name-drops, and playing with Diego Maradona.
Starting: 27-09-2025 19:30:00
Documentary that tells the story of the inspiring, thriving, Scottish village of Inverie on the Knoydart peninsula. Twenty-five years ago, the local community pulled together to buy the land from private owners, securing its future for them and the many who travel there. At the heart of the village is the community-owned pub, The Old Forge. But for those who wish to visit, it's a 30-mile, three-day trek through three munros, or a ferry from the mainland. In the summer months, only around five people a day take the high road to get there, for the incomparable hike and views. They well and truly deserve their pint when they arrive! We follow friends Ally and Glynis as they take on the treacherous journey to Scotland's remotest pub, interwoven with stories from some of the residents of this magical peninsula. One of them, Will, visited for a weekend 13 years ago and never left, such is the draw of this place that is known as Scotland’s last great wilderness.
Starting: 27-09-2025 19:45:00
A special selection of sketches picked from 27 years of the hit Scottish comedy. Tackling Scottish football and much more besides, and mixing classic characters, favourite skits and hilarious media spoofs. Discover just why they are bouncing so high in the Celtic dugout and see how the Rangers gaffer chooses his team. Frankie Boy rocks up at the petrol station, King Kenny dispenses managerial advice on the golf course and Sir Fergie lectures on leadership at Harvard. Find out the secrets of a Brechin pie and what the Thunbergs really get up to when Greta is away.
Starting: 27-09-2025 20:15:00
Gary delights Captain Fanshaw by 'saving his life' on a competitive skills exercise. With the enemy being led by his father, Colonel Fanshaw, the Captain is so grateful that while the others are fending off the Colonel's increasingly audacious attacks, he offers Gary a new job that sounds too good to be true - and turns out to be exactly that. Under the piercing gaze of Sergeant Thomson and with the rest of the team dropping like flies, it's up to Gary to somehow win the task - without impressing the Captain.
Starting: 27-09-2025 20:45:00
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.
Starting: 27-09-2025 21:15:00
Highlights from the BBC Scotland channel.
Starting: 28-09-2025 05:00:00
Highlights from the BBC Scotland channel.
Starting: 28-09-2025 11:00:00
Highlights from the BBC Scotland channel.
Starting: 28-09-2025 17:00:00
All the weekend national, UK-wide and international news on Sunday evening at 7.
Starting: 28-09-2025 18:00:00
Highlights from the Scottish Premiership.
Starting: 28-09-2025 18:15:00
How Charlie Nicholas’s amazing goal-scoring talent earned him the name Champagne Charlie.
Starting: 28-09-2025 19:00:00
Banjo has two hospitality clients on the Isle of Mull, each with unique challenges. The B&B owners of the local castle want their unloved turret turned into a destination for guests, while the owner of a remote lighthouse wants to attract visitors by revamping a guest bedroom. Contending with tricky logistics and bad weather, Banjo and the team must go above and beyond to complete two makeovers in these stunning locations.
Starting: 28-09-2025 19:30:00
Lena Zavaroni was a child superstar, barnstorming the charts, sharing the stage with Sinatra and performing for the US president, all before her 11th birthday. But her light was dimmed too soon by a battle with anorexia. Told from the perspective of her 84-year-old father, Victor, this poignant story reflects on parental regret as he seeks peace with his daughter's untimely fate.
Starting: 28-09-2025 20:00:00
Sitcom featuring characters from the comedy series Chewin' the Fat. Pensioners Jack and Victor are two old friends living in the bleak high rise flats of Craiglang, Glasgow. When one of their pals takes up with a woman half his age, gossip abounds. Winston awaits his new false leg with hope, but will hearts be broken and legs wrong-footed.
Starting: 28-09-2025 21:00:00
Acting Sergeant Ken Beattie gets a shock as he solves a murderous cold case, and PC Jack McLaren meets his match in the fighting fit Fire Chief Jacqueline McLaren. Meanwhile, at a pitching session, how could Sir Tom Hunter resist the opportunity to invest on the latest business idea from Chief Commissioner Cameron Miekelson? Fly-on-the-wall comedy from the Caledonian coppers of the Scottish Police Force. Featuring Jack Docherty, Chris Forbes and Ashley Smith.
Starting: 28-09-2025 21:30:00
Martin Geissler brings you all the main issues from the world of politics and beyond. Big interviews, discussion and analysis of the stories that matter to Scotland.
Starting: 28-09-2025 22:00:00
A rare glimpse into the working world of the teams who keep the lights on in 208 lighthouses round the coast of Scotland and the Isle of Man.
Starting: 28-09-2025 22:30:00
Highlights from the BBC Scotland channel.
Starting: 29-09-2025 05:00:00
Highlights from the BBC Scotland channel.
Starting: 29-09-2025 11:00:00
All of the Beechgrove team are back in the garden and looking ahead. With a packed programme of seasonal jobs and expert advice, they advise on how to prepare your garden for autumn and winter, and set the stage for a flying start to the 2026 season. George, Carole, Brian, Lizzie, Calum, Kirsty and Ruth share their top tips; from planting tulips to leaving parts of the garden untouched to support wildlife through the colder months. Discover what to do with autumn leaves and other timely tasks to keep your garden thriving. George is planting hyacinths, while Carole announces the winner of this year’s vegetable plot competition — which presenter’s Beechgrove plot will she judge to be the best looking and most productive? In a heartfelt moment, the team complete the replanting of a special area of Beechgrove as a heather garden, in memory of their late colleague Jim McColl — a touching tribute to close the 2025 season.
Starting: 29-09-2025 13:00:00
Rob Rinder and Monica Galetti work at Six Senses Ibiza on the island’s north coast. They help guests in the hotel’s on-site clinic experience biohacking therapies, from cryotherapy to heated infrared masks, promising to delay ageing and increase vitality. Rob helps the hotel’s 'energy balancing' expert create a cacao ceremony to increase spiritual wellness. In the basement, Monica uncovers a recording studio with a party space for the music scene that the island is known for.
Starting: 29-09-2025 13:30:00
In a celebration of all creatures great and small, Dougie is in Glen Affric tracking Scotalnd's largest land mammal: the red deer stag. On the east coast, Anne is hearing how AI is being used to identify dolphins’ accents and how that helps to protect these stunning marine animals. Meanwhile, Cammy meets the smallest native cow on the British Isles - the Dexter - renowned for its delicious meat. Entomologist Leanna Fernandez returns to share her passion for moths and reveals a few of their clever survival strategies. And it’s 50 years since the white-tailed sea eagle was reintroduced to the Scottish countryside.
Starting: 29-09-2025 14:30:00
Highlights from the BBC Scotland channel.
Starting: 29-09-2025 15:00:00
More from the day’s top stories and communities across Scotland.
Starting: 29-09-2025 18:00:00
Jane Lewis presents highlights from the weekend’s fixtures in the SWPL.
Starting: 29-09-2025 18:30:00
Summer 2015 was a bad one for farmers across Scotland - and at a time like this everyone at the mart has to go the extra mile to help their customers. In today's programme, auctioneer Finlay is under pressure to get top prices at the Pedigree Ram Sale. Will a fight amongst the Blackhall family's sheep make them less attractive to buyers? And it's all hands on deck when highly strung cattle arrive to be auctioned in Caithness: can the Mart team get local farmers top prices - and escape unscathed.
Starting: 29-09-2025 19:00:00
Paul explores the River Oykel in Sutherland from its source in Assynt to the Dornoch Firth and the sea. He learns about the loneliest and highest war grave in Scotland, tries for trout in a lochan over 1,000ft above sea level and then hears tell of the riotous events of the Year of the Sheep. Downstream, he discovers the legacy of the Duke’s giant toothpick when, in the 19th century, the fabulously wealthy Duke of Sutherland spent a fortune trying to create agricultural land out of a peat bog. In a remote glen, Paul meets a man who controversially hopes one day to bring back wild wolves to the Highlands. Journey’s end is on the Dornoch Firth, where Paul learns about an ambitious project to recreate a huge native oyster bed.
Starting: 29-09-2025 19:30:00
Rob Rinder and Monica Galetti visit the Hassler Hotel, arguably Rome’s most classic and celebrated hotel, which is undergoing a change in management. Family-run for generations, Rob and Monica learn about the hotel’s celebrity guests and plans for the future as they pitch in with everything from cooking traditional carbonara to sweeping the busy streets in front of the hotel and driving guests around in a vintage Rolls Royce, all in the heart of the Eternal City.
Starting: 29-09-2025 20:00:00
Vincent and Vonny throw one of their legendary fancy dress balls. Eilidh arrives in a cat costume, and Jason proves surprisingly suave when dressed as a bat. Henry and Laura are desperate to dress-up as Danny and Sandy from Grease. But come the big night, is it still the one that they want.
Starting: 29-09-2025 21:00:00
Surprise - Vonny’s mum Cynthia shows up for one of her occasional visits and that means Vonny has to deal with more baggage than Heathrow airport. Moira and Vincent join them for a slap-up lunch featuring barbed put-downs. Meanwhile, Henry and Jason attempt to spend some quality time together – but it soon leads to carnage on the five-a-side football pitch.
Starting: 29-09-2025 21:30:00
Conversation about Scotland’s biggest news stories, hosted by Martin Geissler.
Starting: 29-09-2025 22:00:00
Documentary that tells the story of the inspiring, thriving, Scottish village of Inverie on the Knoydart peninsula. Twenty-five years ago, the local community pulled together to buy the land from private owners, securing its future for them and the many who travel there. At the heart of the village is the community-owned pub, The Old Forge. But for those who wish to visit, it's a 30-mile, three-day trek through three munros, or a ferry from the mainland. In the summer months, only around five people a day take the high road to get there, for the incomparable hike and views. They well and truly deserve their pint when they arrive! We follow friends Ally and Glynis as they take on the treacherous journey to Scotland's remotest pub, interwoven with stories from some of the residents of this magical peninsula. One of them, Will, visited for a weekend 13 years ago and never left, such is the draw of this place that is known as Scotland’s last great wilderness.
Starting: 29-09-2025 22:30:00
Highlights from the BBC Scotland channel.
Starting: 30-09-2025 05:00:00
Highlights from the BBC Scotland channel.
Starting: 30-09-2025 11:00:00
Highlights from the BBC Scotland channel.
Starting: 30-09-2025 17:00:00
More from the day’s top stories and communities across Scotland.
Starting: 30-09-2025 18:00:00
It’s Stranraer’s turn for a visit from the Eat the Town team as Dazza and Natalie eat their way through the Dumfries and Galloway town. As well as enjoying three meals recommended by locals, the duo try their hand at curling and go-karting, which sees Dazza making a high-stakes bet he may come to regret. At the end of the day, one of them is going to be taking home what could be the most coveted secret prize in Eat the Town history.
Starting: 30-09-2025 18:30:00
In this film, Jamie Crawford uses remarkable aerial images to find out how the Scots have harnessed our precious natural resources to power the country's industry. He combines old aerial photographs with present-day drone and helicopter footage to tell a range of tales, from a remote loch near Ullapool to the Carron ironworks of Falkirk. From the air it is clear that island of Belnahua on the west coast of Scotland has been almost entirely hollowed out. For here was a thriving slate industry. The deep quarries are now flooded by the sea. It was not until more modern times that the central belt became the beating heart of industrial Scotland. Jamie meets a worker from Ravenscraig who talks about the harsh and dangerous working conditions they had to endure in one of the largest steel foundries in the world, and recalls the tragedy when Ravenscraig finally closed in 1992. Jamie travels to Shetland to follow in the footsteps of his dad who went there to work during the oil boom, to witness the Herculean task of dismantling an old oil platform. And once the oil runs out, a new industry will take its place – wind power.
Starting: 30-09-2025 19:00:00
Documentary following the four-year debate over how Henry Dundas should be remembered on the inscription of the Melville Monument in Edinburgh. Sir Geoff Palmer and his supporters have argued for years that Henry Dundas deliberately delayed the abolition of the slave trade when he won support for abolition to be ‘gradual', whereas Henry Dundas’s ancestor Bobby Melville and others argue that Dundas was an abolitionist who was being pragmatic. The programme follows every twist and turn of the story, including how Scotland’s debate triggered a similar discussion in Canada on whether to rename Dundas Street in Toronto, and looks at how events in Bristol impacted on decisions made in Scotland. With historians also debating the actions of Henry Dundas, the programme asks how Scotland as a country can come to an agreement on this and its long connections with slavery.
Starting: 30-09-2025 20:00:00
Undercover exposé of a care home in crisis. Disclosure reveals the reality for some elderly residents at a large nursing home in the Highlands.
Starting: 30-09-2025 21:00:00
Conversation about Scotland’s biggest news stories, hosted by Martin Geissler.
Starting: 30-09-2025 22:00:00
David Wilson investigates romance fraud, where vulnerable people looking for love online are seduced into fake relationships, asked for money, and ultimately ripped off.
Starting: 30-09-2025 22:30:00
Highlights from the BBC Scotland channel.
Starting: 01-10-2025 05:00:00
Highlights from the BBC Scotland channel.
Starting: 01-10-2025 11:00:00
Highlights from the BBC Scotland channel.
Starting: 01-10-2025 17:00:00
Bringing you more from the day’s top stories and communities across Scotland.
Starting: 01-10-2025 18:00:00
In the west, the judges must choose between an Edwardian renovation in Glasgow, an extended 1950s bungalow in Kirkintilloch and a converted Victorian villa in Greenock.
Starting: 01-10-2025 18:30:00
Ronnie and Pete prepare for a leggy new arrival, Joanna embarks on a steep learning curve, and young farmer Sean nears the end of a bumper lambing season.
Starting: 01-10-2025 19:00:00
Topical debate on the big issues affecting Scotland and beyond. Members of the public have an hour to put their questions to a panel of politicians and other public figures about the biggest stories and the things they care about the most.
Starting: 01-10-2025 20:00:00
With Banjo’s design reputation growing, the Isle of Mull Rugby Club hire him to redesign their bar to reflect the club’s rich history. But with a large space to fill, and little knowledge of sport, Banjo is out of his creative comfort zone. With only a few days to complete the makeover, Banjo must face up to his past to find a way to complete this tricky brief. But how will his adventurous design go down with the club’s players and members.
Starting: 01-10-2025 21:00:00
Cammy, an old adversary of Gary's, is posted to the barracks and old rivalries are soon restored in the form of a brawl. Sergeant Thomson punishes them both but a series of tit for tat exchanges follow. Things quickly get out of hand when army property is defaced and Gary is the one blamed. With the boys unable to provide an alibi and Thomson refusing to believe that Cammy is to blame, Gary finds himself in serious danger of being kicked out of the army forever.
Starting: 01-10-2025 21:30:00
Conversation about Scotland’s biggest news stories, hosted by Martin Geissler.
Starting: 01-10-2025 22:00:00
Through testimony, interviews and archive footage, this series examines high-profile court cases that have shocked Scotland. This episode features a family’s 18-year fight for justice following the 1998 murder of Surjit Singh Chhokar in Overtown. There is also the 2015 trial of William Paterson at the High Court in Glasgow. Paterson stood accused of shooting to death a well-known gangland figure in a busy supermarket car park five years earlier.
Starting: 01-10-2025 22:30:00
Highlights from the BBC Scotland channel.
Starting: 02-10-2025 05:00:00
Highlights from the BBC Scotland channel.
Starting: 02-10-2025 11:00:00
Highlights from the BBC Scotland channel.
Starting: 02-10-2025 17:00:00
More from the day’s top stories and communities across Scotland.
Starting: 02-10-2025 18:00:00
Judith Ralston and Grado are on the road exploring the often-overlooked Scottish Borders. They sample delights in the coastal town of Eyemouth, including a stay in a mansion built for a notorious smuggler. They travel to Kelso for some R&R in a beautifully restored 12th-century manor, before heading to Newcastleton to check out the local agricultural show and stay in an off-grid alpine chalet.
Starting: 02-10-2025 18:30:00
Ian Hamilton and his guide dog Major visit the town of Alloa in Clackmannanshire. Nestled beneath the Ochil Hills and famous for brewing and glassmaking, Alloa sits on the River Forth, which in the past made the town vital for connecting Glasgow to mainland Europe for trade. Alloa is clinging on to its traditional industries, with one brewer and one glassmaker left in the town. However, Ian finds plenty of interest in this busy community as he takes on a judo champion, visits a successful business on the high street, and hears about some dramatic paranormal events in the area. Ian and the crew also get the opportunity to try some delicious handmade tablet, and Ian grabs the chance to take part in a tasting at Alloa’s last remaining brewery.
Starting: 02-10-2025 19:00:00
Dougie sets sail from North Berwick to the Bass Rock, home to thousands of gannets. He discovers how these birds are making a recovery after being devastated by avian flu. Meanwhile, Rosie is on the water nearby to take part in a paddleboard rescue with the RNLI. She hears how call-outs have surged as paddleboarding has become increasingly popular. Elsewhere, Arlene is on Lewis to meet the crofter who thinks we should all be putting mutton on our plates. Entomologist Leanna Fernandez is in Braemar to look for Scotland's rarest moth, the mountain burnet, and Anne meets a farming couple on Islay who have traded the farm machinery for wildlife, running their farm with nature in mind.
Starting: 02-10-2025 19:30:00
Two-part documentary exploring the 1968 case in which three women were killed after a night of dancing, triggering Scotland’s largest manhunt. The suspect’s now-infamous moniker, Bible John, came after a key witness described a man who picked up women, yet quoted extensively from the Old Testament and frowned on adultery. Despite one of the biggest manhunts in Scottish history, these brutal killings remain unsolved more than 50 years on. The first part of this two-part documentary begins in 1968 Glasgow. Far from the Swinging Sixties of London, Glasgow was in a state of disarray, with appalling living conditions in much of the city and many of the tenement slums being torn down. Life was hard, but Glaswegians had a lifeline in the form of the dance halls. Glasgow was known for being ‘dancing daft’ and boasted many of the country’s top dance halls. But given the city's numerous gangs and hard-drinking reputation, there was always a level of violence simmering beneath the surface. Featuring testimony from some of the detectives and reporters who worked on and covered the case.
Starting: 02-10-2025 20:00:00
Second of a two-part documentary exploring the 1968 case in which three women were killed after a night of dancing, triggering Scotland’s largest manhunt. In November 1969, Helen Puttock was found dead after she went out dancing at the Barrowland Ballroom with her sister. She was the third woman to have been murdered in similar circumstances, and Glasgow detectives now feared that they were dealing with a serial killer. Journalist Magnus Linklater recounts the interview he conducted with Helen’s sister Jeannie Williams, who was with her the night she was killed. Jeannie left Helen in a taxi with a man named John, who they had met at the Barrowland earlier that night. Jeannie’s testimony about the mysterious red-haired, smart-suited man with crooked teeth who quoted from the Bible would form the basis of the biggest manhunt Scotland had ever seen. This is the story of that incredible and groundbreaking investigation, and the extraordinary effort made by the police, led by DSI Joe Beattie, to try and find the killer.
Starting: 02-10-2025 21:00:00
Conversation about Scotland’s biggest news stories, hosted by Martin Geissler.
Starting: 02-10-2025 22:00:00
Acting Sergeant Ken Beattie gets a shock as he solves a murderous cold case, and PC Jack McLaren meets his match in the fighting fit Fire Chief Jacqueline McLaren. Meanwhile, at a pitching session, how could Sir Tom Hunter resist the opportunity to invest on the latest business idea from Chief Commissioner Cameron Miekelson? Fly-on-the-wall comedy from the Caledonian coppers of the Scottish Police Force. Featuring Jack Docherty, Chris Forbes and Ashley Smith.
Starting: 02-10-2025 22:30:00
Highlights from the BBC Scotland channel.
Starting: 03-10-2025 05:00:00
Highlights from the BBC Scotland channel.
Starting: 03-10-2025 11:00:00
Highlights from the BBC Scotland channel.
Starting: 03-10-2025 17:00:00
More from the day’s top stories and communities across Scotland.
Starting: 03-10-2025 18:00:00
Gordon Buchanan takes an epic journey across the Gobi Desert on one of the world’s most iconic, yet least understood, animals – camels. Starting in the west of Mongolia, Gordeon crosses blistering sand dunes, endless rocky plains and the treacherous Bumbat Mountain, with only his camels for company. If he is to succeed, he must befriend the camels, learn as much as he can about them, and try to win their trust and respect. Without that, the journey and his survival are in question. Naming camels isn’t something that nomads would do, but as his relationship with them strengthens, he decides to name them Squeaks and Chewy. They are lucky enough to meet some of the other inhabitants of this seemingly desolate landscape, such as wolves, saiga antelopes and yaks. But will he be lucky enough to catch sight of the most endangered bear on the planet – the Gobi Bear? Spending time with different nomads also gives Gordon time to reflect on the appeal of the traditional nomadic way of life, and his own modern existence. Ultimately, he discovers how camels have evolved in the most unusual ways to survive and prosper in one of the most hostile environments on the planet.
Starting: 03-10-2025 18:30:00
Craig Levein and Amy Irons are joined by legendary striker John Hartson, who talks about his best manager, throwing sandwiches and playing for his country.
Starting: 03-10-2025 19:30:00
Is it really possible to make a living as a professional poker player when there is a family to support? This documentary follows players to Prague, Monte Carlo, Dublin and Las Vegas to find out.
Starting: 03-10-2025 20:00:00
Sitcom. Jack and Victor take up residence in the hospital, not as patients but as DJs. However, Navid is in for a more pressing problem.
Starting: 03-10-2025 21:00:00
Every ounce of Scottish football, from the SPFL to the Sunday league ringers. It means everything, it means nothing, and this is the view of the fans on the terrace.
Starting: 03-10-2025 21:30:00
A classic collection of favourite sketches, quickies and one-liners from the celebrated Scottish comedy, blasting the floodlights on the crazy world of the beautiful game and covering teams from Juventus to Dundee. Andre Rieu fiddles away to showcase his Scottish football collection, Line of Duty meets Taggart in the same police station, and Macca dons his whites for a tennis lesson from a national treasure. And, at the end of the day, Jim and Charlie discover you can never use too many cliches.
Starting: 03-10-2025 22:15:00
Some of Scotland's favourite comedians remember their school days, sharing the highs and lows of Scottish teachers, Burns recitals, long coach trips and bad behaviour. The unique phenomenon of Scottish country dancing is examined, while asking the important question: whatever happened to PE.
Starting: 03-10-2025 22:45:00
Highlights from the BBC Scotland channel.
Starting: 04-10-2025 05:00:00
Highlights from the BBC Scotland channel.
Starting: 04-10-2025 11:00:00
Highlights from the BBC Scotland channel.
Starting: 04-10-2025 17:00:00
All the weekend national, UK-wide and international news on Saturday evening at 7.
Starting: 04-10-2025 18:00:00
Documentary that follows four families as they compete in Scotland’s biggest haggis contest. All hail from small butcher shops, and each has ambitions of winning the World Haggis Championships in Perth. Some are generations-old Scottish butchers, and one is from England, daring to challenge tradition. Each has their own secret recipe. Each wants to be the best. We meet the butchers and their families, see life on farms and learn how haggis is made – from offal and onions to spices and oatmeal. It’s hard work, but it’s full of pride and passion. As competition day nears, the pressure rises. Who will take the crown? And who will go home empty-handed? Funny, heartwarming and full of flavour, this film is a story about food, family and friendly rivalry. You don’t have to be Scottish to enjoy it – you just need to be hungry for a great story.
Starting: 04-10-2025 18:15:00
Craig Levein and Amy Irons are joined by former Liverpool, Aston Villa and Wales forward Dean Saunders, who talks incentives, fatherly advice and the worst injury he has ever seen.
Starting: 04-10-2025 18:45:00
Steven Thompson presents highlights from the day's fixtures in the Scottish Premiership, including Hearts v Hibernian, Kilmarnock v St Mirren and Dundee United v Livingston.
Starting: 04-10-2025 19:00:00
A classic collection of favourite sketches, quickies and one-liners from the celebrated Scottish comedy, blasting the floodlights on the crazy world of the beautiful game and covering teams from Juventus to Dundee. Andre Rieu fiddles away to showcase his Scottish football collection, Line of Duty meets Taggart in the same police station, and Macca dons his whites for a tennis lesson from a national treasure. And, at the end of the day, Jim and Charlie discover you can never use too many cliches.
Starting: 04-10-2025 20:00:00
Cammy, an old adversary of Gary's, is posted to the barracks and old rivalries are soon restored in the form of a brawl. Sergeant Thomson punishes them both but a series of tit for tat exchanges follow. Things quickly get out of hand when army property is defaced and Gary is the one blamed. With the boys unable to provide an alibi and Thomson refusing to believe that Cammy is to blame, Gary finds himself in serious danger of being kicked out of the army forever.
Starting: 04-10-2025 20:30:00
It's Scotland, 1994, and two Scottish friends have one final night of partying before going their separate ways. Beats is a universal story of friendship, rebellion and the irresistible power of gathered youth, set to a soundtrack as eclectic and electrifying as the scene it gave birth to.
Starting: 04-10-2025 21:00:00
To celebrate 30 years since the start of the T in the Park festival in 1994, Edith Bowman delves deep into the BBC archive to revisit stellar performances. Featuring an array of artists that appeared between 1994 and the festival's last year in 2016, including Lady Gaga, Travis and Calvin Harris.
Starting: 04-10-2025 22:35:00
Highlights from the BBC Scotland channel.
Starting: 05-10-2025 05:00:00
Highlights from the BBC Scotland channel.
Starting: 05-10-2025 11:00:00
Highlights from the BBC Scotland channel.
Starting: 05-10-2025 17:00:00
All the weekend national, UK-wide and international news on Sunday evening at 7.
Starting: 05-10-2025 18:00:00
Extended highlights of Celtic v Motherwell, Falkirk v Rangers and Aberdeen v Dundee.
Starting: 05-10-2025 18:15:00
With Banjo’s design reputation growing, the Isle of Mull Rugby Club hire him to redesign their bar to reflect the club’s rich history. But with a large space to fill, and little knowledge of sport, Banjo is out of his creative comfort zone. With only a few days to complete the makeover, Banjo must face up to his past to find a way to complete this tricky brief. But how will his adventurous design go down with the club’s players and members.
Starting: 05-10-2025 19:30:00
Shown as part of BBC Scotland's People Power season 1993 - Scotland’s last full-blooded strike. Thousands of protestors, police and press outside the Timex Camperdown Factory. The furious death throes of an industry that had employed generations of Dundonians - the vast majority women. For most, working for Timex had been a source of pride, good pay and conditions. It would all end in betrayal and bitter disappointment.
Starting: 05-10-2025 20:00:00
Sitcom. Jack and Victor take up residence in the hospital, not as patients but as DJs. However, Navid is in for a more pressing problem.
Starting: 05-10-2025 21:00:00
Chief Commissioner Miekelson reassesses the Scottish Police Force’s new training policy when his virtual reality programme gets all too real. Again, Bobby owes Officer Karen his life as his eye for a bargain nearly kills him, and the traffic officers help Chick Young decide on Scotland’s greatest ever football player. Comedy documentary starring Jack Docherty, Manjot Sumal and Grado.
Starting: 05-10-2025 21:30:00
Martin Geissler brings you all the main issues from the world of politics and beyond. Big interviews, discussion and analysis of the stories that matter to Scotland.
Starting: 05-10-2025 22:00:00