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THIS WEEK’S HIGHLIGHTS TELEVISION & RADIO / BBC WEEK 25

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SUNDAY 17 JUNE The Story of Scottish Pop, Prog 1/4  NEW BBC Radio Scotland

WEDNESDAY 20 JUNE An Sgrudaire  NEW BBC ALBA

FRIDAY 22 JUNE Landward – Royal Highland Show 2018  TV HIGHLIGHT BBC Two Scotland ______

Viewers outside Scotland can access BBC One Scotland on Sky 141 (HD) & 951, Freesat 108 (HD) & 960, Virgin Media 108 (HD) & 862. BBC Two Scotland can be viewed on Sky 142 (HD) & 970, Freesat 970. BBC ALBA is on Sky 143, Freesat 110, Virgin Media 188, Freeview 8 (Scotland only). BBC Radio Scotland can be accessed on Sky 0116, Freesat 712, Freeview 719 (Scotland only). BBC One Scotland, BBC Two Scotland and BBC ALBA are also available on the BBC iPlayer bbc.co.uk/iplayer & BBC Radio Scotland on bbc.co.uk/radioscotland

SUNDAY 17 JUNE TELEVISION & RADIO HIGHLIGHTS / BBC WEEK 25 ______

The Story of Scottish Pop, Prog 1/4  NEW Sunday 17 June BBC Radio Scotland HD, 2.00-3.00pm

Vic Galloway tells The Story of Scottish Pop, a new four-part radio series exploring the pop, rock, alternative and dance music that made its way from Scotland right across the world. “It’s astonishing that this tiny country on the very edge of Europe has achieved so much in music, with no signs of the ongoing success slowing down,” says Vic. With insights from big names, key players and local legends who put Scotland on the global musical map, the first programme delves into the land of pure pop. Contributions come from Simple Mind’s Jim Kerr, Clare Grogan from Altered Images, Wet Wet Wet’s Tommy Cunningham, Lorraine McIntosh and Ricky Ross from Deacon Blue, Pat Kane from Hue and Cry, The Proclaimers, Del Amitri’s Justin Currie, Alan Gorrie of the Average White Band and Alan Longmuir from the Bay City Rollers, amongst others. For would-be pop stars, there was one show they all wanted to be on – Top of the Pops – and Altered Images were thrilled to be part of the TV phenomenon. “I think we were quite good at being overwhelmed and over excited and really happy about it,” recalls singer Clare Grogan. “We were dead happy because we were in a band, we were just out of school, we got signed to a major record label and then we got to be on Top of the Pops with a really big hit record…what was there not to be happy about?” This programme also explores the impact and influence of America and London, the rise of the Scottish accent and what it means to be ‘Scottish’ in the world of pop. The Story of Scottish Pop kicks starts BBC Scotland’s summer celebration of Scottish music. There will be a three-part TV series and an online podcast series, which coincides with the opening of ‘Rip It Up’- a new music exhibit at The National Museum of Scotland. Next week, The Story of Scottish Pop turns the guitars up and puts the spotlight in Scottish rock music. Future episodes delve into the alternative side of Scottish pop and the country’s passion for dance music.

MONDAY 18 JUNE TELEVISION & RADIO HIGHLIGHTS / BBC WEEK 25 ______

Vets: Gach Creutair Beo Monday 18 June BBC ALBA, 8.30 – 9.00pm

In this programme, vet Scott Rigg has the challenge of operating on one of the largest breeds of dog, Midas the Boerboel who weighs 64 kg. At Highland Wildlife Park, vet Jane Harley is kept on her toes with the lively markhors as they get their regular hoof trim, and she observes horse-trainer Bonnie Mealand as she works with the wild Przewalski horses. In Stornoway, vet Micheal Brannigan has been called to a cow that needs urgent treatment in Harris, but he has to overcome the challenge of travelling by road over a snowy Clisham – the highest mountain in the Western Isles.

WEDNESDAY 20 JUNE TELEVISION & RADIO HIGHLIGHTS / BBC WEEK 25 ______

An Sgrudaire  NEW Wednesday 20 June BBC ALBA, 10.00 – 10.15pm

Ruairidh Alastair MacLennan investigates the role social media has to play in the mental health of young people. He hears the positive and negative sides to young people living in an online world. Ruairidh Alastair speaks to a mental health charity, an anti-bullying charity and a social media expert, to hear the range of ways in which social media can be both good and bad for young people’s mental health, from the impact of online bullying to providing a much-needed social network for those looking for help.

THURSDAY 21 JUNE TELEVISION & RADIO HIGHLIGHTS / BBC WEEK 25 ______

Fianais Thursday 21 June BBC ALBA, 8.30 – 9.00pm

John Morrison is in conversation with Donald Macleod about the Lockerbie bombing in December 1988 when an American Pan-Am flight came down over the Dumfriesshire town killing 270 people. Donald was working as a news photographer for The Scotsman newspaper and he recalls the terrible scenes which greeted him on his arrival in the town on the night of the atrocity. The following morning revealed the full horror facing the town. Donald recalls how, as a professional on assignment, you have to leave personal feelings to one side and concentrate on getting the job done.

FRIDAY 22 JUNE TELEVISION & RADIO HIGHLIGHTS / BBC WEEK 25 ______

Landward – Royal Highland Show 2018  TV HIGHLIGHT Friday 22 June BBC Two Scotland, 7.30-8.00pm

Dougie Vipond and the team broadcast live from the Ingliston showground for the highlight of the Scottish countryside calendar – The Royal Highland Show 2018. Landward’s popular team of presenters will all be there – Dougie Vipond, Arlene Stuart, Euan McIlwraith and, making her first visit to the show, Anne Lundon. Joining the team again will be chef Nick Nairn, cooking live and showcasing the very best Scottish ingredients. Landward will be joining boat-building charity GalGael, developing craft skills with the unemployed, as they construct and launch a rowing boat on site. The programme will also feature action from the Main Ring, including the magnificent Clydesdale horses. And Dougie will talk to Rugby legend Doddie Weir about his lifetime involvement with the Royal Highland Show, and his campaign to help find a cure for Motor Neurone Disease. The former Scotland and Lions forward, 47, announced last year that he had been diagnosed with the neurodegenerative disease. The Royal Highland Show is supporting Doddie this year by having the old Climbing Poles carved and auctioned for ‘My Name’5 Doddie’, the research foundation Doddie has established to help find a cure for MND. This programme will be followed on Sunday at 2.00pm on BBC Two Scotland by another package of highlights from RHS 2018.

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