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THIS WEEK’S HIGHLIGHTS TELEVISION & RADIO / BBC WEEK 13
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BBC Radio 6 Music Festival NEW BBC Two Scotland
SUNDAY 26 MARCH BBC Radio 6 Music Festival NEW BBC Four
THURSDAY 30 MARCH The Beechgrove Garden NEW BBC Two Scotland
FRIDAY 31 MARCH BBC Radio 6 Music Festival NEW 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 EDITORIAL 2017/ BBC WEEK 13 ______
BBC Radio Scotland brings Jazz Nights to the Quay this Spring and Summer.
From the 9th April jazz will take centre stage on Sunday evenings between 7pm and 9pm, setting the tone for a relaxing evening of jazz and classics.
Jazz Nights at the Quay is presented by Seonaid Aitken and will showcase the best of jazz with a monthly concert featuring emerging talent from Scotland and around the world. The programme will profile artists performing at the concert along with a selection of jazz across the sub-genres from Ella to Little Dragon. Tickets will be available for the live concerts. Visit BBC Shows and Tours for more information. The first concert is being recorded on Tuesday 4th April, and tickets are available from the 22nd March.
Travelling Folk, the home for traditional music and folk lovers, moves to Wednesday evening from 5th April. Bruce MacGregor presents the very best of folk and traditional music every Wednesday from 9pm – 11pm.
JG
SATURDAY 25 MARCH TELEVISION & RADIO HIGHLIGHTS /BBC WEEK 13 ______
BBC Radio 6 Music Festival NEW BBC Two Scotland, Saturday 25 March, 10.15-11.15pm & Friday 31 March, 11.05pm-12.05am BBC Four, Sunday 26 March, 9.00-10.30pm
Highlights from the BBC 6 Music Festival which, this year, came live from Glasgow from Friday 24- Sunday 26 March. BBC Two Scotland will feature two highlights programmes Saturday 25 March and Friday 31 March. There is also a special highlights programme on BBC Four on Sunday 26 March. The first BBC Two Scotland highlights programme features performances from the opening night of the BBC Radio 6 Music Festival at the Glasgow Barrowland and O2 Academy, including The Jesus And Mary Chain and Goldfrapp. Then, on Friday 31 March, the second highlights programme will showcase key music moments from across the three day music festival, including Belle and Sebastian and Depeche Mode. Depeche Mode’s performance at the Festival was their first since 2013 where they performed tracks from their new album, Spirit, alongside classic hits. The last time Dave, Martin and Andy performed at the iconic 2,000 capacity Glasgow Barrowland was over three decades ago in 1984 for their ‘Some Great Reward’ tour. The BBC Four programme features performances from the first two days of the three day festival with music highlights including The Jesus And Mary Chain, Goldfrapp, The Shins, Sleaford Mods, Sparks, Grandaddy, Songhoy Blues, Warpaint and Bonobo. Now in its fourth year, the 6 Music Festival showcases the alternative music spirit of the station and took place across various key Glasgow location including the O2 Academy, Barrowlands Ballroom and St Lukes as well as music events during the day at the Tramway.
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Vets: Gach Creutair Beò, Ep 6/12 Monday 27 March BBC ALBA, 8.30 – 9.00pm
This series takes viewers on a journey across Scotland following vets as they tend to animals from small to large to very wild. Stories of joy and stories of sadness as we meet all creatures great and small. In this programme, it's a busy time at the Wildlife Rescue Centre for abandoned and injured seal pups and also for hedghogs, with 130 prickly patients in today. Vet Romain Pizzi is kept busy on his weekly visit and he also X-rays a badger that has been hit by a car. At Highland Wildlife Park, Voldemort the bull yak is heading off to his new home at Whipsnade Zoo where he will meet some lady yaks. Weighing over 600kg, vet Jane Harley and the team of keepers have their hands full loading him onto a trailer. And at the Vets Now emergency out-of-hours service near Aberdeen, vet David Mackenzie tends to a distressed cat and a dog that has leapt off a bridge by accident.
GM/LG
TUESDAY 28 MARCH TELEVISION & RADIO HIGHLIGHTS / BBC WEEK 13 ______
River City Tuesday 28 March BBC One Scotland HD, 8.00 – 9.00pm facebook.com/bbcrivercity twitter.com/bbcrivercity instagram.com/bbcrivercity
This week in Shieldinch…Lenny’s feathers are ruffled when young pretender, Rick Harper, tries to lay claim to his throne; Bob and Kim’s relationship hits rocky ground when he makes a premature declaration of love; and Suzie pits sisters Ellie and Caitlin against each other in a job interview. Murdoch Enterprises becomes a target of vandalism which Lenny quickly discovers is a message from new gangster in town, Rick Harper. Rick tells Lenny the Murdochs are weak and he intends to take control of Shieldinch. Refusing to be intimidated, Lenny demands compensation for the vandalism caused but Rick’s not about to pay up. Meanwhile, a heartbroken Amber returns from DI Donald’s funeral, unaware she’s being tailed by DCI Grant. She tells Lenny she has questions about DI Donald’s death leading him to try and get a defiant Amber to leave town. Just then, a beaten up Alex arrives home, bloodied. It’s clear Rick’s threat is real and the Murdochs must sit up and take notice. Elsewhere, a besotted Bob is in high spirits having new girlfriend Kim staying with him, much to Scarlett’s dismay. However, when Angus jokes about Bob’s history of moving too fast in relationships, it plants a seed of doubt in Bob’s head. There’s sibling rivalry behind the bar at the Tall Ship as Ellie and Caitlin are forced to compete for a job. Suzie sets ridiculous tasks for them to achieve and, in spite of a poor performance, Ellie gets the job resulting in Caitlin being sacked.
Lenny is played by Frank Gallagher, Rick Harper by Alex Ferns, Bob by Stephen Purdon, Kim by Frances Thorburn, Suzie by Juliet Cadzow, Ellie by Leah MacRae, Caitlin by Gayle Telfer Stevens, Amber by Jenny Hulse, DCI Grant by Therese Bradley, Alex by Jordan Young, Scarlett by Sally Howitt and Angus by Scott Fletcher.
JW
WEDNESDAY 29 MARCH TELEVISION & RADIO HIGHLIGHTS /BBC WEEK 13 ______
Seòid a' Chidsin - The Kitchen Coves, Ep2/6 Wednesday 29 March BBC ALBA, 10.00 – 10.30pm
Sharing a passion for quality ingredients and creativity in the kitchen, Roddy Munro and Ùisdean Macleod join forces to enthuse amateur cooks everywhere. Roddy and Ùisdean from the islands of Harris and Lewis respectively, like to relax with a hot stove, a sizzling barbecue, a sharp knife and the chemistry of creatively combining ingredients to make the most of them. This episode sees them learning how to use a food smoker under the eye of an experienced old hand. They return to their kitchen and assemble a brand new smoker. Ùisdean prepares beef in a homemade pickle, with a special blend of spice rub to make the perfect pastrami. He also smokes a side of salmon in his mini smoker. Roddy prepares oatcakes from his grandmother's recipe, and prepares a potato salad and coleslaw.
GM/LG
THURSDAY 30 MARCH TELEVISION & RADIO HIGHLIGHTS / BBC WEEK 13 ______
The Beechgrove Garden NEW Thursday 30 March BBC Two Scotland, 7.00-7.30pm
The best sign of spring is when The Beechgrove Garden returns and Jim McColl, Carole Baxter, George Anderson, Chris Beardshaw and Brian Cunningham are all back in the garden dispensing sage advice to keep growing. Jim and the team look at the signs of spring and see if it really has come early this year. Jim also takes a look at the progress of the over wintered veg and discovers that the mild winter has certainly helped towards an early harvest. Meanwhile even though it is only the end of March, George has already set himself a challenge to produce a weekly salad in his small space garden. Carole has been in search of early signs of spring as she takes an up close and personal look at the tiny world of snowdrops. Carole visits a true Galanthophile, Helen Rushton, in Rothienorman to discover why these tiny beauties excite such passions. Chris brings his garden designer hat to the garden this week as he teaches how to plant and train a pleached hedge (a hedge on stilts). Carole is also setting about early spring pruning jobs in the garden for both ornamental and productive plants. After taking away the old foliage of hellebores, Carole places mirrors on the ground under the blooms so that we can better see their spring faces.
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