BBC WEEK 2, 6 – 12 January 2018 Programme Information, Television & Radio BBC Scotland Press Office BBC Media Centre (Scotland) BBC iPlayer (Scotland) BBC Scotland BBC Scotland on Facebook @BBCScotland on Twitter Hilda McLean Jim Gough Julie Whiteside BBC Alba – Isabelle Salter THIS WEEK’S HIGHLIGHTS TELEVISION & RADIO / BBC WEEK 2 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ MONDAY 8 JANUARY The Forest NEW BBC One Scotland Millionaire Bankrupts Exposed NEW BBC One Scotland TUESDAY 9 JANUARY River City TV HIGHLIGHT BBC One Scotland WEDNESDAY 10 JANUARY The Storm That Saved A City NEW BBC One Scotland THURSDAY 11 JANUARY The Family Doctors 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 2018 / BBC WEEK 2 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ WOMEN EXPERTS INVITED TO PUT THEMSELVES IN PICTURE Expert women from across Scotland are being invited to put themselves in the picture by applying to be part of a day-long media familiarisation bootcamp, which will give them the skills to share their knowledge on air in front of a potential audience of millions. The free event, organised by the BBC’s in-house training wing, BBC Academy, in conjunction with STV and supported by Women in Journalism Scotland, will take place at BBC Scotland’s HQ at Pacific Quay, Glasgow, on Tuesday 13 March, 2018. Applicants are now being sought from expert women, who are being asked to make a two-minute film talking about themselves and their area of expertise. If selected, applicants should be able to travel to studios in Scotland. There are 24 places available and uptake is expected to be high. The deadline for applying is Sunday 14 January. This event is the latest in a series of similar days facilitated by the BBC Academy in an attempt to redress the balance of male-heavy on air panels, and will offer both practical experiences in front of a camera, and in the radio studio, as well as masterclasses with industry professionals including experienced programme makers. Gary Smith, head of news and current affairs at BBC Scotland said: “It’s really important to BBC News that we feature as wide a range of eloquent and expert contributors from all parts of the country as possible when reporting on, and from, Scotland for all our audiences. “This initiative is part of that drive to make sure our content truly reflects our audiences and we hope that by providing some broadcasting coaching, and demystifying it a little bit, we’ll help encourage more women onto our airwaves to share their news and views.” Expert Women Scotland will be addressed by Professor Lis Howell, director of broadcasting at London’s City University and founder of the Expert Women on News campaign. Professor Howell launched the campaign in 2012 after research revealed that on the UK’s main broadcast news programmes, women contributing to items on politics were outnumbered ten to one by men; for sport, it was six to one; home affairs, five to one; entertainment, four to one; and even health, by two to one. Professor Howell said: “Since 2012, thanks to initiatives like the BBC Academy’s expert women days, the figures have improved but there is still a long way to go. The most recent figures show that expert women interviewees are outnumbered by men by three to one across flagship news, which is 30% worse than the level of female expertise in society generally. “Confidence is certainly part of the story. I urge women with expertise in Scotland to sign up for this day – it could change your life and it will certainly give you a boost.” The concept of BBC Expert Women is an attempt to redress the balance via a series of free media experience days providing insight and networking opportunities which will help demystify appearing on air and boost skills. The applications will be judged on the strength of their films and organisers are looking for applicants from any area of expertise, but particularly the following: • All aspects of Brexit, especially farming, fishing and business • Business and the economy in Scotland • Politics • Health • Education • Science, technology, engineering and mathematics • Law, especially Scottish constitutional law EDITORS’ NOTES Link to apply to Expert Women Scotland: http://www.bbc.co.uk/academy/articles/art20170127102127476 The closing date for applications is 23:59 on Sunday 14 January 2018. Successful applicants will be notified by Friday 9 February. The email address to send applications to is: [email protected] Due to the number of potential applications, BBC Academy regret they can’t respond if the applicant hasn’t been successful. Interested parties should only apply if they able to be at BBC Scotland, 40 Pacific Quay, Glasgow G51 1DA on Tuesday 13 March 2018. The BBC is unable to refund any expenses incurred in applying for or attending the day. HM MONDAY 8 JANUARY TELEVISION & RADIO HIGHLIGHTS / BBC WEEK 2 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Millionaire Bankrupts Exposed NEW Monday, 8 January BBC One Scotland, 8.30 – 9.00 pm Bankruptcy was once a source of shame, but for some of the country’s millionaire bankrupts it seems to be little more than a mild inconvenience. In this investigation, reporter Samantha Poling goes undercover to reveal the tactics being used to hide assets and retain wealth, leaving those they owe with nothing. She exposes the bankrupts making a mockery of the system and discovers serious flaws in the government’s ultimate sanction for the dishonest debtor, which allows them to get away with it. JG _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ The Forest, Ep 1/6 NEW Monday 8 January BBC One Scotland, 7.30-8.00pm This new six-part series focusses on the men and women who live and work in the vast Galloway Forest. With 400 square miles of dramatic woodland, magnificent scenery and abundant wildlife, it is often referred to as the ‘highlands of the lowlands’, celebrated for its wild beauty and dark skies. Managed by the Forestry Commission for the public to enjoy the area attracts over 800,000 visitors each year. But Galloway Forest Park is also the major player in Scotland’s billion-pound timber industry. Established in 1947 to meet the demands for timber in post war Britain, today it is still the UK’s largest afforested area producing 600,000 tonnes of timber a year. Filmed over the course of six months this spectacular series – narrated by actor Mark Bonnar - follows the extraordinary men and women who live and work in the Galloway Forest; from highly skilled chainsaw operators harvesting trees from the forest’s most dangerous terrain to the Wildlife Rangers protecting rare and endangered species… From the tree planters who’ve planted a million trees to the sawmill workers who power through 20,000 logs a day. And from astronomers to rally drivers, the series gives unique and surprising insight to the world of Galloway forest, viewed by some as a park and by others as a factory that just keeps growing. It has been made for BBC Scotland by Tern TV, whose previous series have included The River, following people who live and work along the Tweed in the Borders, The Mountain which focussed on people in the area of Aviemore. In the first episode of this new series, The Forestry Commission’s Recreation Team led by Archie McNeillie is asked by the local community council from the remote village of Barr to rebuild steps on a well-worn pathway at Fairy Knowe. Trouble is the steps are up a 330 foot hill. Getting hunks of granite rock to the remote hill is one problem, and digging them in by hand is another – for labourer John ‘Cool’ Coughtrie at least. And on a remote peatbog the size of 32 football pitches, Graeme Little has built his own customized mulching machine to chew up spruce trees and spit them back out again on the land, in a conservation project to restore the natural habitat. HM _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Kerry is Kirsty: Stafainn Monday, 8 January BBC ALBA, 8.30pm – 9.00pm Cycling sisters Kerry and Kirsty MacPhee from South Uist use social media to find out the nation's favourite cycle routes. In this episode they are in north east Skye in the Trotternish peninsula with local Kerr Gibb who is lucky enough to count this route as his commute to work. Starting at Portree harbour they cycle past some of Skye's most famous landmarks. They admire the strange rock formations of the Old Man of Storr and Kilt Rock before tackling the steep climb up the winding road to the Quiraing. The girls also hear about Skye's reputation as the Jurassic Isle and visit the dinosaur footprints on Staffin beach which have made the island so famous in recent years. IS _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Sùlaisgeir: na Sealgairean (Sùlaisgeir: The Hunters) Monday, 8 January BBC ALBA, 9.00pm – 10.00pm Once a year a small group of men from Ness on Lewis make a 40-mile sea journey North to catch a special seabird - the guga. The hunt has barely changed in centuries, and the documentary explores this unique tradition through interviews with those who have taken part over the years, and rarely seen archive.