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BBC WEEK 13, 24 - 30 March 2012 Programme Information, Television & Radio BBC Scotland Press Office Bbc.Co.Uk/Mediacentre Bbc.Co.Uk/Iplayer BBC WEEK 13, 24 - 30 March 2012 Programme Information, Television & Radio BBC Scotland Press Office bbc.co.uk/mediacentre bbc.co.uk/iplayer THIS WEEK’S HIGHLIGHTS TELEVISION & RADIO / BBC WEEK 13 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ MONDAY 26 MARCH High School, Prog 3/3 LAST IN SERIES BBC One Scotland Medical Matters, Prog 4/4 LAST IN SERIES BBC Radio Scotland TUESDAY 27 MARCH My Life in Five Songs, Prog 8/8 LAST IN SERIES BBC Radio Scotland WEDNESDAY 28 MARCH Watching Ourselves – 60 Years of Television in Scotland BBC One Scotland Edinburgh Stories, Prog 1/7 NEW BBC Two Scotland Soillse – The French Spiderman NEW BBC ALBA Cheats and Champions, Prog 1/1 NEW BBC Radio Scotland THURSDAY 29 MARCH The Beechgrove Garden NEW SERIES BBC Two Scotland Tales of the Unexplained, Prog 5/5 LAST IN SERIES BBC Radio Scotland FRIDAY 30 MARCH Landward NEW SERIES BBC Two Scotland PRO 12 Live Rugby – Glasgow Warriors V Cardiff Blues NEW BBC ALBA EDITORIAL 2012 / BBC WEEK 13 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ BBC SCOTLAND CELEBRATES 60 YEARS OF TELEVISION IN SCOTLAND Greg Hemphill presents an entertaining and colourful celebration of 60 years of Scottish television including interviews with a host of Scottish stars from Robbie Coltrane to Kirsty Wark, Elaine C Smith to Brian Cox, Muriel Gray to David Hayman and Archie McPherson to Vivien Heilbron amongst many others. This brand new seven part series, Watching Ourselves – 60 Years of Television in Scotland, features footage across drama, sport, comedy, documentaries and investigative news and will transmit from Wednesday, March 28, at 7.30 pm on BBC One Scotland. Greg said: “I hope the audience will enjoy this series as much as I did in bringing together some of the most incredible ground breaking moments of Scottish television history over the past 60 years. Whether it be drama or comedy – news or sport, it’s been fascinating to learn more about the creative talent that Scotland has produced for British television screens with many people going onto international acclaim both in front of and behind the screens.” The series includes footage from some of Scotland’s best loved television programmes including Tutti Frutti, A Sense of Freedom, Hamish Macbeth, Francie and Josie, The Vital Spark, The Stanley Baxter Show, Taggart, City Lights, Just Another Saturday, Sunset Song, Rab C Nesbitt and Dr Finlay. There’s also previously unseen footage of Francie and Josie arriving to a huge welcome in Aberdeen and David Tennant’s audition tape for Takin’ Over the Asylum. Programme One. Breaking Stories, leads with highlights of investigative journalism in Scotland. From reporter Fyfe Robertson’s stylish reports in a trilby on horseback for Tonight to Duncan Campbell’s 1985 Secret Society episode The Zircon Affair which resulted in trouble for BBC Scotland with the government. Plus Kirsty Wark’s legendary Thatcher Interview in 1990; coverage of the trio of tragedies that struck Scotland - Lockerbie, Piper Alpha and Dunblane; and the more recent Panorama investigation Britain’s Homecare Scandal. The first planned television broadcast in Scotland was on March 14, 1952 from the Kirk O’Shotts transmitter in Lanarkshire. Those able to tune in were treated to a formal and dull ceremony of “Television Comes to Scotland” recorded in a large studio in Edinburgh. Things could only get better ….and they did. Scotland is now one of the UK’s major television production centres. To celebrate the 60th anniversary of broadcasting in Scotland the best comedy, drama, factual and other big TV moments are now available on bbc.co.uk/Scotland creating an online archive of some of the top Scottish shows ever seen on television. SATURDAY 24 MARCH TELEVISION & RADIO HIGHLIGHTS / BBC WEEK 13 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ SPL Aberdeen v Inverness CT Saturday 24 March BBC ALBA, 5.30 – 7.30pm The latest full-match coverage from the SPL as Aberdeen host Inverness Caledonian Thistle at Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen. The match will be the third meeting of Aberdeen and Inverness this season, with both previous encounters being won by the home side on the day. Their first match was in August, when Aberdeen ran out 2-1 winners. However, the most recent game in December saw this scoreline reversed, with Inverness securing a 2-1 home win at the Tulloch Caledonian Stadium. MONDAY 26 MARCH TELEVISION & RADIO HIGHLIGHTS / BBC WEEK 13 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ High School, Prog 3/3 LAST IN SERIES Monday 26 March BBC One Scotland, 9.00-10.00pm It's summer term at Holyrood, one of the largest secondary schools in Europe, and the pressure is on both teachers and staff to perform. Deputy head Gillian Mimnagh is facing her first year as an exam coordinator and Head Teacher Tom McDonald is waiting to see if Bernice, who has been trying hard to catch up after falling behind with her class work, will turn up. Auditions for the school musical, Joseph, are going well but technical hitches are giving drama teacher, Terri McIntosh, cause for concern. Ross doesn't get the part he was after but he's happy enough with the role he's offered and gets a further boost when he is given a place on the Malawi trip after all, following a late withdrawal from the group. Head teacher Tom has packed a lot into the Malawi schedule including a visit to a centre for children aged six and under. Several children are malnourished and HIV positive and the experience is an emotional challenge for the Holyrood group. Back at the group's base in Blantyre the project to build new classrooms and renovate others is going well and this year's Malawi trip is shaping up to be one of the most successful. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Medical Matters – Life After Death, Prog 4/4 LAST IN SERIES Monday 26 March BBC Radio Scotland, 2.00 – 2.30pm bbc.co.uk/radioscotland Crime writer Denise Mina speaks with doctors and nurses, donor families and recipients to explore the fears and expose the myths about organ donation. More than 750 people in Scotland are waiting for an organ which could save their life. Across the UK three people die every day on the waiting list. Research suggests people are conflicted over donation. While over 90 per cent of people support it, only 30 per cent of the population have signed up to the donor register. Denise confronts the issues and asks what more can be done to increase transplants. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Caileagan an Iasgaich/Trawler Girls, Ep2 Monday 26 March BBC ALBA, 10.00 – 10.30pm Three girls from Skye take up the challenge of signing on as deckhands on a North Sea trawler. They plan to spend ten days as part of a tough and experienced crew fishing for cod and haddock in the dangerous waters off Shetland, facing gale force winds, extreme sea sickness, and hour upon hours of hauling nets and gutting fish in wet and freezing conditions. TUESDAY 27 MARCH TELEVISION & RADIO HIGHLIGHTS / BBC WEEK 13 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ River City Tuesday 27 March BBC One Scotland, 8.00 – 9.00pm bbc.co.uk/rivercity This week in Shieldinch…Lenny’s world is turned upside down; it all gets too much for Michael; and Malcolm’s illness is confirmed. Frances is delighted to see Lenny smiling and happy – with the two of them spending time with Callum. What Frances doesn’t know is that Agnes is in Shieldinch and she soon strolls into the salon to get her hair cut. Agnes tells Frances she wants to make amends and doesn’t want to see out her final days without her daughter by her side. Frances isn’t sure but when her mother later takes ill in the deli, she relents to her plea to come back to the home with her for a while – and to bring Callum with her. It soon becomes clear that the driver is taking them elsewhere and with Lenny receiving a blackmail call, he will soon find out who Frances actually is. The Brodie family are struggling to come to terms with Michael’s arrest. Dan decides to visit Michael in prison to ask him to hand over his share of the surgery – after all he will be struck off with this charge, so he needs to think of the future. Meanwhile, Nicole is living at Christina’s but informs Leyla that she will be keeping in touch to get money from her but that is all. However, when Nicole gets a call from the prison, she realises her dad needs his family together more than ever. Malcolm and Liz are nervously awaiting their doctor’s appointment as today they will find out exactly what is wrong with Malcolm. Doctor Dan confirms he has the early stages of age related dementia. Malcolm decides to make a life-changing decision, but he will have to run it by his girls first. Frances is played by Andrea Hart, Lenny by Frank Gallagher, Callum by, Agnes by Kay Gallie, Michael by Andy Clarke, Dan by Adam Robertson, Nicole by Holly Jack, Leyla by Maryam Hamidi, Malcolm by Johnny Beattie and Liz by Eileen McCallum. Please note, viewers outside Scotland can access this programme on Sky Channel 971, Freesat Channel 960, Virgin Media Channel 862 or the BBC's iPlayer service - bbc.co.uk/iplayer _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ My Life in Five Songs, Prog 8/8 LAST IN SERIES Monday 27 March BBC Radio Scotland, 2.00 – 2.30pm bbc.co.uk/radioscotland Glasgow-born Dick Gaughan has worked as a session musician, record producer, composer, actor, theatre music director and songwriter. His songs have been recorded by many artists including Billy Bragg, Christie Moore, Mary Black and Capercaillie.
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