BBC WEEK 28, 7 - 13 July 2012 Programme Information, Television & Radio BBC Press Office .co.uk/mediacentre bbc.co.uk/iplayer

THIS WEEK’S HIGHLIGHTS TELEVISION & RADIO / BBC WEEK 28

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SUNDAY 8 JULY Scotland's Finest, Prog 1/1 NEW BBC One Scotland

MONDAY 9 JULY Scotland’s Forgotten War, Prog 1/1 NEW BBC One Scotland

TUESDAY 10 JULY Meet the Parents, Prog 4/4  LAST IN SERIES BBC Radio Scotland

WEDNESDAY 11 JULY Portobello Beach, Prog 1/1  NEW BBC Radio Scotland

EDITORIAL 2012 / BBC WEEK 28

Encore for piping fans as BBC Scotland streams live coverage from 'The Worlds' across the globe

BBC Scotland is again going global with live streaming from the World Pipe Band Championships. For the fourth year running the broadcaster will be offering live streamed coverage from the Grade One arena of the iconic event on 11 August. The World Pipe Championships, known as 'The Worlds', will attract around 40,000 visitors and 8,000 pipers, drummers and performers to Green. BBC Scotland has been broadcasting the event since 2006 and has made live streaming a feature of its coverage in recent years following enthusiastic feedback from lovers of traditional music across the world. Eileen Herlihy, Head of BBC Scotland's Entertainment and Events, said:'We've had a chorus of approval for our online live coverage of the event from piping fans in many countries. 'It has become an appointment to view for members of the international piping community. We know from feedback that many followers of traditional music will be hosting their own piping parties as they watch the action live from Glasgow.’ Ian Embelton, Chief Executive of The Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association, added: ‘We are delighted that the BBC have again agreed to provide this service for the many thousands of pipe band followers around the world who are unable to be in Glasgow in August’. This year's programme on BBC One Scotland presented by Jackie Bird will transmit the following weekend with commentary from respected piper Bob Worrall who has also been an adjudicator at 'The Worlds'. Full transmission details will be confirmed at a later date. On BBC Radio Scotland, Pipeline, presented by Gary West, will feature the winning performances and results in its show on August 11 at 9.05 pm. In the following week’s edition on August 18, the pipe music show will air more performances from the big event. BBC Scotland's live web coverage can be accessed on bbc.co.uk/worlds which will also host video clips on demand, available worldwide, after the event. Widely viewed as the single most important date in the calendar for pipe bands, this year the Field Marshal Montgomery Pipe Band from Belfast, will battle it out to retain their 2011 World Champions title against bands from Scotland, America, Ireland and Northern Ireland.

Further information: Jim Gough

SATURDAY 7 JULY TELEVISION & RADIO HIGHLIGHTS / BBC WEEK 28 ______

T In The Park Saturday 7 July BBC Three, 8.00pm – 12.00am

Edith Bowman and Greg James are live on day two from on BBC Three with all the action from the Scottish festival. Highlights will include Jessie J, Gallagher, David Guetta, Emeli Sande, Two Door Cinema Club, Alabama Shakes and Amy MacDonald.

Karen Higgins

SUNDAY 8 JULY TELEVISION & RADIO HIGHLIGHTS / BBC WEEK 28 ______

Scotland's Finest  NEW, Prog 1/1 Sunday, July 8 BBC One Scotland, 8.00-9.00pm

For centuries, Scots have come together for epic trials of strength and speed. It was a tradition which began with the warring Highland clans and was later transformed by Queen Victoria into a pageant of technicolour tartan. Today, the Highland Games are a vibrant symbol of continuity at the centre of many small communities, not just in Scotland but in other places where members of the Scottish diaspora settled. Scottish actor Bill Paterson narrates this one-hour documentary exploring the history and characters at the heart of the Highland Games. The story begins in Ceres, the Fife village that hosts what's said to be Scotland's oldest games. It then moves on to the Highlands and the Lochcarron Games. Strength and stamina were much prized by the ancient clansmen, but their culture was suppressed in the years after Culloden. The image of the gallant Highlander was reborn in the Victorian age when the young Queen's Highland Games became the last word in fashion. Scotland's Finest looks back on the great characters that emerged from the games including Donald Dinnie who was called the greatest athlete of the Victorian era, and more recently, Bill Anderson who might well have won Olympic medals had he not been a professional athlete. The film concludes in North Carolina, at the Grandfather Mountain Highland Games. Every year, tens of thousands of Scots-Americans come to these events, some of which date back centuries to the days of the ‘Scotch Fairs’. The documentary shows that abroad, just as in Scotland, the Games continue to bring communities together, in colourful celebrations of strength, speed and song.

Jim Gough

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T In The Park Sunday 8 July BBC Three, 8.00pm – 12.15am BBC Two Scotland, 10.00 – 10.30pm

The final day of this year’s T In The Park and Edith Bowman and Greg James introduce the headline act from the main stage Kasabian on BBC Three as the festival comes to a close for another year. There will also be highlights from earlier in the day including Elbow, Bombay Bicycle Club, Keane, James Morrison, Miles Kane. Edith will also be presenting highlights from the final day at Balado on BBC Two Scotland.

Karen Higgins

MONDAY 9 JULY TELEVISION & RADIO HIGHLIGHTS /BBC WEEK 28

Scotland’s Forgotten War,  NEW, Prog 1/1 Monday 9 July BBC One Scotland, 10.35 – 11.05 pm

Sixty years ago Britain was a country of rationing and poverty. It had recently emerged from the ravages of World War Two and hadn’t the stomach for another. But in a distant Asian peninsula over 60,000 British soldiers were already embroiled in a savage conflict…enduring a harsh environment of brutal cold and searing heat. In 1950, communist North Korea had invaded the American backed, and strategically crucial, South. With Russia pulling the strings of the northern army and later China providing massive manpower, America was forced to call for help from the United Nations. Among the thousands of British soldiers sent to Korea were large numbers of Scots infantrymen from the Argylls, Black Watch and Kings Own Scottish Borderers. The war caused more British deaths than the Afghan, Iraq and Falklands wars combined. Six decades after the conflict Jackie Bird investigates why one of the biggest conflicts of the 20th century has slipped from public memory. She discovers a personal connection to the conflict and traces what happened to one of its forgotten victims. She also travels to Korea with some of the surviving Scottish veterans on an emotional journey to reclaim their past. Although their numbers are dwindling with the passage of time, many of the Korean War veterans still have to come to terms with a war the rest of the country has apparently largely forgotten.

Jim Gough

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Trusadh: Island Pipers Monday 9 July BBC ALBA, 9.00 – 10.00pm

Three islands steeped in piping tradition - the Isle of Lewis, the Isle of Skye and the Uists – come under the spotlight. From their solo piping to the pipe bands, these traditions are an important part of each of the island communities. Cailean Maclean travels the length and breadth of the Western Isles and Skye to look at how the islands' piping heritages have evolved. In both Skye and Uist the historic dynastic traditions of great piping families played an important early role, from the MacCrimmons and MacArthurs of Skye, to the Macdonalds of Clan Ranald, to the Macintyres of Uist. In Lewis and the other islands by the start of the 20th century, military service and the emergence of the Piping Society was starting to grow a new body of island pipers. The programme investigates the legacy of the great proponents of piping such as John Morrison of Assynt, Donald Macleod and Donald Maclean, all with military backgrounds, and who played a pivotal role in the development of the islands' piping fraternities. The programme features footage of all the Island bands in the recent Meeting of the Bands event, which saw these bands perform in Stornoway and Harris alongside former world champions St Laurence O'Toole of Dublin.

Gary McQueen / Laura Maddison

TUESDAY 10 JULY TELEVISION & RADIO HIGHLIGHTS / BBC WEEK 28 ______

River City Tuesday 10 July BBC One Scotland, 8.00 – 9.00pm bbc.co.uk/rivercity

This week in Shieldinch…Robbie’s on his own as he faces his attackers in court; Leyla’s resolve is tested by Miriam; and Scarlett’s interfering annoys Stella. Robbie is a day away from facing his attackers in court and it’s clear he is extremely nervous. He wishes he had Will’s support but as Will worked on the case, he has to keep his distance from Robbie. As the day goes on Robbie starts taking out his frustration on Will and they begin arguing. Will pushes Robbie aside but the force of his push sees Robbie wounding his arm on a door frame. Will insists he didn’t mean it but Robbie is concerned. Meanwhile, Deek is less than impressed when he finds out Will won’t be supporting Robbie in court and so the next day he turns up to be there for his friend. The trial does not go well with Robbie and Hayley both slaughtered by the defence lawyer. With the outcome looking bleak, Will is called back to work, and leaves Robbie to face the jury’s result on his own. Leyla is determined to stay off the booze to prove to Stevie and Nicole she is not an alcoholic. She manages to get through one day but the following day Miriam tells her she is coming to a medical rep meeting – and advises her the only way to get through such a boring meeting is to drink. Leyla tries to make excuses not to go but Miriam won’t take no for an answer. Scarlett is eager to find out what is going on with Stella and Bob’s plans for a baby – and so asks her to help organise Malcolm’s birthday party with her. Meanwhile, Stella and Bob are relieved to find out that her fertility tests have come back normal. However, when Scarlett later starts her nosy questions, Stella snaps and tells her to mind her own business. Scarlett knows she has some serious making up to do.

Robbie is played by Gary Lamont, Will by Scott Ryan Vickers, Deek by Gordon McCorkell, Leyla by Maryam Hamidi, Stevie by Paul James Corrigan, Nicole by Holly Jack, Scarlett by Sally Howitt, Malcolm by Johnny Beattie, Stella by Keira Lucchesi and Bob by Stephen Purdon. 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

Karen Higgins

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Meet the Parents, Prog 4/4  LAST IN SERIES Tuesday 10 July BBC Radio Scotland, 2.00 – 2.30pm bbc.co.uk/radioscotland

In this last programme of the current series of Meet the Parents the top Scottish novelist, Christopher Brookmyre, speaks to his parents about how his supportive upbringing inspired his writing. They discuss his life growing up in Barrhead in the 60s, including a range of topics from religious differences to The Rolling Stones.

Suzanne Vickers

WEDNESDAY 11 JULY TELEVISION & RADIO HIGHLIGHTS / BBC WEEK 28 ______

Portobello Beach, Prog 1/1  NEW Wednesday 11 July BBC Radio Scotland, 2.00 – 2.30pm bbc.co.uk/radioscotland

Portobello Beach is a ghost story set against the world of social work and child protection. Tess Maguire is a brilliant young Edinburgh social worker – feisty, funny and totally unafraid - with trainee social worker, Ken, tagging unhelpfully behind. Tess seems to take everything in her stride but she is haunted by a secret of her own. The frequent appearances of the stroppy teenager, Kelly which hold the key to Tess’s own dark past. She can deal with her clients’ troubles but maybe not her own ... As her life begins to unravel there’s only one place she’s heading – down to Portobello Beach, where the past is about to catch up with her. Gail Watson plays Tess, Mark McDonnell plays Ken, Kirstin Maclean plays Kelly and Gordon Kennedy plays Colin. Portobello Beach was written by Clare Bayley and is produced by Gordon Kennedy.

Suzanne Vickers

THURSDAY 12 JULY TELEVISION & RADIO HIGHLIGHTS / BBC WEEK 28 ______

Hebridean Celtic Festival Thursday 12 July BBC ALBA, 10.00 – 11.30pm

Coverage from the opening night on the main stage of Hebcelt 2012. Presented by Niall Iain Macdonald from Lews Castle Green, Stornoway.

Gary McQueen / Laura Maddison

FRIDAY 13 JULY TELEVISION & RADIO HIGHLIGHTS / BBC WEEK 28 ______

Hebridean Celtic Festival Friday 13 July BBC ALBA, 9.45 – 11.45pm

Join us live on the main stage on Friday night at Hebcelt 2012, featuring Admiral Fallow and the Proclaimers.

Gary McQueen / Laura Maddison

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