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1 8 15 2 16 36 Glenn Campbell John Beattie Sarah Cruickshank National Trustee’s overview Television New Media (Presenter, Politics) (Presenter, Sport) (Presenter, Dè a-nis?) 2 9 16 4 22 37 Jackie Bird Libby McArthur Paul Riley Audience Council Radio Technology (Presenter, News) (River City’s Gina) (Still Game’s Winston) 3 10 17 14 26 38 Rhona McLeod Claire Knight Greg Hemphill National Controller’s overview News and current affairs Children in Need (Presenter, Sport) (River City’s Iona) (Still Game’s Victor) 30 39 4 11 18 Gaelic Finance Pudsey Deirdre Davis Ford Kiernan (River City’s Eileen) (Still Game’s Jack)

34 40 BBC 5 12 19 BBC Scottish Symphony Getting in touch Richard Gordon Janice Forsyth Jonathan Watson Orchestra Scotland Review2006/07 Annual (Presenter, Sport) (Presenter, Radio Scotland) (Only An Excuse?, Offside) 6 13 20 Dougie Vipond Robbie Shepherd Sanjeev Kohli (Presenter, Sport) (Presenter, Radio Scotland) (Still Game’s Navid) 7 14 21 Alison Walker Shona Morrison James Mackenzie (Presenter, Sport) (Presenter, Eòrpa) (Raven)   BBC Scotland Annual Review 2006/07 BBC coverage of the World Pipe Band Championships in Glasgow scored highly with audiences in Scotland in audiences the coveragewith BBC of highly Glasgowscored in Championships WorldBand Pipe presentation to the Trust on their new welcomed. Council members made a Scotland; and this development is much thanjusttheoutputof BBC rather provided for licence payers in Scotland, services BBC all cover to extended been has Council the of remit The a whole in Scotland for the year ahead. identified key priorities for the BBC as Broadcasting Council, and subsequently against the objectives set last year by the of monitoring BBC Scotland’s progress The Councilhascompletedthetask to Service Licences in the future. investment proposals and/or changes also includes commenting on all major in the years ahead. The Council’s role – of public value for licence fee payers assessment – and that of the Council overarching framework for the Trust’s and Purpose Remits, which will form the comments on the draft Service Licences key public purposes. This has included Trust on how the BBC is meeting its the Scottish audience, and advising the BBC activities, from the perspective of Council has a key role in monitoring Under the new Charter, the Audience the network. including increased commissions across ever-widening portfolio of programmes, now for BBCScotlandistodeliver an on timeandbudget, thechallenge but across Europe. Having delivered PQ centre not just within the BBC estate is themostup-to-datebroadcasting of ‘360 degree’ broadcasting. This building Glasgow, custom-built for the digital age headquarters building at Pacific Quay in ofthenew excitement ofthedelivery withthe for BBCScotland, particularly This hasalsobeenayear oftransition fee acrossScotland. payers representing theviewsoflicence roleinseekingoutand of itscrucial this new Charter, with clear recognition Council, within enshrined isformally the successorbodytoBroadcasting that the Audience CouncilScotland, this transformation. Iamalsodelighted tohave Governors survived former tobeoneofthree I wasprivileged undertheterms ofthenew Charter, byBoarda of Trustees. Governorsdisappearing after 80years andbeing replaced, seenradicala change inthe governance ofthe BBC, with the National Trustee’sOverview.

on news output in Inverness. Both the from a focus group on iPlayer to meetings engaged with audiences across Scotland the pressures on members. Council has Council but also added significantly to stimulating ofthe effect on thework have hada The newarrangements Freesat and the way forward on HDTV. prepared and assessed, the approval of of BBC Jam while a fresh proposition is of the iPlayer, the much regretted closure tough decisions among them the launch Already the Trust has faced and is facing of audiences across the UK. regulation of the BBC – in the interests transparently independent structure for the old to produce a more robust and the BBC has built on the strengths of The new system of governance for Digital Service. consideration of proposals for a Gaelic more regional news in Scotland and how best to respond to demands for networks. Further challenges will include output from Scotland on the BBC in a devolved nation to achieving more year ahead, ranging from news reporting important issues to be addressed in the At the same time, the Council highlighted the votes and reporting the overall result. developments in the process of counting challenges posed by the unexpected to be deployed and then handling the in first explaining the electoral systems team demonstrated huge professionalism elections in May 2007, and the political coverage in the run-up to the Scottish provided comprehensive and engaging Scotland during the year.The BBC especially strong performance by Radio all media. The Council welcomed the portraying Scottish life and culture across topical matters and a wealth of output original and innovative programming on programmes and services, including public value delivered by BBC Scotland Council commended the high level of Looking back over the year to date, the ahead. months the in progress monitor will and in April priorities

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across Scotland. on the interests of licence fee payers in the new Charter while still focussing towards the Public Purposes set out achievement in the digital age, working to ensure that the BBC matches this age. The Audience Council will work in the BBC’s achievement in the analogue established in 1953. They played a key role to this end since the Council was those who gave of their time voluntarily express sincerevery appreciation to Governor for Scotland, I would like to have been privileged to serve as BBC in Scotland. On behalf of all those who quality of public service broadcasting a highly significant contribution to the Broadcasting Council for Scotland made During its existence of over 50 years the which is at present subject to a PVT. on the proposal for High Definition TV follows. The next submission expected is responses are noted in the report which (PVT) for iPlayer. Details of the Council’s Service Licences and the Public Value TestTrust consultations on Purpose Remits, The Council made submissions on key with DigitalUK. South of Scotland have kept in contact the year, while our members from the meetings in Dumfries and Peebles during towards digitalswitchover, holding body have monitoredtheprocess Broadcasting Council and its successor BBC National BBC TrusteeScotland for PeatJeremy

BBC  2006/07 Review Annual Scotland From left to right: Douglas Chalmers, Eleanor Logan, Graham Houston, Mark Dames, Bill Matthews, Alan Macdonald, Jeremy Peat. Not pictured: Sir Neil McIntosh, Brian Menzies, Alex Miller, Rak Nandwani, Jim Walker

The Audience Council at Pacific Quay, Glasgow John Beattie’s Sports Weekly on the road

Audience Council Scotland Review of Council Business 2006/07

Audience Council Scotland is part of the The Council gathers the views of the to report on issues of importance to Broadcasting Council The Council received regular updates Audience Council Scotland new BBC Trust which replaced the BBC audience in Scotland, meets BBC Scotland audiences in their nation. on the Cultural Representation research Board of Governors in January 2007. senior management every month to discuss for Scotland undertaken on its behalf by BBC Scotland. A website for the new Audience Council The BBC Trust brings greater transparency various issues around its programming and BBC Scotland advisory committees During 2006 the Broadcasting Council From this, members noted the importance was constructed and went live on to how the BBC does its business and services, and reports to the BBC Trust on From January 2007 advisory committees for Scotland received regular reports of storytelling and comedy as cultural 1 January 2007. A Gaelic language version ensures that licence payers have a say in audience views and the performance of such as the Educational Broadcasting on the objectives it had set for BBC characteristics and examined, in some was prepared and went live in April 2007. setting the strategic direction of the BBC. BBC services in Scotland. Members also Council for Scotland, the Scottish Rural Scotland for 2006/07, covering a range depth, responses relating to programme Summaries of Council business are It oversees the delivery by the BBC of the discuss individual programmes and services, and Agricultural Advisory Committee, the of editorial issues including drama, output across a range of genres. Members available on the website. six Public Purposes set out in the new and can follow up issues from the audience Scottish Religious Advisory Committee political programmes and the reporting agreed that the remit had been both Royal Charter and Agreement. logs directly with BBC management. BBC and the Gaelic Advisory Committee of reserved and devolved matters. challenging and well handled and that At its first meeting on 12 January, the management joins Council meetings for became part of the BBC management further work was required to feed the new Council discussed its changed brief, The BBC Trust works on behalf of relevant sections only, so that unlike the advisory structure, and therefore do Other issues of concern included digital findings to BBC Scotland programme teams. and debated an engagement strategy licence fee payers, ensuring that the BBC Broadcasting Council, the Audience Council not report to the Audience Council. switchover (on which a presentation was suitable for its enhanced audience-facing provides high quality output and good meets for some of the time without the received from Digital UK), the BBC’s new In May 2006, members attended role. An engagement sub-group was value for all UK citizens, and it protects presence of BBC management. This review covers the work of the governance and performance framework a demonstration of new broadcasting established to take forward this strand the independence of the BBC. It engages Broadcasting Council for Scotland until (with presentations from both the technology and met with BBC Scotland of the Council’s work. with licence fee payers through research, Like its predecessor body, the Audience 31 December 2006 and of the Audience Head of Audiences and the Head of staff in Edinburgh. The Council continued events and the work of national Audience Council can commission research on areas Council Scotland which assumed its duties Performance, BBC Trust Unit), and the to gather feedback on the process At the Council’s request, BBC Scotland Councils for England, Northern Ireland, of particular concern, and will undertake from that date. presentation of data derived from BBC of switchover with an audience event management presented a public value Scotland and Wales. a comprehensive programme of audience contacts. Members met with in Dumfries in June, which was also matrix showing how key BBC Scotland engagement with licence payers ACS membership and recruitment a former Controller, BBC Scotland John attended by representatives of Ofcom output related to the BBC’s public purposes. The Audience Council Scotland replaced throughout Scotland. Professor Vicki Bruce left the Council McCormick to debate possible support Scotland, the Scottish Consumer the Broadcasting Council for Scotland in December 2006. In autumn 2006 structures for the Audience Councils. Council and Digital UK. At its meeting of 2 February the Council in January 2007, continuing its work but During the year the Broadcasting/ two new members, Sir Neil McIntosh and received a presentation from BBC New

within the new framework set up under Audience Council undertook a wide Jim Walker, were appointed with a specific Consideration was also given to reports A conference for all four Nations’ Media on the BBC’s On-Demand BBC the new BBC Royal Charter. range of audience engagement activities, remit to cover issues relating to the South Broadcasting Councils was organised in proposition and, separately, one from the

on political programming and on news Scotland Review2006/07 Annual from events on digital switchover in the of Scotland. Sir Neil McIntosh took up output, in particular relating to the Dalmahoy, West Lothian, in June, addressed BBC Trust Unit on the Trust’s provisional The role of the ACS South of Scotland to meetings with membership from September and reporting of reserved and devolved by the Rt Hon. Douglas Alexander MP, conclusion on its Public Value Test of this The ACS acts as the primary adviser to Ofcom Scotland and a consultative event Jim Walker from January 2007. matters. Reports were also received on Secretary of State for Scotland. proposition. Council debated some of the the BBC Trust on issues affecting Scotland. in Glasgow on the iPlayer proposition. plans for network and local drama, on key issues in the proposition and in the It is chaired by the BBC Trustee for Submissions have been made on the Other members of the Broadcasting Audience Services, and on the BBC’s A farewell dinner on the evening of Trust’s provisional conclusions. Issues Scotland, Jeremy Peat, who was previously Freesat and iPlayer consultations, and Council continued as members of the digital plans from the BBC’s Head St Andrew’s Day (30 November) identified as most significant for audiences BBC National Governor for Scotland on the Purpose Remit/Service Licence new Council. Graham Houston resigned of Distribution. marked the final meeting of the in Scotland were included in the Council’s Scotland Annual Review Annual 2006/07 Review Scotland and Chair of the Broadcasting Council consultations. Members of ACS and other in May 2007 following his election as Broadcasting Council, which was submission to the Trust on the

BBC for Scotland. National Councils met Trustees in April a local councillor. held the following morning. On-Demand proposition.   BBC SSO learning event at Proms in the Park 2006 Scotland on Film roadshow

A Council member visited BBC BBC Jam suspension The concerns regarding digital switchover for the BBC to remain up-to-date in the could offer an alternative means of access switch to digital, have been recurring Information (Capita) in Glasgow regarding The Council expressed concerns at the were relayed to the BBC Trust and the media marketplace. Most agreed that a 30 to BBC content for households where topics at the Council’s public engagements the presentation of data on audience effect on Scottish schools and students Council will continue to monitor the day window for downloading programmes reception of Freeview was problematic. in recent years. contacts and representatives of Audience of the decision to suspend the online situation in the run-up to switchover. was sufficient. The groups accepted the Council Scotland attended a joint education service BBC Jam in March. reasoning behind the distinction between There was some concern that, although it The Council believed that the proposed conference for the BBC National Councils Representations were received from On-Demand consultation series with discrete runs and continuing was ultimately intended to make all BBC Freesat service would provide a valuable in London in February. organisations including the Educational A focus group consultation was held in series like Blue Peter or River City. However content available for catch-up, initially only alternative means of access to BBC Broadcasting Council for Scotland, Glasgow on 22 March in connection with the a number were disappointed that they relatively low volumes of material from services for households currently Meeting with Ofcom’s Advisory Stòrlann Nàiseanta na Gàidhlig (the Trust’s preliminary conclusions on the Public would be unable to download and view Nations and Regions would be available. experiencing difficulties with terrestrial Committee for Scotland National Gaelic Educational Resource Value Test on On-Demand Services. entire series of favourite BBC programmes reception, analogue or digital, including Members met Ofcom’s Advisory Agency) and the Association of Directors such as Top Gear. Parental control was felt The Audience Council agreed that, potential viewers of the planned Gaelic Committee for Scotland in February. of Education in Scotland. A summary of the views expressed at the to be very important. The facility should while a question mark was raised over Digital Service. Topics discussed included the BBC licence consultation event and the views of the apply to all content, not just post- the exclusion of classical music and book fee settlement, Gaelic broadcasting and Digital switchover Council was submitted to the BBC Trust. watershed; the parents should be able readings, the revisions recommended The proposal would also provide a means the BBC proposal to move staff outside of The Audience Council’s Annual Conference to select where to implement controls. by the BBC Trust were largely accepted of access to Freeview for households London. Members of the Council believed took place in Peebles in the Border Respondents, from the West of Scotland However, attendees were not persuaded as sensible. otherwise unable to do so until digital that, combined with BBC Scotland’s move transmission area, which will be the first to area, were selected to reflect a range that book readings and classical music switchover, and for any households which to a new headquarters building at Pacific switch to digital in 2008/09. An audience of age groups, backgrounds and varying downloads should be treated differently Freesat consultation continue to experience reception Quay in Glasgow, the latter initiative could event on digital switchover was held there degrees of involvement with digital media. from other BBC content, as proposed The Council made submissions to the difficulties after switchover. present valuable opportunities for BBC on 14 March, which was also attended by a Attendees received a presentation on the in the Trust’s preliminary conclusions. Freesat consultation in March. and independent programme makers representative of Digital UK. Concerns were proposal from BBC staff involved in its There would be particular benefits, in in Scotland. Members particularly noted expressed about the flow of information to development. BBC Trustee for Scotland, Members emphasised that the technical The Council expressed its strong support the short term, for households in the the intention to move some senior local households regarding the switchover Jeremy Peat, then explained the role of infrastructure supporting the service for the Trust’s provisional conclusions Dumfries area served by the Sandale commissioning posts out of London. process, and about the number of channels the Trust and its preliminary conclusions would be critical to its success. It was on the proposals for a national satellite- transmitter, for some of whom BBC

Together, the initiatives gave an opportunity which were to become available on on the proposal. In two groups, facilitated important that material could be based free-to-view digital service (‘Freesat’). Scotland opt-out services are currently BBC for the BBC to contribute to the Freeview, which might not be consistent by members of the Audience Council, downloaded at a reasonable speed, and, It believed that the introduction of such a available only on analogue. In the longer development of the wider creative sector across the region. There were also concerns attendees then addressed each of the in the longer term, that the technology service should be an urgent priority for the term, the proposal would maximise the Scotland Review2006/07 Annual in Scotland. There was discussion of how the about the means-testing of help and the 12 consultation questions in turn. A final became available for transferring BBC and in particular welcomed the fact number of licence payers in Scotland to changes recommended in Ofcom’s Digital rollout of Digital Audio Broadcasting. plenary session then considered the views downloads from a PC to a television. that access via Freesat would be on the basis whom the benefits of the BBC’s digital Dividend review might impact on audiences. expressed by the groups. Recent research on broadband access of a one-off initial payment, with a guarantee services would be available. Attendees also expressed a wish for more in Scotland suggested that a differential of no ongoing subscription charges. Council members from the South coverage of local stories, and a longer slot Overall, attendees felt the service would could open up between urban and rural of Scotland met Digital UK’s Regional for Newsnight Scotland. be valuable to audiences and found Scotland, which could impact on the Members noted that reception difficulties Scotland Annual Review Annual 2006/07 Review Scotland Manager, Border area on 2 March in no reason to withhold approval of the potential value of the service. However, from analogue transmitters, and concern

BBC connection with digital switchover. proposal. The groups felt it was important members felt that the simulcast facility about the quality of reception after the   Pupils from Inverness Academy try their hand at journalism Audience tour on the set of River City

Performance against Objectives for BBC Scotland for 2006/07

Visit by Acting Chair, BBC Trust Purpose Remit and Service Service Licences Overview of BBC Scotland to the promotion of digital services. to Scottish cultural awareness as did At its meeting in April the Council was Licence consultations The Council regretted that the rationale In addition to the output noted below, Deadline, which had highlighted the joined by the Acting Chair of the BBC The Council made submissions to the for deciding which activities required Performance against year-round news, politics and arts output, distinctive traditions of the Scottish Trust, Chitra Bharucha, and there was Trust’s Purpose Remit and Service Licence a service licence excluded services Objectives and features output on radio, continued press. Awareness of Scotland’s past discussion of the role of the national consultations in April. which “do not schedule or distribute to deliver high quality public service was stimulated by a range of innovative The Council commends the progress Audience Councils and their relationship independently”. For audiences in Scotland, broadcasting for audiences in Scotland. features on Radio Scotland, and new made by BBC Scotland during the year with the Trust. Purpose Remits BBC Scotland opt-out television services approaches to coverage of Scotland’s in building public value against the BBC’s The Council concluded that the priorities constituted an important and discrete past on television like Scotland’s History: public purposes. Citizenship Alan Johnston outlined in the draft Purpose Remits element of the BBC’s output in Scotland. Members welcomed the originality of The Top Ten and the documentary Members remained acutely conscious of adequately reflected, if at a high level, the The BBC should articulate the benefits King of Scots on Robert the Bruce, one There was progress on all four objectives documentaries like The Boys of Ballikinrain, the predicament of the abducted BBC BBC’s duties as outlined in the Charter. licence payers may expect to derive of the most viewed programmes of the set by the Broadcasting Council. In two Boys Behind Bars and Life’s Too Short which correspondent Alan Johnston. A large However it believed that the priorities in from these services. year on BBC Two Scotland. cases, significant further progress should engaged audiences with challenging social part of the public value of BBC journalism, “Reflecting the UK, its nations, regions and be made in the year ahead. The BBC and personal issues. Along with network for audiences in the UK and around communities” could be more concrete in Members recommended a number of Reflecting the Nation should ensure that there is an increase programmes made in Scotland such as the the world, relies on the courage and describing the actions to be taken by the changes to individual service licences. They Programmes like The Family Farm helped in network deliveries from Scotland. BBC contributions to Horizon, Panorama and professionalism of outstanding BBC to contribute to public value in the expressed the view that the licences were to draw rural matters to the attention Scotland should complete the promising The Money Programme, these were practitioners such as Mr Johnston. context of specific nations. generally too focused on London; the of urban Scotland. In drama, it was noted work under way to deliver news and outstanding examples of how BBC details of out-of-London commitments that River City performed with consistency politics by innovative means. documentaries could create public value by Audience Councils’ Day Audience feedback in Scotland shows on commissioning were vague. promoting informed citizenship. News and in what was a highly competitive genre. Later in the month, the Chair/Trustee a significant degree of dissatisfaction Members appreciated its continuing value 1. Provide programmes and services Current Affairs output contributed strongly. for Scotland and three members of the with the quality and extent of coverage Scottish elections in May 2007 as an imaginative representation of that build public value for the BBC Figures for news/Scotland were especially Audience Council joined with members of Scottish affairs on network news Members felt that coverage of the contemporary Scotland, which found in Scotland impressive and members noted the of other national councils to make a programmes. The priorities should Scottish elections in May on BBC Scotland a strong response from its audiences. The Council welcomed considerable potential for reaching new sections of the presentation on audience priorities to the embody a commitment to accurate and and on the BBC’s UK networks had, in the They also recognised the importance of progress across BBC Scotland output audience by this means. Innovative plans

BBC Trust. The priorities presented by the proper coverage of devolved affairs across main, been very strong. The BBC Scotland this programme in providing a learning BBC on all media in building public value were implemented for coverage of the Council are summarised on page 13 of this the UK. It recommended that there election website had offered a uniquely platform for skills development. for audiences in Scotland. Scottish elections in May 2007. The Scotland Review2006/07 Annual report. Some priorities, relating to news should be a specific priority to promote valuable resource. It was felt that, despite Council was particularly struck by the coverage, network commissions, cultural understanding of how the UK nations the evident confusion among some voters The regional news text services The Council asked BBC Scotland to success of the Radio Scotland SoundTown representation and digital switchover, were are governed within the framework on the day, BBC Scotland had made a introduced in 2005/06 have improved report on the year’s output in the context project in building citizenship skills in Kelso common to more than one national of devolved institutions and the UK valuable contribution to explaining the the representation of Scotland’s distinctive of all six BBC public purposes. In general, High School in the Borders where it has Council. The Trust will consider whether and European Parliaments. new voting system. Overall, the content regions, not otherwise served by the the result demonstrated that public value been based throughout the year. further action should be taken on the had made a significant contribution to the BBC except for local bulletins on radio was strongly in evidence across the full priorities and the Council will monitor public purpose of sustaining citizenship in selected areas.

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Members welcomed enhancements accessing BBC Scotland content. A new appreciation – and achieved the highest Conclusion be based in London. Members also of voice and new talent across network to BBC Scotland Gaelic services during home page and specially designed player impact – were related to entertainment, The Council commended the high level welcomed efforts to break into a new contributions from Scotland. the year. Radio nan Gaidheal had been were launched. Audience appreciation sport or Scottish culture and history. of public value delivered by BBC Scotland programme area with the major Saturday relaunched and expanded and now ran measures for the fourth quarter of 2006 Each connected with a community, programmes and services against the night BBC One show Your Country Needs Conclusion continuously throughout the evening. showed that users continued to rate the or a community of interest. BBC’s public purposes. However it You. Members commended the quality The Council welcomed structural Development in sports coverage, such as service on a par with the average for believed that there should be further of productions across all genres. These developments which have taken place a new weekly sports magazine and Gaelic bbc.co.uk. Examples include the comedy Still progress in the representation of Scotland successes reflect equally the strengths during the year such as the presence commentaries on Scottish international Game, international football coverage, to the UK on the BBC networks, and of the in-house and independent sectors of BBC Scotland genre heads on BBC football, were particularly welcomed. There Radio Scotland documentaries such as Gretna: Field of acknowledged that there was a desire in Scotland. programme boards. However it felt that was more programming for younger Members commended an especially Dreams or Power to the People on the story among sections of the audience for a the degree and quality of representation listeners, and a new programme for early strong performance by Radio Scotland of trade unions in Scotland. Coverage on more consistent presence on television Volume of deliveries of Scotland on BBC networks services stages learners had been introduced. during the year. The network increased BBC One Scotland of the 2006 World Pipe for Scottish football. Despite BBC Scotland’s evident capacity remained an issue for audiences in its audience reach to the highest level Band Championships, as part of multi- to deliver to very high standards for the Scotland for both economic and Education and learning for 8 years. There had been a bold media coverage of the event, achieved an 2. Build network deliveries and plan BBC networks, members noted that there cultural reasons. The education pages on BBC Scotland approach to rescheduling, with a wide audience of nearly half a million and drew to increase the range and number of was no overall growth in network Interactive bring more users to the site range of new initiatives launched, high appreciation from viewers. programmes from Scotland on network, deliveries from Scotland in the current The Council recognised that there is than any others. Overall, BBC Scotland’s including new comedy and drama, and with due consideration given to Scottish year. Even where creative success has a wide range of factors involved in the promotion of education and learning in a number of new presenters introduced. There was significant evidence of success cultural representation been conspicuous, as in factual, where process of network commissioning. a Scottish context is strongly evidenced The network had achieved a more at the level of local communities. It was a output included productions such as These include the retention of key in its online and Gaelic services. consistent and more accessible tone year of strong growth overall for the new Creative successes Andrew Marr’s Age of Genius for BBC talent, succession management, the of voice, while key elements such as regional news text services for six regions Members acknowledged the range of BBC Four and Stephen Fry’s Secret Life of development of the independent The Council regretted that it became live music and a wide range of sports of Scotland; and the first detailed audience Scotland contributions to BBC networks. a Manic Depressive (IWC) for BBC Two, sector, and the necessity for network necessary in March to suspend the BBC coverage had been strengthened. research undertaken in the Northern Isles High appreciation scores recorded by Still volumes had not increased. commissioners to ensure the highest Jam service, with the consequent loss of for 20 years showed that three quarters Game, Waterloo Road, Comedy Connections, quality of delivery. But these must

unique support for areas of the Scottish Members acknowledged that phone-ins of the island populations tune in to the Restoration Village, and Castle in the Country Cultural representation be weighed against the BBC’s overall BBC curriculum such as Gaelic and Modern like Morning Extra helped to engage BBC community stations there every day demonstrated BBC Scotland’s ability to Castle in the Country provided an commitment to cultural representation Studies. The Council hopes that every audiences with issues, but felt that the or most days. deliver to BBC One and Two across a excellent showcase for the culture and of the UK’s nations and regions. Scotland Review2006/07 Annual effort will be made to develop a robust programme’s public value would be wide range of genres. BBC Scotland’s history of the West Coast of Scotland proposition and restore the service as enhanced if it combined opinion with Members considered it significant that record as a producer of programmes through its programmes from Mount The Council expected the new, state-of- soon as possible. more informed perspectives on the these successful initiatives reflected the about film, and of children’s programmes, Stuart on the Isle of Bute. However the-art facilities at Pacific Quay to offer topics under discussion. experiences or interests of specific remained strong. members noted that a minority of network commissioners and programme- Building Digital Britain communities or touched individual lives. network commissions brought benefits makers unique opportunities for making BBC Scotland online services continued Connecting with communities BBC Scotland television should continue BBC Scotland’s major role in production in terms of cultural representation. In innovative programming which also Scotland Annual Review Annual 2006/07 Review Scotland to develop new platforms, drawing the Many of the BBC Scotland programmes to expand these valuable areas in the of The Culture Show demonstrated that addition, the Council felt that there is offered maximum value for money.

BBC attention of audiences to new ways of which drew the highest levels of audience year ahead. network arts output did not need to scope for further increase in the diversity It recommended that the BBC Trust 11 10 River City fans tour the set in Dumbarton BBC Scotland event in Edinburgh

Priorities for Delivering BBC Public Purposes for Scotland 2007/08

emphasise to BBC management that, in The Council commended the The Council believed that innovative 1. Ensure that the objective for 2006/07 the context of the licence fee settlement, development of special training sessions means of distribution could help make (“Make significant progress towards the growth of BBC Scotland network for the Capita agents who are the first BBC Scotland news accessible to those the development and delivery, through contributions – on both television and point of contact for audience contacts sections of the audience currently innovative means, of local/regional news, radio – should be sustained and with the BBC. This work related closely underserved, especially younger groups. politics and general programming”) is enhanced in the year ahead, and that to the work undertaken by the Audience achieved by BBC Scotland in 2007/08. the performance of the networks in Council to improve the quality of data on Some innovative approaches to the representing the UK’s nations and regions audience contacts provided to the BBC, distribution of news from BBC Scotland, 2. Continue work to ensure that coverage should be a matter for particular scrutiny improving the quality of the connection such as the weekly video podcast of of devolved and reserved issues on BBC by the BBC Trust in the coming year. with the audience by this means. Reporting Scotland, and the availability network news output is accurate and of news via WAP, and innovative comprehensive, and that reporting of 3. Connect with licence payers across Conclusion multi-platform coverage of the Scottish devolved issues is given due weight. Scotland through a range of innovative The Council concluded that the objective elections in May, have been developed. public events, activities, marketing had been achieved. 3. Ensure that, in the context of the licence and branding Conclusion fee settlement, the level of network The Council was impressed by the range 4. Make significant progress towards Members were encouraged by the early contributions from Scotland – on both of broadcast and broadcast-related events the development and delivery, through steps taken by the recently appointed television and radio – should increase and activities designed to connect with innovative means, of local news, politics Head of News and Current Affairs. in the year ahead. Scottish licence payers. Examples included and general programming Members acknowledged that the the Radio Scotland Young Traditional Members noted the continuing strength requirement under the new Charter, 4. Ensure that, following the move Musician of the Year award, Radio of Reporting Scotland, the growth in usage for the BBC’s local services proposal to Pacific Quay, there is an increased Scotland’s SoundTown initiative, which of news online, the strong growth in usage to undergo a Public Value Test, had had programme of events and activities which this year gave the people of Kelso the of regional text services and the steady a knock-on effect on the introduction of connect with licence payers, in Glasgow opportunity to contribute to the network decline in audiences for the Six O’Clock local services. The Council concluded that and across Scotland.

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BBC Radio nan Gaidheal’s achievement programming between 9.00 – 11.30pm Working with colleagues in BBC Radio diet of sports news and features, locally, technology to enable more children to also established. A major resource in being named Station of the Year at the each evening, Monday to Thursday. Scotland as part of the Scotland’s Music nationally and internationally. take part live on-air. to support the study of Geography by Celtic Media Festival in Skye marked the 07 initiative, the Scottish Symphony 7-11 year olds was live on the BBC Jam end of a busy year of development and Established strands provided the backbone Orchestra concert from Celtic Youth programming became the focus of The BBC Two Scotland schedule also site, with production of further material change across BBC Alba. On radio, the of a number of themed weeks, including Connections 2007 was transmitted a 360° commissioning initiative in which featured a broad mix of single subject by the Gàidhlig team well-advanced schedule was extended, offering more the Coinneach MacIomhair show which live, simultaneously, on both services. the Rapal radio brand was extended documentaries produced by independent when the decision was made by the choice; on television new formats were broadcast a week-long series of to television and accompanied by an production companies and funded by BBC Trust to suspend the service. piloted and new talent identified and programmes from the island of Islay in July. The national football team’s dramatic enhanced web presence. Rapal TV offered the GMS, including: Ceol mo Bhrathair BBCi Alba was in the top ten most The daily traditional music show Mire ri Moir, victory over France at Hampden in a platform to young and upcoming bands (Uist Media) about the astonishing In achieving a place in the list of top ten visited sites for the year. Work also celebrating its 10th birthday, contributed in October was the focus of the first live and also featured new approaches to musical talents of the three MacDonald BBC sites in Scotland, the most popular continued in partnership with the Gaelic October to a themed week on all matters Gaelic match commentary to be broadcast making music in Gaelic. The live nightly brothers from Glenuig, Feadan an Fhasaich elements are those aimed at learners Media Service towards establishing maritime, Seachdain na Mara. Other since 1992. Further commentaries followed radio programme showcased sessions (MacTv/Stripe) the story of a very of the language, Beag air Bheag and Litir a new Gaelic digital service. programmes during the week included as Scotland continued its Euro 2008 by the featured bands and the website unusual pipe band based in the Sultanate do Luchd-Ionnsachaidh. a specially recorded religious service qualifying campaign. extended access to the material as well of Oman and Da Chanan Aon Chridhe Radio nan Gaidheal was voted in Deanamaid Adhradh, a selection of as offering web-only content. (MNE TV) exploring the links between Station of the Year at the 2007 programmes from the archive, special news In October the week-long Royal National the Bard Rabbie Burns and Gaelic Celtic Media Festival Awards features in Aithris na Maidne and the launch Mod was held in Dunoon with the usual The topical European affairs show Eòrpa language and culture. of the television series Air Bharr nan Tonn extensive coverage on radio and nightly on continued to offer insights into a wide and Mary Ann Kennedy named from MNE Media. This six part series BBC Two Scotland. In a new development, variety of stories including an investigation Celebrating Highland 2007 was a series Presenter Personality explored the changing relationship between existing radio and television production into the trafficking of women from of single-subject documentaries on the the sea and Scotland’s coastal communities. efforts were amalgamated to produce two Eastern Europe and the realities of life theme of journeys. Cuairt introduced us Radio live pilot webcasts from the festival; the facing the recent influx of foreign migrant to some of the people who, while living An extended BBC Radio nan Gaidheal The news team, while maintaining daily Traditional Gold Medal Final and the Final workers to the Highlands and Islands. This very far away from the Highlands, have schedule was launched in June offering coverage of local, national and Prizewinners concert. As well as increasing programme was produced by MacTV for established their own virtual Gaelic spaces

more programming in the evenings and international stories, was busy adopting access to the event, this initiative helped to the series which is funded by the Gaelic on the web. The series also offered a new BBC a greater variety of music and feature and adapting new digital systems across inform the ongoing development of the Media Service. take on the great ‘Highland tour’. programmes, including a weekly sports the country in preparation for the new Gaelic Digital Service proposition. Scotland Review2006/07 Annual magazine, Spòrs na Seachdain. Specialist Pacific Quay development. Another long-running GMS funded A new education drama Airgead Afraga music programmes including country, Television strand, the children’s series Dè a-nis?, supported middle-stage maths learning. classical and piping, occupy daily hour-long BBC Radio nan Gaidheal broadcast from A pilot television series Spòrs produced returned to BBC Two Scotland in slots and feature programmes now number a number of musical events including the by MNETV and funded by the Gaelic the autumn with new presenters and Online five per week (from the previous three). Hebridean Celtic Festival in Lewis, Ceolas in Media Service proved a source of useful a new live format. The series continues Bitesize Gaidhlig was launched to support These include the new monthly debate Uist and, in association with the Glasgow information for the development of to feature pre-recorded contributions students taking Higher Grade exams and Scotland Annual Review Annual 2006/07 Review Scotland strand Am Beul Dhaoine and an arts group, An Lochran, a tribute concert for sports coverage in Gaelic, as well as from children around the country and a new site supporting learning about

BBC magazine Sgailean. Listeners can also celebrated accordionist Fergie MacDonald. entertaining the audience with a varied is now making use of VOIP (Skype) emotional health Faireachdainnean was catch up with a selection of the day’s 31 30 Gaelic content

Dè a-nis?; Cathy MacDonald; Gaelic Homepage

Gàidhlig

Chuireadh clach air a’ chàrn aig ceann Bha prògraman leantainneach nan cnàimh- beò air an dà sheirbheis còmhla. B’ iad programan òigridh a bh’ aig bun Bha farsaingeachd de chuspairean air a’ Bha goireas susbainteach a’ cur taic ri bliadhna thrang do leasachadh is cruth- droma air seachdainean craolaidh mu coimisean eadar-mheadhanach a’ leudaich riochdachadh le companaidhean neo- ionnsachadh Cruinn-eòlas dhaibhsan eadar atharrachadh thairis air BBC Alba air fad chuspairean sònraichte. Sa Ghiblein bha Nuair a shoirbhich sgioba ball-coise na h- bratach Rapal bho rèidio gu telebhisean eisimeileach, le taic bho SnaMG ann am 7 – 11 bliadhna beò air làrach BBC Jam, nuair a thugadh urram Stèisean Ceilteach Coinneach MacÌomhair ann an Ìle fad Alba sa ghèam an aghaidh a’ Fhraing aig an cois tuilleadh leasachaidh air an eadar- prògraman aithriseach airson BBC Dha agus bha sgioba na Gàidhlig aig ìre na Bliadhna do BhBC Rèidio nan Gàidheal seachdain. Chomharraich am prògram ciùil Hampden san Dàmhair bha a’ chiad aithris lìon. Thug Rapal TV cothroman do Alba. Nam measg Ceòl mo Bhràthair (Uist adhartach le stuthan eile, nuair a cho- aig Fèis nam Meadhanan Ceilteach san t- traidiseanta làitheil Mire ri Mòir deich beò air gèam ball-coise sa Ghàidhlig ga chòmhlain ùra is òga agus thaisbean e mar Media) mu na bràithrean Dòmhnallach a dhùin Urras a’ BhBC an t-seirbheis a’ stad Eilean Sgitheanach anns a’ Mhàirt. bliadhna air an aer agus bha e am measg dhèanamh bho 1992. Lean tuilleadh is urrain co-sheirm a dhèanamh le cèol Gleann Ùige, Feadan an Fhàsaich (MacTV/ rè ùine. na chuir ri Seachdain na Mara san Dàmhair. aithrisean agus Alba a’ strì airson àite san Gàidhlig agus nòsan ciùil eile. Bha na Stripe), sgeulachd mu chòmhlan pìoba gu Le leudachadh air clàr phrògraman rèidio Cuide ri seirbheis shònraichte air fharpais Euro 2008. còmhlain-ciùil a’ rithist air a’ phrògram math annasach ann an Oman, Dà Chànan Ann a bhi a’ coilionadh inbhe am measg na tha barrachd roghainn aig luchd-èisteachd; Dèanamaid Adhradh, taghadh phrògram as rèidio agus air an làrach-lìn bha cothrom Aon Chridhe (MNE Media) a’ siubhal na deich làraichean BBC ann an Alba is trice chaidh cruthan eadar-dhealaichte air an tasglann, aithrisean naidheachd air Cuideachd san Dàmhair bha na h-irisean na b’ fharsainge air an stuth cuide ri ceanglaichean eadar am Bàrd Raibeart air am bheil daoine a tadhal, is iad na h- prògraman telebhisean fheuchainn, daoine Aithris na Maidne agus toiseach sreath ùr farsaing àbhaisteach air rèidio agus gach earrainnean nach ro air nochdadh an àite Burns agus cànan is cultar nan Gàidheal. eileamaidean is motha a bha tarraing ùra tàlantach a lorg agus bha làrach BBCi telebhisean bho MNE Media, Air Bhàrr nan oidhche air BBC Dha Alba bho Mòd Rìoghail sam bith eile. dhaoine an fheadhainn airson a’ Ghàidhlig Alba am measg na deich ‘s motha air a Tonn. Thar sia prògraman rannsaich an t- Nàiseanta Dhùn Omhain. A’ cleachdadh A’ comharrachadh A’ Ghàidhealtachd 2007 ionnsachadh, Beag air Bheag agus Litir do robh daoine a’ tadhal. Lean an obair cuide sreath mar a tha an càirdeas eadar comas riochdachaidh na sgiobaidhean Dh’fhoillsich Eòrpa farsaingeachd rinneadh difir phrògraman fon bhratach Luchd-Ionnsachaidh. ri Seirbheis nam Meadhanan Gàidhlig gus coimhearsnachdan oirthir na h-Alba agus telebhisean is rèidio chaidh feuchainn air dà sgeulachdan nam measg rannsachadh air Cuairt, nam measg fear a chaidh an tòir air seirbheis ùr didsiotach a stèidheachadh. a’ mhuir ag atharrachadh. chraoladh beò thar an eadar-lìn bhon Fhèis chuiltearachd bhoireannaich bho thaobh daoine a tha còmhnaidh fada air falbh airson a’ chiad uair; farpais Bonn Òr an t- an Ear na h-Eòrpa agus dealbh air an bhon a’ Ghàidhealtachd ach a tha air Rèidio Lean sgioba na naidheachdan a’ frithealadh Seann Nòis agus Cuirm Crìochnachaidh a’ saoghal a th’aig luchd obrach bho thall- dachaidh Gàidhlig a chruthachadh air an B’ ann san Òg Mhìos a chaidh clàr ùr BBC sgeulachdan ionadail, nàiseanta agus eadar- Mhòid. Thug seo cothrom do thuilleadh thairis agus uibhir aca a’ nise air a eadar-lion. Thugadh sealladh eile cuideachd Rèidio nan Gàidheal a chuir air bhog le nàiseanta fhad is a bha iad ag ionnsachadh dhaoine air na cuirmean agus chuir e ris an Ghàidhealtachd agus anns na h-eileanan. air ‘Cuairt Mòr na Gaidhealtachd’. tuilleadh phrògraman air an oidhche, agus a’ leasachadh innealach didsiotach ùr obair leasachaidh a tha ga dhèanamh fa Chaidh am prògram a’ riochdachadh le measgachadh na b’ fharsainge de air feadh na dùthcha fa chomhair an t- chomhair na planaichean airson Seirbheis MacTV airson an t-sreath a th’air a’ Chuir dràma foghlam Airgead Afraga taic ri phrògraman ciùil is aithriseach agus ionad craolaidh ùr aig Pacific Quay. Didsiotach Gàidhlig. mhaoineachadh le Seirbheis nam sgoileirean a’ dèanamh matamataig aig na

cuideachd iris spòrs ùr, Spòrs na Seachdain. Meadhanan Gàidhlig. h-ìrean meadhanach. BBC Tha prògraman ciùil sònraichte nam measg, Bha BBC Rèidio nan Gàidheal an làthair Telebhisean feadhainn a’ cluich cèol country, clasaigeach aig grunn chuirmean ciùil nam measg Feis Riochdaich MNE Media an t-sreath Spòrs Thill sreath leantainneach a tha cuideachd Air-loidhne Scotland Review2006/07 Annual agus pìobaireachd airson uair an uaireadair Cheilteach Innse Gall ann a Leòdhas, air a’ mhaoineachadh le Seirbheis nam a’ faighinn taic bho SnaMG Dè a-nis? as t- Chuireadh Bitesize Gàidhlig air bhog gus gach là agus tha còig prògraman aithriseach Ceòlas ann an Uibhist agus an co-bhonn Meadhanan Gàidhlig. Thional seo eòlas fa Fhoghar le tàlant ùr air beulaibh a’ sgoileirean a’ dèanamh deuchainnean àrd- ann san t-seachdain an coimeas ris na trì a leis a’ bhuidheann An Lòchran ann an chomhair leasachadh air seirbheis spòrs chamara agus prògraman beò bhon ìre a chuideachadh agus chaidh làrach ùr bh’ ann roimhe. Nan cois tha deasbad Glaschu, cuirm a’ toirt urram do Fhergie Gàidhlig fhad ‘s a bha e a’ toirt toil-inntinn stiùideo. Lean aithrisean clàraichte le air ionnsachadh mu slàinte spioraid, mìosail Am Beul Dhaoine agus iris ealain Dòmhnallach. A’ co-obrachadh le BBC do luchd-amhairc le measgachadh do dh’ cloinn bho air feadh na dùthcha ach tha Faireachdainnean a’ stèidheachadh. Sgàilean. Tha cothrom eile aig luchd- Radio Alba mar phàirt den iomairt Ceòl aithrisean air spòrs ionadail, nàiseanta agus feum cuideachd ga dhèanamh de Scotland Annual Review Annual 2006/07 Review Scotland èisteachd air taghadh de phrògraman an là Alba 07 chaidh cuirm Orchestra eadar-nàiseanta. theicneòlas VOIP (Skype) gus cothroman

BBC eadar 9 – 1130f Diluain gu Diardaoin. Symphony BBC Alba a chraobh-sgaoileadh a’ leudachadh do thuilleadh dhiubh. 33 32 Play It Again, Aberdeen; Ilan Volkov; BBC SSO in Buenos Aires, 2006

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

“The BBC Scottish Symphony an enthusiastic group of amateur event online and on-air with a special accompanying the film with a live reading at City Halls in September. At the Old seasons in Aberdeen, Ayr and Perth Orchestra is on a high, with singers from Glasgow brought Sibelius Week on BBC Radio Scotland. of Shostakovich’s score. In January 2007 Fruitmarket in October the orchestra and performed to large and appreciative a hugely talented young chief together by the BBC SSO especially it took on a leading artistic role in the presented the musical iconoclast Steve audiences in Birmingham, Haddington, for the premiere of Orlando Gough’s Throughout the season the BBC SSO 2007 Celtic Connections festival for the Martland, giving Glasgow audiences a Edinburgh, Inverness, Leeds, London, conductor Ilan Volkov, whose We Turned on the Light. was joined by some of the world’s first time, with a concert broadcast on rare live setting for his uncompromising and Stirling. adventurous programming leading artists including conductor BBC Radio Scotland, BBC Radio nan mix of classical, rock, jazz and minimalist often puts his London At the Edinburgh International Festival, Leif Segerstam, pianist Angela Hewitt, Gaidheal and BBC Two. music. Drummer, performer and counterparts to shame. The the orchestra presented programmes the Helsinki University Male Voice Choir composer Chris Cutler joined Ilan Volkov BBC SSO’s renaissance… with Ilan Volkov and leading Scottish-born and the first appearance at City Halls The orchestra is central to collaborative and the BBC SSO for one of the most established the orchestra as conductor Donald Runnicles. In his final of The BBC Singers. projects with its partner organisations cutting-edge evenings ever presented concert as Director of the Festival, Brian at City Halls. In 2006/07, these projects before a Glasgow audience. one of Britain’s finest bands.” McMaster selected the BBC SSO The orchestra celebrated the art of included the 9th Annual Inspiration Arts especially to perform Wagner’s epic double reed playing by bringing together Festival for children, an ongoing series The orchestra played a central role in Andrew Clements, Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg. the largest number of oboe and bassoon of City Halls Experience Days for school live events accompanying the BBC One The Guardian players ever assembled in Scotland, children and masterclasses with visiting television series Play it Again. Joined In September 2006, the orchestra extended its player mentoring scheme soloists and principal orchestral players. by the BBC Singers in Aberdeen and Now firmly bound to the fabric of its performed for BBC Proms in the Park with the Royal Scottish Academy of Glasgow, these hugely successful live new home at Glasgow City Halls, 2006 before a crowd of over 15,000 on Music and Drama and was once again The orchestra played a central role events allowed musical novices and and 2007 have seen another series of Glasgow Green and launched its first a central participant in Radio Scotland’s in Pride, Poverty and Pianos, a specially former players to participate in a mass landmark firsts for the BBC Scottish full concert season at City Halls. SoundTown project, presenting a devised concert with the Merchant orchestral performance. Symphony Orchestra as it continues simultaneous live broadcast from Kelso Voices, featuring music by Glasgow to be a dynamic symbol of Scotland’s Over a four week period in November, and from the Glasgow City Halls. school children. This work celebrated Combining state-of-the-art video- thriving cultural life. the orchestra presented all of Sibelius’ the rich cultural, industrial and historical conferencing technology and musical symphonies in a series of performances To mark the Highland Year of Culture, the aspects of Glasgow’s Merchant City, expertise, the BBC SSO has pioneered

At the 2006 BBC Proms, the BBC at City Halls to large and enthusiastic BBC SSO performed a joint concert with demonstrating the collaborative ethos virtual music masterclasses. Beaming BBC SSO and Chief Conductor Ilan Volkov audiences. Osmo Vänskä, the former the Highland Region Youth Orchestra in behind the City Halls. a team of musicians from the orchestra premiered works by James Dillon and Chief Conductor of the orchestra, Aviemore, performing the world premiere based in Glasgow directly to schools Scotland Review2006/07 Annual Associate Composer Jonathan Harvey, returned to Glasgow and the Hall where of Fling by John McLeod, and once again The BBC SSO presented a series in Barra, Islay, Dumfries and Orkney, whose work, …Towards a Pure Land, was his readings of Sibelius’ music with his collaborated with the University of of collaborations with groundbreaking the orchestra has built close relations awarded the Large-Scale Composition former orchestra were such a Aberdeen to find the winner of the contemporary musicians and composers with communities across Scotland and Award by the Royal Philharmonic Society. phenomenal success in the 1990s. In 2007 Aberdeen Music Prize. in special stagings for BBC Radio 3. The enabled it to connect to other orchestras addition to the radio broadcasts of the Greek legend of Andromeda was invoked and institutions internationally. Also at the Proms the BBC SSO concerts, the orchestra broadened the As part of Glasgow’s Merchant City Festival, in Scottish composer James Dillon’s Scotland Annual Review Annual 2006/07 Review Scotland performed with the National Youth Choir experience for its audiences across the orchestra presented a classic of the dramatic new piano concerto, unveiled at As well as concerts in Glasgow, the

BBC of Scotland and the Glasgow “Rabble”, multiple platforms, supporting each expressionist cinema The New Babylon, the Proms and given its Scottish premiere orchestra presented successful concert 35 34 BBC Scotland Homepage; BBC Scotland Education Online; BBC Scotland at Pacific Quay

New Media Technology

In 2006/07, BBC Scotland’s new media As well as continuing to perform well teens audience, culminating in a residential After many years of planning and and collaborative working. This will enable a high-speed Raman network. This will strategy of delivering more on-demand with younger audiences, the River City site ‘lab’ for programme-makers and New development, BBC Scotland’s new programme makers to be more flexible, make it possible to move large media files content and developing user generated moved into mobile with a WAP site in Media staff in June 2007. headquarters at Pacific Quay is now efficient and have more time to devote to from one end of the country to the other material with our audiences began to take 2006/07 and posted content on You Tube a reality. The Glasgow staff began moving creativity, resulting in higher quality content. without having to rely on tapes and shape in the range of the output created. as part of the wider BBC deal with this Education and Sport resources remained into the building in April 2007 and the full couriers. In turn, this will allow for more popular video-sharing site. the strongest drivers of traffic. With transfer of broadcast operations will be An additional benefit of the Digital Library dynamic and responsive news reporting. Several high profile and innovative sites 575,000 requests, the period between completed at the end of August. will be its ability to provide content directly were launched. Me Too was a colourful At the heart of these sites – and many October and December 2006 saw a peak to the audience via the BBC’s proposed As municipalities gain access to and interactive site for under-fives which more – was the redeveloped BBC in live streaming of football coverage. But Pacific Quay is much more than Open Archive, now ready for the next broadband services, it will be simple went live in September 2006. It achieved Scotland media player. This offered a simply a shiny new building on the Clyde. stage of its pilot. The Open Archive will to link them to the BBC’s high-speed over two million page impressions in its range of video and audio content by Across 2006/07, there were over 66,000 It is a resource for all of BBC Scotland and allow people within the UK to watch, network, allowing for greater levels of first week and over 6000 images were genre, sometimes short clips (previews, requests a week for live streaming from a platform for the BBC’s transformation download and edit clips and programmes local coverage and stimulating the sent in to the site’s gallery from its catch-ups, exclusives etc), sometimes Scotland (up by around 11,000 requests into a broadcaster for the 21st Century. for non-commercial purposes. development of media businesses in young audience. whole programmes. a week on the previous financial year). The building and the technology it contains the more remote areas of Scotland. offer a fresh start and a new approach Beyond TV and radio T in the Park dominated BBC Scotland’s Where this application particularly shone There were around 108,000 requests to providing exceptional content to the Content in an all-digital world is freed to internet traffic in July 2006. The range was in the Music Portal, which launched a week for on-demand streaming (up audience in Scotland. be delivered via a wide range of methods, of content available included exclusive in December 2006. This one-stop-shop for by around 20,000 requests a week on from Freeview and DAB to the internet red button and broadband video, a Flickr music from BBC Scotland was developed the previous financial year), with Radio A 21st century production facility and even mobile phones. partnership for users’ photos, blue tooth to coincide with Scotland’s Music 07 and Scotland’s Iain Anderson Show, Travelling Pacific Quay is Europe’s first end-to-end mobile content and user-generated offered over 200 clips, ranging from Folk and Pipeline receiving by far the most High Definition (HD) production facility. The conversion from analogue to digital material. Across July 2006, BBC Scotland’s pipe bands to unsigned rock groups. ‘listen again’ requests. The transition to HD is even more transmission, set to begin in the autumn T in the Park directory totalled more than This concept of media-rich websites, significant than the change from black of 2008, is just the first step on the road 560,000 page impressions. And across showcasing programme-related output, and white to colour 40 years ago. It offers to transforming the way the audience

the festival weekend there were 23,060 web-only material and users’ content is an enhanced viewing experience and the accesses content. In April 2007, the BBC BBC requests for live streaming of the event a key strategic direction for BBC Scotland potential for new types of programmes. Trust gave final approval to iPlayer, the via BBC Scotland’s site. on the web going forward. The BBC has announced its intention to BBC’s internet-based on-demand media Scotland Review2006/07 Annual launch an HD channel and the BBC Trust player. With the introduction of file-based Videogaiden, the website for the edgy The New Media team’s expertise in has begun a Public Value Test into the production it will be a simple and comedy/computer games television games development also grew in the BBC’s proposal. economical way to deliver BBC Scotland’s series, was a huge success, significantly past year, both in terms of the output content to broadband users across Britain. outperforming its linear audience online. produced and by building on key The heart of Pacific Quay is the Digital Plans are now afoot to develop a 360- partnerships around Scotland. Aligned to Library, a massive media database that The future Scotland Annual Review Annual 2006/07 Review Scotland degree proposition for this on broadband this was development work to grow and allows for fast access to BBC Scotland’s By the end of 2007, all of the BBC’s sites

BBC in 2007/08. prototype multi-platform content for the archive, file-based programme creation across the UK will be connected by 37 36 Finance

BBC Scotland’s total operating income Income analysis 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 of £143.5m for 2006/07 has reduced £m £m £m from the 2005/06 level of £160.8m. This BBC Scotland 90.3 89.7 89.4 reduction can largely be attributed to the Network television 60.4 51.7 38.9 cyclical nature of its network television Network radio 4.3 3.9 3.9 productions. 2005/06 saw the conclusion Other 6.2 6.4 4.1 of some of BBC Scotland’s longer-running External 8.4 9.1 7.2 productions for network television Total 169.6 160.8 143.5 (Monarch of the Glen, Days That Shook the World and Shoebox Zoo), and our network Television hours of output – Scotland television income figure for 2006/07 has Gaelic 35 reflected this reduction. However, early Drama, comedy, music and arts 100 indications on the strength of our News and current affairs 491 development ideas for 2007/08 and Sport and leisure 164 beyond, suggest increased growth in our Children’s, education, factual and religion 79 network television income levels over the Total 869 Des Clarke and Jackie Bird next few years. Further analysed as 2007/08 will also see the completion Independent productions 180 of the move to the new BBC Scotland In-house productions 689 headquarters at Pacific Quay, Glasgow. Total 869 This major project, with a development cost of £188m, was delivered on time Network deliveries Children in Need and on budget, and provides an indication Drama 14 of BBC’s confidence in the talent and Children’s 94 Entertainment 51 On Friday 17 November 2006 the and Sport Special joint programme was Awards from as little as £500 up to nearly creativity within BBC Scotland. The digital environment at Pacific Quay, coupled Factual 42 BBC Children in Need Appeal once hosted by Stuart Cosgrove, Tam Cowan £150,000 helped open doors to new Music and arts 39 again brought together individuals and and Jim Spence. opportunities and experiences for with related investment in associated communities throughout Scotland. This is disadvantaged children. Amongst the technologies in the BBC’s sites throughout Total 240 also an occasion when the whole of the The success of the Appeal across all grants given have been awards to provide Scotland, will provide the organisation BBC joins together in support of a single of Scotland is underpinned by the youth work services to children with with a platform for delivering great Further analysed as Independent productions 85 project on TV, radio and online. enthusiastic participation from Radio additional support needs; outdoor pursuits content to a Scottish audience through In-house productions 155 nan Gaidheal, Radio Orkney and Radio for children who are often excluded from increasingly efficient production methods. Scotland’s live Appeal broadcast took Shetland. Throughout the radio and local clubs; equipment for play in the more Total 240 place in the Glasgow studio and was television programmes some of the projects rural and remote parts of Scotland; and presented by Jackie Bird and comedian that receive funding were highlighted. weekly activity costs for local clubs and Repeat TV hours (all genres) Des Clarke. There were live performances organisations to expand their support to Scotland 227 from the Sugababes and Lemar. Amongst Online in Scotland produced an young people. This is just a flavour of the Network 260 the other highlights of the broadcast, the interactive, informative and entertaining wide variety of funding given – for a full Total 487 cast of River City performed a Blues Scottish Children in Need website list of grants awarded see the Scottish Brothers tribute and many well known including two special films on how the website: bbc.co.uk/scotland/pudsey Radio hours of output celebrities took part in Spex Factor – funds raised last year helped children Radio Scotland 6,858 a competition loosely based on being and young people. The application form and guidelines Radio nan Gaidheal 3,174 The Proclaimers! It was won by TV for the Appeal are available by post and Community 489 presenter brothers Cameron Stout The final on-air total pledged in Scotland online through the Children in Need Total 10,521 and Julyan Sinclair from Orkney. on the night was a new record amount website. There is also an online of £1,162,377. The total pledged on the application process, making it much Network radio deliveries Radio Scotland broadcast Children in night throughout the UK as a whole was simpler for groups to apply. Radio 1 68 Need themed programmes throughout over £17 million, and this is on track to Radio 2 4 Radio 3 285 the day, with Fred MacAulay and Ali Park double by the time all the donations are Children in Need web pages: go to BBC Radio 4 109 broadcasting jointly in the morning, and finally received and counted. bbc.co.uk/scotland/pudsey BBC 7 8 Scotland Review2006/07 Annual Janice Forsyth and Tom Morton doing the same with live music in the afternoon. In 2006, 262 grants were awarded in Further information regarding BBC Total 474 Liz Clark gave all day updates on events Scotland alone, totalling £4,158,085. Children Children in Need Appeal go to bbc.co.uk/ across Scotland. The evening saw all over Scotland, from Shetland to the pudsey or telephone 0141 422 6111. simultaneous programmes on the Borders, benefited through awards made medium wave and FM. On FM, Vic to a range of not-for-profit organisations Galloway’s Get it On was followed by such as self-help groups, voluntary Scotland Annual Review Annual 2006/07 Review Scotland a Children in Need special from Bryan organisations and registered charities.

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