BBC WEEK 38 Programme Information Saturday 14 – Friday 20 September 2019  BBC One Scotland  BBC Scotland  BBC Radio Scotland

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THIS WEEK’S HIGHLIGHTS TELEVISION & RADIO / BBC WEEK 38

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SATURDAY 14 SEPTEMBER Proms in the Park  NEW BBC Scotland & BBC Radio Scotland

MONDAY 16 SEPTEMBER River City  TV HIGHLIGHT BBC Scotland

WEDNESDAY 18 SEPTEMBER Debate Night  NEW BBC Scotland The Papers  NEW BBC One Scotland

THURSDAY 19 SEPTEMBER Landward  NEW BBC Scotland Emeli Sandé’s Street Symphony  NEW BBC Scotland ______

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EDITORIAL 2019 / BBC WEEK 38 ______

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

RADIO SCOTLAND GETS A REFRESH

Radio Scotland’s weekday news programmes are getting a new look as the schedule gets a refresh.

The daily flagship programme Good Morning Scotland, which sets the news agenda of the day, will see long standing anchor Gary Robertson joined by a voice already familiar to Radio Scotland listeners, Laura Maxwell.

Hayley Millar, who has presented GMS for several years, will now be joined by another voice familiar to our listeners, Mhairi Stuart, for a brand new daily lunchtime news programme that will focus on events as they are happening both at home and abroad. “Lunchtime Live” will keep the Radio Scotland audience up to date by using the BBC’s extensive network of reporters and correspondents.

The current lunchtime host John Beattie will then be giving his very personal take on the news agenda to the drivetime audience for the first time. “Drivetime … with John Beattie” will be an audience focussed, two hour programme,that will take the big talking points of the day and break them down through comment and opinion.

"Our three daytime news programme will all have a very distinctive feel and style to them, reporting the news that matters to the Radio Scotland audience in a tone that’s warm and accessible" said Gary Smith, BBC Scotland’s Head of News. “Each of the three pillars of our schedule – breakfast, lunch and drive – will be hosted by presenters with years of journalism experience behind them. These changes ensure that our station remains at the forefront of delivering agenda setting content that showcases radio journalism at its finest.”

The schedule changes are likely to begin in the next few months.

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EMBARGOED 00.01 – THURSDAY 5 SEPTEMBER

MIRROR MIRROR RETURNS FOR A SECOND SERIES

BBC Scotland has recommissioned entertainment series Mirror Mirror for a second series.

Taking a candid look at conversations between hairdressers and their clients the length and breadth of Scotland, the show will return for another 12 episodes in the New Year.

No topic was off limits for conversation and highlights included pets, love, happiness, Donald Trump and the Royal Family.

Some familiar faces will return including Ian, Motherwell’s Singer Barber, spiritual hairdresser Rachel- Jane from Inverness and Ayr’s Jim Higgins.

New locations will include salons from the Borders and Aberdeen.

BBC Head of Multiplatform Commissioning Steve Carson said: “Mirror Mirror brilliantly captures Scotland’s candour, it is warm and full of heart and humour.”

Filming will start later this year and will include locations in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dundee, Aberdeen, the outer Hebrides, Dunfermline, St Andrews, Shetland, Ayr and Perth.

Mirror Mirror is produced by Very Nice for BBC Scotland

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Road to Hampden kicks off with historic BBC first.

BBC Scotland cameras head to Fife for the start of William Hill Scottish Cup TV coverage when Lowland League challengers Kelty Hearts take on Ayrshire Junior giants Auchinleck Talbot later this month.

Kelty, managed by Barry Ferguson who won the coveted trophy on five occasions during his time at Rangers, currently lie second in the Lowland League having scored 30 goals in the first six league matches of the season.

Auchinleck Talbot caused one of the upsets of the competition last year, beating Ayr United 1-0 in the fourth round in front of the Sportscene cameras. Tommy Sloan’s side currently lie 10th in the West Premiership, 10 points behind the leaders – but have four games in hand.

Grigor Stirling, Commissioning Executive, Sport said “BBC Scotland has a long association with the Scottish Cup, and our audience will enjoy comprehensive coverage of this season’s competition, starting with this mouthwatering tie.”

Scottish FA Commercial Director Chris Rawlings said: “We’re delighted to work with BBC Scotland to bring live televised coverage of the William Hill Scottish Cup First Round fixture between Kelty Hearts and Auchinleck Talbot.

“It is a historic moment for the competition, bringing the early stages of the cup to a national audience for the first time. Clubs competing in the early round will enjoy greater exposure and it will be a memorable evening for both as they go head to head in what promises to be an exciting First Round.”

Coverage of the first round match in Fife starts at 7pm on Friday September 20 on the BBC Scotland channel, the first of 11 live games in the competition, culminating in live coverage of the final on Saturday May 9.

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SATURDAY 14 SEPTEMBER TELEVISION & RADIO HIGHLIGHTS / BBC WEEK 38 ______

Proms in the Park  NEW Saturday 14 September BBC Scotland & BBC Radio Scotland, 7.30-9.00pm

Scottish celebrations mark the end of the BBC Proms season, live from Glasgow Green. Barbara Dickson headlines this year’s line-up which also includes violinist Stephanie Childress, Scottish soprano Eleanor Dennis, fiddler and BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year Benedict Morris and the award-winning Glasgow Youth Choir. The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra is conducted by Stephen Bell and the evening is hosted by Jamie MacDougall.

SUNDAY 15 SEPTEMBER TELEVISION & RADIO HIGHLIGHTS / BBC WEEK 38 ______

A Play, A Pie & A Pint: A Respectable Widow Takes to Vulgarity, Ep 3/6 Sunday 15 September BBC Scotland, 10.00-11.00pm

A Respectable Widow Takes to Vulgarity is the third of six A Play A Pie & A Pint plays being shown on the BBC Scotland channel. Starring Anne Kidd and Craig McLean, this play depicts a recently widowed elderly lady, Annabelle, who strikes up an unlikely friendship with Jim, a young lad at her husband’s company, and goes on a mission to learn how to give verbal vent to her repressed emotions. It has been written by seasoned playwright Douglas Maxwell. His many plays include Yer Granny, Fever Dream: Southside, and Mancub and have been staged internationally from New York to South Korea, from New Zealand to Hong Kong. A Respectable Widow Takes to Vulgarity will be his first work in recent times to be shown on television. Recorded live in front of an audience at Oran Mor and part of the series A Play, A Pie & A Pint this is a BBC Studios Comedy production for BBC Scotland.

MONDAY 16 SEPTEMBER TELEVISION & RADIO HIGHLIGHTS / BBC WEEK 38 ______

River City  TV HIGHLIGHT Monday 16 September, BBC Scotland HD, 10.00-11.00pm Tuesday 17 September, BBC One Scotland HD, 8.00 – 9.00pm facebook.com/bbcrivercity twitter.com/bbcrivercity instagram.com/bbcrivercity

This week in Shieldinch…Gabriel finds himself on the wrong side of a desperate Dougie; Lou resorts to dirty tactics against Lenny; and AJ tries to connect with a distant Bex. Held hostage by Dougie, Scarlett takes matters into her own hands and escapes. Back in Shieldinch, a stunned Scarlett returns in her wedding dress and shocks Bob and Stevie with the terrifying events of the day. While Scarlett’s sons vow revenge, Poppy is desperate to understand Dougie’s wrongdoings. Armed with a gun, Stevie comes face-to-face with Dougie and a tussle follows with devastating consequences for the community. Later, when Gabriel unwittingly comes across an unhinged and armed Dougie, he tries to reason with him but only ends up taking a bullet. On hearing the gunshot, Stevie and Poppy run to Gabriel who slumps, bloodied to the ground. Eve and Maggie use all their medical expertise as Gabriel fights for his life. Elsewhere, Lou tells a devastated Amber the police are scaling back the investigation into Lydia’s murder. As Amber spirals into despair, policewoman Lou decides to do whatever it takes to pin Lydia’s murder on Lenny – even if it means breaking the law. As events unfold outside the Oyster Café, it gives AJ the chance to connect with foster child, Bex. He senses her unease at the drama unfolding and reassures her she’s safe in Shieldinch.

Gabriel is played by Garry Sweeney, Dougie by Stewart Porter, Lou by Lesley Hart, Lenny by Frank Gallagher, AJ by Sanjeev Kohli, Bex by Cora Tsang, Scarlett by Sally Howitt, Bob by Stephen Purdon, Stevie by Iain Robertson, Poppy by Lindsay Campbell, Eve by Victoria Liddelle, Maggie by Kathryn Howden and Amber by Jenny Hulse. River City is a BBC Studios, Scotland production for BBC One Scotland.

TUESDAY 17 SEPTEMBER TELEVISION & RADIO HIGHLIGHTS / BBC WEEK 38 ______

Darren McGarvey’s Scotland, Ep 3/6 Tuesday 17 September BBC Scotland, 10.00-10.30pm

In this third episode of rapper and activist Darren McGarvey’s alternative tour around Scotland, he homes in on West Dunbartonshire and the thorny issue of gender inequality. With the beauty of Loch Lomond behind him, he ponders the fact that not far so far away is an area where it is “actually worst in Scotland to be female”; an unenviable title West Dunbartonshire earned from a recent study looking at factors including safety, income and life expectancy. He starts by attending a rally in Alexandria to find out about issues which affect women in this region, from reclaiming the streets to walk home in safety at nights, to dying younger than anywhere else in the country and what does the MeToo movement mean for working class women. The differences between West and neighbouring affluent East Dunbartonshire couldn’t be starker and are made clear by Family Counsellor Kirsty Giles, who has worked in both. The subject of violence against women is highlighted in a candid interview with one survivor in Greenock, who was subjected to three years of domestic abuse by her Clydebank boyfriend. In an interview with Pamela, whose daughter Paige’s murder shocked the nation in 2016, he finds out how she has channelled her grief into establishing a charity Paige’s Promise and providing free self- defence classes locally in her daughter’s honour for children in the hope that they might be able to defend themselves. And in a poignant interview with a grandmother, who has become the main carer for her young grandchildren, in the wake of their mother’s – her daughter’s – alcoholism, he reflects on the imbalance in the burden of care, with women – across the generations – more likely to take on care roles – often giving up their own work to do so. Other progressive ventures he finds out about include Helping Handbags, a scheme to help impoverished women access sanitary protection pioneered by mother and daughter Brenda Dempsey and Laura Campbell– who he sees in action at Dumbarton Academy.

WEDNESDAY 18 SEPTEMBER TELEVISION & RADIO HIGHLIGHTS / BBC WEEK 38 ______

The Children’s Hospital, Ep6/8 Wednesday 18 September BBC Scotland 8.00-8.30pm

In this week’s episode of The Children’s Hospital teamwork is required with a tricky hip operation; a little girl undergoes her final step of chemotherapy; and there’s an unusual approach to assessing a patient with cystic fibrosis. Four-year-old Cameron’s right hip joint keeps on slipping out of its socket and he needs major surgery at the RACH – without it, his joints won’t develop properly. This demanding two-hour procedure involves intensive teamwork from Orthopaedic surgeons Miss Mills and Mr Dougal. At the day case unit, six-year-old Olivia is coming to the end of treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. She’s at hospital to have her Hickman line removed, a tube used to administer chemotherapy into her body – which Olivia has named Wiggly. Eden, 9, was born with cystic fibrosis and blogs to highlight how she lives happily with her condition. Eden’s lungs are tested regularly to make sure there are no problems or infections and she’s in hospital to undergo tests in a special glass box. Hannah, 5, has come along with her mum for an audiology appointment at out patients. Hannah has a very rare genetic condition called Pfeiffer Syndrome which results in premature fusing of the skull and causes issues with feeding, hearing and breathing. Audiologists Vanessa and Gordon hope Hannah’s new hearing aid will allow her to communicate better. Narrated by David Tennant, The Children’s Hospital goes behind-the-scenes at the Royal Aberdeen Children’s Hospital which, each year, gives life-changing treatments to thousands of boys and girls across the North of Scotland. The Children’s Hospital is a Tern TV production for BBC Scotland.

Debate Night  NEW Wednesday 18 September BBC Scotland, 10.30 – 11.30pm

The flagship current affairs debate show on the BBC Scotland channel returns – at the height of one of the most remarkable periods of politics in recent history. Debate Night, under the stewardship of presenter Stephen Jardine, won plaudits for the range of the subjects covered and the constructive tone of the discussions during its inaugural 12 episode run on the channel. There’ll be no shortage of pressing issues to dissect in this new run given the turbulence currently affecting politics in Scotland, the rest of the UK and beyond. Each hour-long programme allows a studio audience to lead the agenda and put their questions to those in positions of power in Scotland. Stephen will be joined by a panel made up of politicians, leaders of public life and opinion formers to get answers to the questions which Scotland is asking. Audiences and panellists will be drawn from right across the spectrum of Scottish public opinion, and they will have the chance to debate issues at the top of the agenda. There’ll be eight episodes in this run of Debate Night which will visit five towns and cities over the next three months.

The Papers, Ep 1/2  NEW Wednesday 18 September BBC One Scotland, 9.00-10.00pm

In this new two-part series, cameras go behind the scenes in the shared newsroom of three Scottish newspapers, one of which is the world’s longest surviving English-language daily title. As journalists face the threat of fresh cuts and redundancies, the editors fight for their newspaper’s survival in a content-hungry world. The Papers follows the staff of The Herald, The National and Evening Times over the course of several months as they battle to cover one of the biggest political stories of a generation – Brexit – while juggling the demands of keeping up with a rolling news agenda in print and online. Like newspapers the world over, the three titles face an uphill struggle to stay relevant as readers turn their back on traditional news platforms to consume content via a digital device. The first episode, Off Stone (newspaper jargon for the point in the production process at which an edition is ready to go to print), sees the Brexit story reach fever pitch while The Herald and National titles are launching new Sunday versions. Key meetings are held about further budget cuts as journalists and photographers, already stretched to the limit, continue the business of gathering in and presenting the news. As assistant editor, Andy Clark says: “Things don’t stop. You just find a way to do more.”

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THURSDAY 19 SEPTEMBER TELEVISION & RADIO HIGHLIGHTS / BBC WEEK 38 ______

Landward  NEW Thursday 19 September BBC Scotland, 8.00-8.30pm Friday 20 September BBC One Scotland 7.30-8.00pm

Landward returns for its autumn run with presenters Dougie Vipond, Arlene Stuart, Euan McIlwraith and Anne Lundon travelling the length and breadth of the country to meet the people and discover the stories at the heart of the Scottish countryside. Also re-joining the programme is chef Nick Nairn, gathering the finest Scottish produce to prepare something special in the Landward food van. This time he parks up in Moffat, where his ingredients include air-dried jerky, Scottish-grown chillis and prime Galloway beef. Throughout this season Landward will be covering all the issues that could transform our countryside, from Brexit to climate change, from re-wilding to the soon to be published Scottish Government review of grouse moors (Werritty Report), never before have rural affairs been so current in the political agenda. This season Landward will be looking at the implications of change for farmers, fishermen and food producers in Scotland, assessing the threats but also seeking out the opportunities that may arise. In Episode One, Euan heads out from Tobermory on Mull into the Atlantic Ocean in search of the elusive basking shark, joining a team from the University of Exeter and Scottish Natural Heritage. The team hopes to learn more about the behaviour of these mysterious sharks, the second largest fish in the world but one about which little is known. Hoping to find basking sharks in the waters off Tiree, Euan and team will look at the campaign to have this part of Scotland’s coastal waters designated a Marine Protected Area (MPA). Also in the first episode, Dougie asks if Scottish livestock farming can survive climate change. Against the background of the recent report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), and in the face of accusations that livestock production is environmentally damaging, he meets one industry leader who argues that the mixed Scottish farming economy is sustainable, responsible and the most effective use of our land. Coming up in the rest of the series, Anne meets the farmers turning some of their fields into natural burial grounds, a surprising and surprisingly successful attempt at farm diversification; Arlene discovers the fruitful history of apple growing on Clydeside; Euan reveals the recent history of Scotland’s rural cave dwellers; and there will be a master class on how to shear an alpaca, an animal bigger, stronger and far more awkward to handle than any sheep. Strands running through the autumn run will include a fact-finding mission by electric motorbike, as Dougie rides out to meet the innovators and inventors spear-heading Scotland’s green revolution, featuring eco-friendly building schemes and state of the art energy projects. Landward also introduces Megan Rowland, one of Scotland’s youngest gamekeepers and land managers, working on the Gordonbush Estate in Sutherland. Over a series of features Megan, a former vegetarian with an enthusiastic love of the countryside, explains what her work involves, from deer stalking to peatland restoration. It’s a job she loves and an industry she’s proud to be part of, but some Scottish estates are coming under fire. Conservationists are demanding radical change to management methods, and there are accusations of wildlife persecution and the illegal control of predators, including hen harriers, which are seen as a threat to grouse moors. Against this background Dougie visits the National Trust for Scotland’s Mar Lodge Estate in the Cairngorms National Park. Here a programme monitoring the survival of hen harrier chicks affords him a unique opportunity to get up close to these aerial acrobats, Scotland’s ‘skydancers’.

Des Doesn’t Do…Tattoos, 3/6 Thursday 19 September BBC Scotland, 8.30 – 9.00pm

Back on the road continuing to test the things he doesn’t do, Des Clarke has tattoos on his mind and why people choose to get them. Tennis super mum, Judy Murray, joins Des on his journey as he visits a tattoo parlour to see people getting inked and talk about her tattoo. The comedian attends a tattoo convention where he discovers how far people are willing to go for their art and even gets the chance to design one for a willing participant. His journey ends with the ultimate question and has his experience been enough for him to take the plunge himself and get a tattoo. Des Doesn’t Do is a BBC Scotland Music, Entertainment & Events Production for BBC Scotland.

Emeli Sandé’s Street Symphony, 1/4  NEW Thursday 19 September BBC Scotland, 10.00 – 11.00pm

Multi-award-winning singer-songwriter Emeli Sandé mixes a diverse melting pot of musical talent in an inspiring new four-part BBC Scotland series. In Emeli Sandé’s Street Symphony, the renowned recording artist hand-picks her six favourite buskers from the streets of Scotland to join her in an uplifting concert with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and world-class orchestral conductor John Logan. The result is a truly magical musical journey where songs and stories merge to celebrate the connection between people from different walks of life and their shared passion for music. In this first instalment, Emeli visits Aberdeen, Perth, Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow to hear the diverse range of talent on offer, spanning the genres from pop to soul and country to classical. It soon becomes clear she’ll have a tough decision on her hands to choose the final six acts who’ll join her on stage at the City Halls in Glasgow. Emeli also visits parents Joel and Diane and sister Lucy at home in Alford, Aberdeenshire, and makes a trip back to her old school where she treats her music teacher and the choir to a rendition of her hit single, Next To Me, on the school piano. Emeli Sandé’s Street Symphony is a BBC Scotland Music, Entertainment & Events Production for BBC Scotland.

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Bad Influencer, Ep3/6 Friday 20 September BBC Scotland, 10.00-10.30pm

Comedians Stephen Buchanan and Kimi Loughton join Mark Nelson in this week’s Bad Influencer to talk about the trials of transport and dating. While one of the guests confesses they’ve completed every dating app, the other reveals they passed their driving test after the fifth time. Also this week, Bad Influencer finds out one of the perils of living in Dundee and eavesdrops on a very romantic message. There’s also a very Scottish chat up line and viewers find out why taking public transport in Edinburgh can be a bit of a risk. Bad Influencer is a Mentorn TV production for BBC Scotland.

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