BBC WEEK 17 Programme Information Saturday 20 – Friday 26 April 2019  BBC One Scotland  BBC Scotland  BBC Radio Scotland

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THIS WEEK’S HIGHLIGHTS TELEVISION & RADIO / BBC WEEK 17

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SATURDAY 20 APRIL

MONDAY 22 APRIL – EASTER MONDAY Saddled, Ep4/4  LAST IN THE SERIES BBC Radio Scotland Programme  NEW Channel

TUESDAY 23 APRIL Body Builders Unfiltered  NEW BBC Scotland

WEDNESDAY 24 APRIL Sanjeev Kohli’s Big Talk  NEW BBC Scotland

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BBC Scotland EPG positions for viewers in Scotland: Freeview & YouView 115 HD / 9 SD Sky 115 Freesat 106 Virgin Media 108

BBC Scotland, BBC One Scotland, BBC ALBA and BBC Radio Scotland are also available on the BBC iPlayer bbc.co.uk/iplayer

SATURDAY 20 APRIL TELEVISION & RADIO HIGHLIGHTS / BBC WEEK 17

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Scottish League 1 - Arbroath v Raith Rovers Sunday 21 April BBC ALBA, 4.00pm-6.10pm

Live football coverage from the Scottish League 1 as Arbroath welcome Raith Rovers to Gayfield Park. Arbroath may be sitting at the top of the league but having seemingly lost their form recently, Raith Rovers could close the gap at the top.

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Born to be Wild (Ep 8/10) Monday 22 April BBC Scotland, 8.00-9.00pm

When a pair of orphaned Harbour seals arrive at the centre, the team try a ground-breaking new technique to help rehabilitate them. One of the UK’s rarest water birds, a Slavonian Grebe, is brought into the centre – it’s struggling to stay afloat and will need all the teams accumulated knowledge and skills if it is to have a hope of survival. And the bird unit work hard to raise and release a pair of orphaned barn owl chicks.

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River City Monday 22 April, BBC Scotland HD, 10.00-11.00pm Tuesday 23 April, BBC One Scotland HD, 8.00 – 9.00pm facebook.com/bbcrivercity twitter.com/bbcrivercity instagram.com/bbcrivercity

This week in Shieldinch…Amber and Lou reach a crossroads in their relationship; Sonny hides his medical woes; and Dougie sinks to desperate measures to fix his cash flow problems. Behind closed doors, Lou and Amber are blissfully happy in their blossoming romance but there are problems brewing. While Lou wants to be open about their relationship, Amber’s notably hesitant fearing rejection from her disapproving father, Lenny. Desperate to prove her commitment, Amber decides to reveal her relationship with Lou starting with telling her ex, Gabriel. But when it comes to the crunch she stumbles. Worse still, Lenny tells Amber to cut all ties with Lou – he doesn’t like her getting so close to the local police woman. And he’s not the only one with reservations as Joe urges Lou to distance herself from Amber. Elsewhere, Sonny tries to hide his latest ailments from those around him, worried he’ll miss out on much-needed work. However, when Maggie confronts him saying she suspects he has rheumatoid arthritis, Sonny stubbornly refuses to listen to her and carries on regardless. With money worries overwhelming him, Dougie tries to stall Scarlett’s wedding plans. In need of funds to fuel his gambling addiction, Dougie borrows money from Scarlett’s shop till but when he fails to return it in time, an innocent man will be blamed and the police alerted.

Amber is played by Jenny Hulse, Lou by Lesley Hart, Sonny by Jimmy Chisholm, Dougie by Stewart Porter, Lenny by Frank Gallagher, Gabriel by Garry Sweeney, Maggie by Kathryn Howden and Scarlett by Sally Howitt. River City is a BBC Studios, Scotland production for BBC One Scotland.

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Saddled, Ep4/4: The Big French Ride  LAST IN THE SERIES Monday 22 April BBC Radio Scotland, 1.30-2.00pm

In the final episode of radio comedy Saddled, The Easy Riders take part in a charity cycle in France to help raise money for refugees but the team’s competitive streak, and own personal shortcomings, soon bubble to the surface. Newest member of the Easy Riders Cycling team, Mark, is a man whose hatred of sport and exercise is rivalled only by his distrust of those who participate in it. Mark’s wife, Dawn, used to feel that way too, but in the last year she took up cycling and got hooked. New to the world of cycling clubs, Mark thinks the club is full of weird, dreadful, insecure people who should take the money they waste on buying lycra cycling gear and spend it on therapy. Mark discovers that not only was he pretty much right about this group of cyclists being insecure and easily angered, but that he’s fast becoming the worst of them all.

Mark is played by Greg McHugh, Dawn by Lucianne McEvoy, Brennan by Richard Gadd, Jack by Richard Rankin, Francis by Robin Laing and Sue by Sally Reid. Written by Steven Dick and Chris Grady, Saddled is a Gusman Production for BBC Radio Scotland.

TUESDAY 23 APRIL TELEVISION & RADIO HIGHLIGHTS / BBC WEEK 17 ______

Body Builders Unfiltered  NEW (Ep 1/1) Tuesday 23 April BBC Scotland, 10.00-11.00pm

Stu and Sophie are pumping iron and eating six huge meals every day. They’re on a mission to win the World Bodybuilding Finals in Las Vegas. This programme sees how their extreme training regime affects their physical and mental health and their relationship.

Thirty-three year old Stu Mac is the only professional in Scotland in the international WBFF Bodybuilders Federation. Sophie, at just 23, is the only Scottish professional female in her class. With combined Instagram followers of 150,000 they’re also developing a loyal following and are on the cusp of becoming social media influencers.

To achieve the extreme physiques required to step on stage, they first go through the ‘bulk’ - a process which involves eating over 6,000 calories a day, whilst simultaneously increasing the weights they lift at the gym. As the competition date approaches, they then turn to the “cut” when they drastically reduce their food intake. Cameras follow them through the whole process as their body fat plummets.

Over eight months of filming, Sophie and Stuart are brutally honest about the lengths that they will go to achieve the perfect body. From stomach churning workouts, to fake tans and sparkling bikinis, as their story unfolds, their determination to succeed takes its toll on their relationship.

JG/HM

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Trusadh S11 - Laithean Sgoile - An Ard-sgoil (Schooldays - The Secondary School) Monday, 22 April BBC ALBA, 9.00pm-10.00pm

Continuing the nostalgic series, with a light-hearted look back at the best days of our lives. Through story and anecdote, we take a journey from the first days at primary school, right through to the very different world of the high school, and the beginning of adult life.

The final programme in the series follows that journey to secondary school life, another big change for any scholar. It was their first steps in to adult life and a whole new world. New teachers, new subjects and new friends, and for some a new home, as they went to the hostel. There was also the excitement of discovering the world of fashion, dances, café culture and courting!

WEDNESDAY 24 APRIL TELEVISION & RADIO HIGHLIGHTS / BBC WEEK 17 ______

Scotland’s Home Of The Year, Ep3/8 Wednesday 24 April BBC Scotland, 8.00-8.30pm

Three houses in the West of the country go under the spotlight in this week’s search for Scotland’s Home Of The Year. Judges Michael Angus, Anna Campbell-Jones and Kate Spiers first visit a stunning renovated Edwardian family home in the suburb of Giffnock, East Renfrewshire. The homeowners spent three years painstakingly restoring period features and updating the kitchen and bathrooms. High above the Sound of Mull in Argyll, the judges find a beautiful self-build with lots of curved lines and a vast mix of materials at its heart with some stand-out unusual features including some quirky ‘mousehole’ arches under the stairs. Finally, there’s a very urban property to consider, overlooking Glasgow Green. This first-floor flat has some surprising features including sliding walls, hidden rooms and, as one judge discovers, a generous bath. Each home is scored for its appeal and clever design but only one will be good enough to reach the final. Scotland’s Home of the Year is an IWC Media production for BBC Scotland.

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Sanjeev Kohli’s Big Talk  NEW (Ep 1/10)

Wednesday, 24 April BBC Scotland, 10.00-11.15pm

In episode one of a brand new panel show, Sanjeev Kohli and guests (including Karen Dunbar and Jay Lafferty in this first outing), take a sideways look at what’s happening in Scotland and around the world. Sanjeev and co will fillet the big issues of the past seven days and mix them up with funny and fascinating films. Expect random amusement thrown into the mix as well.

JG/JP

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Loop (2/6) Wednesday 24 April BBC Scotland, 11.15-11.45pm

Episode two of Loop is entitled “Pictures That Tell A Story” and features comic book artist and illustrator Frank Quietly as lead contributor. Frank gives an insight in his process and how he went from a boy who loved drawing to becoming world renowned in his field. Episode two also features North Uist based painter Ellis O’Connor, stained glass artist Pinkie McClure and a piece about artist Gerard Burns’ portrait of rugby legend Doddie Weir.

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Scotland from the Sky (Ep 2/3) Wednesday 24 April BBC One Scotland, 9.00-10.00pm

In this second episode entitled Living Off the Land, Jamie Crawford uses stunningly beautiful aerial images to discover how the Scots have lived off the land over the centuries. He combines old aerial photographs with present day drone and helicopter footage to tell a range of amazing tales, from the delicious whisky of Islay to the fertile fields of the Lothians.

The island of Staffa is world-famous for Fingal’s Cave but Jamie reveals that people have farmed this tiny and remote island for thousands of years. He lands by helicopter at the spectacular Iron Age hill fort Tap o’ Noth near Aberdeen to find out that thousands of trees were burnt during its destruction.

His journey continues to Fort Augustus where Jamie mountain bikes down the hairpin bends of the highest road in Scotland. It’s part of General Wade’s road network constructed across the Highlands in the 1730’s. All that plus a unique view from the top of a Scots pine in the ancient Caledonian forest at Glen Affric – considered one of our county’s most beautiful glens - to show what Scotland once really looked like.

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Dealbhan Fraoich Wednesday, 24 April BBC ALBA, 8.30pm-9.00pm

Islay-born Heather Dewar returns to our screens with a new series of “Dealbhan Fraoich”. Combining the role of artist and interviewer, she creates colour portraits of well-known Gaels – while teasing out of them every little detail of their life story! In this programme she visits Inverness where she draws Murdo Campbell. An expert on food and drink – two of Heather’s favourite things – the pair are sure to have plenty to talk about!

THURSDAY 25 APRIL TELEVISION & RADIO HIGHLIGHTS / BBC WEEK 17 ______

Sportscene: Youth Cup Final Thursday 25 April BBC Scotland, 7.00-9.00pm

Live coverage from Hampden of the 2019 Scottish Youth Cup Final between Celtic and Rangers. It’s a clash between the two most successful teams in the competition and although Rangers have only one win in the last 10 years compared to Celtic’s six, a great game is in prospect between players who may well become stars of the future.

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Scot Squad, Ep4/6 Thursday 25 April - BBC Scotland, 10.00-10.30pm Monday 29 April – BBC One Scotland, 10.35-11.05pm

Another shift at the coalface of crime-fighting for the lads and lassies of the Scottish Police Force as spoof comedy, Scot Squad, continues. Chief Commissioner Cameron Miekelson lambasts allegations of bias around policing at the Edinburgh Derby and, later, reassesses the Scottish Police Force’s new training policy when his virtual reality programme gets all too real. Dream cop team PC Hugh McKirdy and PC Surjit Singh come across football pundit Chick Young stranded by the roadside. When Chick gets involved in a radio debate show about Scotland’s greatest football player, PC Hugh and PC Surjit’s behaviour is far from sporting. Bobby’s life is in Officer Karen’s hands (again) when retail therapy backfires badly. Emotions run high after PC Jack McLaren scuppers a couple’s romantic graffiti gesture, much to PC Sarah Fletcher’s surprise. Meanwhile, mistresses of advance interrogation tactics, DC Andrea McGill and DC Megan Squire, meet their match with a problematic pensioner who makes their cold case too hot to handle.

Spoof comedy shadowing a fictional Scottish Police Force starring Jack Docherty as Chief Commissioner Cameron Miekelson, Grado as PC Hugh McKirdy, Manjot Sumal as PC Surjit Singh, Darren Connell as Bobby, Karen Bartke as Officer Karen, Jordan Young as PC Jack McLaren, Sally Reid as PC Sarah Fletcher, Louise McCarthy as DC Andrea McGill, Julie Wilson Nimmo as DC Megan Squire and Chick Young as himself. Scot Squad is a Comedy Unit production for BBC Scotland.

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Championship Boxing: The British Bantamweight Title  NEW Thursday 25 April BBC Scotland, 11.00pm-12midnight

Amy Irons introduces live coverage of the British bantamweight title fight as Glasgow’s Kash Farooq takes on Kyle Williams from Wolverhampton. Having won the belt last September in a 73-second knockout win over Jamie Wilson, Farooq followed that up with a one-sided win over Iain Butcher in November and the 23-year-old will aim to extend his unbeaten record to 12 fights in front of a hometown crowd at the St Andrews Sporting Club in Glasgow. English title holder Williams is also unbeaten, and comes to the ring in confident mood with a 10-0 record. Commentary is from Rob Maclean and Alex Arthur MBE A QTV Sports Production for BBC Scotland

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Opry le Daniel Thursday, 25 April BBC ALBA, 9.00pm-9.55pm

Opry with Daniel, presented by Daniel O’ Donnell and narrated by Anne Sinclair. Guests in this fourth episode, are upcoming country music stars Stuart Moyles, Keelan Arbuckle, Olivia Douglas, Caitlin and Brandon McPhee - in conversation and performing their favourite music. Recorded live before an audience at the Millennium Forum in Derry, Opry with Daniel features the best of Irish country music.

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