BBC WEEK 23, 4 - 10 June 2011 Programme Information, Television & Radio BBC Scotland Press Office Bbc.Co.Uk/Pressoffice Bbc.Co.Uk/Iplayer

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THIS WEEK’S HIGHLIGHTS TELEVISION & RADIO / BBC WEEK 23

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MONDAY 6 JUNE Stuff of Legends, Prog 1/1 NEW BBC Radio Scotland

TUESDAY 7 JUNE The Scoop, Prog 1/6 NEW BBC Radio Scotland

WEDNESDAY 8 JUNE Panic Patterns, Prog 1/1 NEW BBC Radio Scotland

THURSDAY 9 JUNE Stark Talk, Prog 10/10 LAST IN SERIES BBC Radio Scotland Last Stronghold of the Pure Gospel: An-Diugh BBC ALBA

FRIDAY 10 JUNE Greg at The Stand, Prog 1/4 NEW BBC Radio Scotland

MONDAY 6 JUNE TELEVISION & RADIO HIGHLIGHTS / BBC WEEK 23 ______

Stuff of Legends, Prog 1/1 NEW Monday 6 June BBC Radio Scotland, 2pm – 2.30pm bbc.co.uk/radioscotland

Barry McGuigan talks to Bryan Cooney about the highs and lows of his career and the importance of his family life in Stuff of Legends. Growing up in Northern Ireland at the height of the troubles Barry first picked up boxing gloves at the age of 11. In 1985 he achieved his dream and became Featherweight Champion of the World when he defeated Eusebio Pedroza and that same year he was voted BBC Sports Personality of the year. Now a successful boxing commentator Barry tells Bryan that as a 9-year-old youngster he found a gold wedding ring which he gave to the love of his life, a ring that his wife still keeps to this day.

TUESDAY 7 JUNE TELEVISION & RADIO HIGHLIGHTS / BBC WEEK 23 ______

River City Tuesday 7 June BBC One Scotland, 8.00 – 9.00pm bbc.co.uk/rivercity

This week in Shieldinch… Michael and Leyla investigate the hate mail; Fraser gets in deeper with McCabe; and Jack tries to prove he still has a way with women.

The Brodie family are waiting the arrival of Zinnie but Michael and Leyla have more hate mail to worry about. After receiving another letter, Michael then gets an email from Eileen telling him there’s a problem with the drop-in centre and she needs to discuss it immediately. Michael and Leyla become concerned that Eileen has had letters too and maybe there’s a campaign going on against him. They meet Eileen who tells them it’s simply funding that is the problem with the drop-in centre but Michael realises that maybe Nick’s wife could be behind this. They go to meet Hannah and it becomes clear she was behind the council pulling out of funding but knows nothing about the letters. However, when Michael arrives home he gets a major clue as to who is actually behind them. Fraser is surprised to see a van bearing his company’s name on it that he knows nothing about. Chatting to the driver he soon realises that McCabe is in charge of the van – but Fraser is not too pleased about that. He sets up a meeting with McCabe who puts his mind at ease – he simply wants to go into business with him and the van will mean more deliveries. However, when the driver doesn’t make a delivery, Fraser nervously goes back to McCabe to sort it out – and Fraser soon sees exactly how McCabe sorts out problems. Robbie has noticed Jack’s womanising ways have hit a dry patch and teases him that perhaps he is getting too old for it. Jack is determined to prove that this is not the case, even although it’s clear he is pining for Gina. Jack decides to chat up Annie. Annie has just been chatting to Charlie about his big date tonight and is clearly jealous – so, even although she isn’t interested in Jack, agrees to meet him to discuss the West End festival float. But both soon realise they are wasting each other’s time.

Zinnie is played by Nalini Chetty, Michael by Andy Clark, Leyla by Maryam Hamidi, Hannah by Frances Thorburn, Eileen by Deirdre Davis, Fraser by Neil McNulty, McCabe by Tam Dean Burn, Robbie by Gary Lamont, Jack by John Comerford, Gina by Libby McArthur, Annie by Reanne Farley and Charlie by Ryan Smith.

Please note, viewers outside Scotland can access this programme on Sky Channel 971, Freesat Channel 960, Virgin Media Channel 862 or the BBC's iPlayer service - bbc.co.uk/iplayer

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The Scoop, Prog 1/6 NEW Tuesday 7 June Bbc Radio Scotland, 2pm – 2.30pm bbc.co.uk/radioscotland

This new series looks at startling stories from behind the headlines. Neil Mackay - the Sunday Herald's multi-award winning Home Affairs and Investigations Editor - hears from fellow investigative journalists about the biggest stories of their careers. He asks what drives them to pursue a scoop well beyond the point of their own safety and possibly their own sanity. This week Neil speaks to Paul Kenyon about his truly shocking investigation into the poor and vulnerable being used as human guinea pigs to test medication to be used by us here in the west.

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Sport Nation Tuesday, 7 June BBC Two Scotland, 7.00 - 7. 30 pm

In this month's Sport Nation, the new Sports Minister, Shona Robison, MSP, explains her five year vision for Scottish sport. Eve Muirhead gives a curling masterclass and the team spends a gruelling day with Hannah Miley as she prepares for the swimming World Championships in China. There's also a special feature on the moment at St Andrews that Seve Ballesteros called his career highlight.

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WEDNESDAY 8 JUNE TELEVISION & RADIO HIGHLIGHTS / BBC WEEK 23 ______

Panic Patterns, Prog 1/1 NEW Wednesday 8 June BBC Radio Scotland, 2.00pm – 2.30pm bbc.co.uk/radioscotland

Panic Patterns is a contemporary thriller starring Jacq and Fay, two ornithologists stranded on a remote Scottish island investigating changes in bird migration. Both Jacq and Fay are facing global and personal catastrophe with Fay believing these changes signify apocalyptic disaster. Jacq thinks her younger lover is overreacting. The boat coming to pick them up still hasn't arrived, their radio has been dead for a week, and it feels like they could be witnessing the fallout from the end of the world …. Selina Boyack plays Jacq and Veronica Leer plays Fay. Panic Patterns is written by two of Scotland’s best novelists, Zoe Strachan and Louise Welsh, and directed by Gaynor Macfarlane from a stage production by Alison Peebles.

THURSDAY 9 JUNE TELEVISION & RADIO HIGHLIGHTS / BBC WEEK 23 ______

Last Stronghold of the Pure Gospel: An-Diugh Thursday 9 June BBC ALBA, 9.00 – 10.00pm

In 1979, the BBC's Everyman series broadcast a documentary about religious belief on the Isle of Lewis. This programme offers a unique opportunity to see The Last Stronghold of the Pure Gospel and also find out what happened to some of those featured in the original programme.

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Stark Talk, Prog 10/10 LAST IN SERIES Thursday 9 June BBC Radio Scotland, 2pm – 2.30pm bbc.co.uk/radioscotland

This week’s Stark Talk is with Aminatta Forna. The Scottish born, award winning writer and journalist talks about the inspiration and tragedies of being raised in Sierra Leone.

FRIDAY 10 JUNE TELEVISION & RADIO HIGHLIGHTS / BBC WEEK 23 ______

Greg at The Stand, Prog 1/4 NEW Friday 10 June BBC Radio Scotland, 1.45pm – 2pm bbc.co.uk/radioscotland

Join Greg McHugh for some hilarious stand up comedy from a selection of the best comedians working in the UK right now. Greg At The Stand captures the entire comedy experience with backstage gossip, on-stage jokes, blood, sweat, tears and uncontrollable laughter. Thankfully, it's mostly laughter.

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