BBC WEEK 47 Programme Information Saturday 16 - Friday 22 November 2019

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THIS WEEK’S HIGHLIGHTS TELEVISION & RADIO / BBC WEEK 44

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SUNDAY 17 NOVEMBER Children In Need 2019 Highlights  NEW BBC One Scotland Championship Boxing  TV HIGHLIGHT BBC Scotland Autumn Test: Scotland v Wales  TV HIGHLIGHT BBC ALBA Alleluia!/Spiritual Music & Verse  NEW BBC ALBA

TUESDAY 19 NOVEMBER The War Next Door: BBC Scotland Scotland and the Troubles  LAST IN SERIES Na Gleidheadairean (The Animal Keepers)  NEW BBC ALBA

THURSDAY 21 NOVEMBER Hidden Lives  LAST IN THE SERIES BBC Scotland Eorpa/European Current Affairs  NEW BBC ALBA

FRIDAY 22 NOVEMBER The State of It  NEW BBC Scotland ______

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

BBC Scotland, BBC One Scotland and BBC ALBA are available on the BBC iPlayer bbc.co.uk/iplayerBBC Radio Scotland is also available on BBC Sounds bbc.co.uk/sounds EDITORIAL 2019 / BBC WEEK 44 ______

Join Susan Calman, Des Clarke and Amy Irons for Hogmanay 2019

Popular comedian, presenter and writer Susan Calman is to front this year’s extended BBC Scotland Hogmanay output, joined by Des Clarke and Amy Irons, who will capture the unique atmosphere of Scotland’s world-renowned celebrations live on the night.

The panellist on News Quiz and presenter of Great British Menu will get the pre-recorded party underway from Pacific Quay's Studio A, bringing a lively mix of both traditional and popular music, including Scottish music legends Travis, and chat in Susan Calman’s (Not Quite) End of Year Show on the BBC Scotland channel on Hogmanay.

The party will get in to full swing from 11.30pm on both the BBC Scotland channel and BBC One Scotland with Hogmanay 2019, when Susan will invite Des Clarke and Amy Irons to join the party and help her bring in the New Year from around Scotland.

“Hogmanay is such an important occasion across the country and I’m delighted to be on hand to help usher in the New Year. It’s going to be a fun night packed with great comedy, entertainment and music. I always like to get a party started and hope everyone will join me to welcome in 2020 in spectacular fashion," said Susan.

This year's extended programme - broadcast on both the BBC Scotland channel and BBC One Scotland - will bring the best of traditional and popular music for armchair audiences and help bring in the New Year in style.

"We've changed things a little this year so that we can bring all the key live moments from around Scotland, as we always do, as well as bringing great music for the hundreds of thousands who join us in their living rooms - and we also have a brand new presenting team of household names. It’s great to have Susan, Des and Amy fronting our shows," said BBC Scotland Head of Commissioning, Steve Carson.

SATURDAY 16 NOVEMBER TELEVISION & RADIO HIGHLIGHTS / BBC WEEK 44 ______

Championship Boxing  TV HIGHLIGHT Saturday, 16 November BBC Scotland, 10-11.30 pm

It has been billed as the biggest all-Scottish fight in a decade and BBC Scotland will be there to cover all the action live. Commonwealth bantamweight champion Lee McGregor and British belt holder Kash Farooq are putting their titles on the line at Glasgow's Emirates Arena in this eagerly-awaited contest.

The two fighters have stayed friends during their journeys up the boxing ranks, but when the bell rings the camaraderie will be set aside as they go for glory in this prestigious twin title bout. The pre-fight talk between Glasgow-based Farooq and Edinburgh’s Lee McGregor has been friendly but they’re each confident in their abilities to get the job done.

Meeting up at BBC Scotland to talk about the event, the fighters were also united in their appreciation of the new digital channel for giving the sport a live platform. Watching live televised bouts as youngsters inspired them to take up the sport and they expressed their appreciation to the channel for screening fights which could motivate other youngsters to follow them into the ring.

Connie McLaughlin introduces live coverage from the Emirates and Alex Arthur and Nick Halling are providing the commentary.

Belladrum 2019 (Highlights) Saturday 16 November BBC ALBA, 9-10pm

Fiona MacKenzie and Niall Iain Macdonald look back at Belladrum 2019 with music from the main stage performances by Elephant Sessions and Skerryvore and an acoustic set from Stephanie Cheape.

SUNDAY 17 NOVEMBER TELEVISION & RADIO HIGHLIGHTS / BBC WEEK 44 ______

BBC Children In Need 2019 Highlights  NEW Sunday 17 November BBC One Scotland, 4.05-4.50pm (please note time change)

Presenter Jackie Bird looks at some of the highlights from this year’s Children In Need, including the best entertainment from Friday’s extravaganza.

There’s another chance to see the young people from the BBC Scotland Children in Need choir perform Emeli Sandé’s hit Shine alongside the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, plus there’s a special performance from Susan Boyle and a message from Jack, Victor and the Still Game cast.

Presenter Jackie will also introduce a series of moving films featuring some of the Scottish charities and children who have benefitted from the fund.

This year some of the organisations to come under the spotlight include Blue Sky Autism, based in Stirlingshire, immersive theatre project Regen: FX Youth Trust which runs in Lanarkshire, and Versus Arthritis in Ayrshire, which helps young people suffering from the debilitating condition.

Paramedics on Scene, Ep 8/10 Sunday 17 November BBC Scotland, 9-10pm

In this episode, the cameras follow ambulance crews in Aberdeenshire, Edinburgh and Paisley, and the Special Operations Response Teams as they deal with the most serious calls.

In Aberdeen, ambulance crew Sarah and Stewart are called to a lady who has fallen at home and needs to be checked over. Up the road near Peterhead, an elderly patient who has difficulties moving needs to be transferred to hospital. Ambulance crew Ricky and Luan use their skills to help him safely into the ambulance.

Outside Glasgow, Special Operations paramedic Brian gets a call to a woman with breathing problems - which could be a sign of something really serious. Later, he is called to help his colleagues at a bus crash in Glasgow that has left a few passengers injured.

In Edinburgh, Moira and Blair are called to a lady who has collapsed on Princes Street and needs to be taken to hospital. In Paisley, Gary and Pete respond to a call about a young boy with a rare heart condition who has had a seizure and needs to be checked in hospital.

And back in Aberdeen, paramedic Nick struggles to get an intravenous line into a seriously ill patient.

The Big Scottish Book Club, Ep 2/4 Sunday 17 November BBC Scotland, 10-11pm

This week on The Big Scottish Book Club writer Damian Barr is in Perthshire at the Inchyra Arts Club, with as Damian explains “a barnful of some of the world’s best writers.”

The theme for the second chapter of this series is memoir, with a welter of life and emotion up for discussion from family issues to near death experiences.

Maggie O’Farrell joins Damian to discuss her latest book, I Am, I Am, I Am, while Janice Galloway chats to her about her memoir All Made Up.

Rhik Samadder talks about his acclaimed debut I Never Said I Loved You. There is performance from Andrew McMillan with his poem, Glimpse.

Autumn Test: Scotland v Wales  TV HIGHLIGHT Sunday, 17 November BBC ALBA, 3-5.10pm

Live women's rugby as Scotland take on Wales at Scotstoun.

Following the historic series win in South Africa where they won both Tests against the Springboks who have already qualified for the 2021 Rugby World Cup, Scotland Women return to Scotstoun on Sunday, November 17 for the first home game of the season, against Wales.

Alleluia!/Spiritual Music & Verse Sunday 17 November BBC ALBA, 7.30-8pm

Iain Mackinnon presents hymns, psalms and a personal faith story.

Young South Uist singer Ruairidh Gray performs To God be the Glory while Iain Alasdair MacSween from Harris explains the role of faith in his life. Donna Barden from Lewis suggests some spiritual thoughts on the subject of families while the Glasgow Islay Choir sing Psalm 108.

Also, in this episode Mairead MacLennan will narrate some verses from the book Gliocas bho’n Bhìoball by Donald Saunders and Iain reads from the Gospels of the New Testament.

MONDAY 18 NOVEMBER TELEVISION & RADIO HIGHLIGHTS / BBC WEEK 44 ______

River City Monday 18 November, BBC Scotland HD, 10-11pm Tuesday 19 November, BBC One Scotland HD, 8-9pm facebook.com/bbcrivercity twitter.com/bbcrivercity instagram.com/bbcrivercity

This week in Shieldinch…Bob’s unhappiness at home leads him astray on his first wedding anniversary; Scarlett and Lenny reluctantly join forces in the custody fight against Kelly-Marie; and Stevie feels snubbed when Poppy draws a line between him and her work.

Bob’s frantic home life continues to spiral out of control. To make matters worse, Bob’s deflated when he realises Kim’s forgotten their first wedding anniversary.

When Bob vents about his unhappy domestic situation to Angus he doesn’t get much sympathy with his best mate who reminds him how lucky he is. Angus urges his pal not to take Kim for granted.

However, Bob’s romantic plans for Kim are derailed when he discovers Nicole living rough in the Old Community Centre. Pushing thoughts of his wife aside, Bob goes to Nicole’s rescue and passion quickly surfaces between the pair.

Meanwhile, Kim calls upon Angus to create the perfect wedding anniversary night for Bob, little realising her husband has been unfaithful. Bob is shell-shocked by Kim’s romantic gesture and his guilt proves to be a passion killer for the couple.

Elsewhere, Scarlett worries her lack of a traditional family unit will go against her when the child welfare officer comes to visit. Desperate, she turns to Lenny to create the right impression but it all goes horribly wrong.

Stevie’s disappointed when Poppy draws a line between her professional and personal life. Feeling cast aside, an argument erupts between the couple and insults fly.

Bob is played by Stephen Purdon, Scarlett by Sally Howitt, Lenny by Frank Gallagher, Kelly- Marie by Carmen Pieraccini, Stevie by Iain Robertson, Poppy by Lindsey Campbell, Kim by Frances Thorburn, Angus by Scott Fletcher and Nicole by Holly Jack.

River City is a BBC Studios, Scotland production for BBC One Scotland.

TUESDAY 19 NOVEMBER TELEVISION & RADIO HIGHLIGHTS / BBC WEEK 44 ______

The War Next Door: Scotland and the Troubles, Ep 2/2  LAST IN SERIES Tuesday, 19 November, 2019 BBC Scotland, 10pm-11pm

The concluding part of a powerful documentary series charting Scotland’s role in the three decade-long conflict in Northern Ireland, which came to be known as The Troubles. Through first person testimony from across the religious and political divide, expert commentary and archive footage, this episode shows how, as the years take their toll on the people living in Northern Ireland, the connections to Scotland run deep.

From an IRA bomb on Shetland’s Sullom Voe oil terminal in 1981 to a plastic bullets factory in Sanquhar, Scotland’s people and places are closely connected to The Troubles. For one mother, Helen Whitters, who had moved with her family from Northern Ireland over to Scotland and back again to Northern Ireland, tragedy arrived at her door after her 15-year-old son, Paul, was hit by a plastic bullet fired by an RUC officer on 15 April 1981.

Following a series of deaths caused by the firing of plastic bullets in riots, campaigners in Dumfries and Galloway stage a protest against the fact they were being manufactured just 12 miles away from the coast of Northern Ireland. More than 30 years after they served in Northern Ireland on the front line, Scottish soldiers reflect on their still-raw experiences of the Warrenpoint bomb and the aftermath of the death in 1981 of IRA hunger striker, Bobby Sands.

Na Gleidheadairean (The Animal Keepers) Tuesday 19 November BBC ALBA, 9-10pm

The wildlife parks and zoos in Scotland are huge visitor attractions and home to all types of creatures - exotic and endangered, big and small. Through the eyes of their keepers viewers get to know the animals and their individual personalities.

Viewers learn about the conservation work and the husbandry: the feeding, the care, the welfare, the enrichment, the training and the breeding programmes as well as the endless shovelling of poo - all in a day in the life of a keeper.

Brian has worked at Blair Drummond Safari Park for 25 years, and has developed a very strong bond with the lions. At Highland Wildlife Park, Vickie has worked with Hamish the polar bear since he was born eighteen months ago. She is trying to do a training session with him, but he’d rather play. And, at Five Sisters Zoo, Chris is getting hands on with a host of slippery and prickly creatures in the reptile section.

WEDNESDAY 20 NOVEMBER TELEVISION & RADIO HIGHLIGHTS / BBC WEEK 44 ______

Opry le Daniel, Ep 2/7 Wednesday 20 November BBC ALBA, 9-9.50pm

The King of Country music - Daniel O’Donnell – presents and Anne Sinclair narrates as they give a warm welcome to the stars of country music.

Tonight’s show features the talented Quinn family as special guests and Brendan, James and Stephen Quinn join Daniel on stage. Recorded in front of a live audience, Opry Le Daniel introduces the cream of country music artists from the length and breadth of Ireland, from the Millennium Forum, Derry.

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Hidden Lives, Ep 6/6  LAST IN THE SERIES Thursday 21 November BBC Scotland, 8.30-9pm

In the last of this series of Hidden Lives, Riot Girl Rock, guitarist and ex-band member Vonny explores a burgeoning underground music scene - feminist rock music.

All-women bands are on the rise across the country, particularly in Edinburgh where a Girls Rock School has trained and inspired hundreds of budding musicians over the past five years.

She visits the school and meets some attendees and chats to the schools founders, finding out their reasons for wanting to encourage more women into rock music. These feisty women are responding to the world around them with loud guitars and punchy lyrics which often have strong political messages.

Vonny follows as an all-female band form and play live for the first time at a riotous Girls Rock School showcase gig in Edinburgh. Atmosphere-wise, it's one of the best Vonny has ever attended in two decades of gig going, proving to her that feminism is not just alive and well in Scotland, it has its own unique soundtrack.

HM Eorpa/European Current Affairs, Ep 2 Thursday 21 November BBC ALBA, 8.30-9pm

This week’s programme features three reports from past series dealing with subjects connected to mental health.

In the Netherlands there were concerns about the misuse of medication for people with ADHD. A report from Italy looks at a drug rehabilitation unit which uses unconventional methods to treat addicts, and a look at why the Danish people are so happy.

An Sgrudaire, Ep3 Thursday 21 November BBC ALBA, 10-10.15pm

Ruairidh Alastair is back with more questions about issues that affect the lives of young people, and he is seeking answers by talking with experts, listening to our panellists, and researching using his mobile phone and his wits.

In this episode, Ruairidh Alastair seeks solutions to the problem of homelessness. How can it be so many are homeless or in temporary accommodation, and what can be done to help them? He meets people working to provide emergency care and support in a homeless shelter. He travels to Edinburgh to the headquarters of Scotland’s biggest homelessness charity. And a Big Issue seller gives his thoughts on what more could be done.

FRIDAY 22 NOVEMBER TELEVISION & RADIO HIGHLIGHTS / BBC WEEK 44 ______

The State of It: Technology, Ep1/6  NEW Friday 22 November BBC Scotland, 10.30-11pm

The State Of It sees host Robert Florence ripping into the state of today’s Scotland and the world at large. Featuring a unique mix of sketches, satirical animation and topical contributions from the best new Scottish comic talent, each week, The State of It delves into a different subject.

In this first episode, The State of It sets its sights on Technology and meets cutting edge beauty influencer, Kendra, who shares her corned beef master plan for world domination.

Also this week, the team look at modern day sperm donation, genetic engineering by post and an ingenious music streaming service. Elsewhere, resident animators Will and Ainsley consider crypto currency.

Comedian Stuart McPherson shares his insights, there’s a technological revolution coming down the tracks for subway travel and Robert meets science whizz Elon Musk. Sort of.

Alongside Robert Florence, The State of It stars comic talent Susan Riddell, Nathan Byrne, Joe Hullait, Rachel Jackson, Laura Lovemore and Bigg Taj. The State of It is a Comedy Unit production for BBC Scotland and made by the same team behind the Bafta Scotland award-winning Scot Squad.

Belladrum 2019 (Highlights) Friday 22 November BBC ALBA, 11-11.30pm

Highlights from the concert set by festival favourites, the rock band Dodgy, recorded at Belladrum Music Festival, August 2019.The programme features seven songs from the popular rockers, including hits, So Let Me Go Far and If You’re Thinking of Me.

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