BBC WEEK 48, 24-30 November 2012 Programme Information, Television & Radio BBC Scotland Press Office bbc.co.uk/mediacentre bbc.co.uk/iplayer

THIS WEEK’S HIGHLIGHTS TELEVISION & RADIO / BBC WEEK 48

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MONDAY 26 NOVEMBER : Scotland v Tonga  NEW BBC Two Scotland

MONDAY 26 NOVEMBER The Harbour, Prog 6/6  LAST IN THE SERIES BBC One Scotland Addicted to Pleasure  NEW BBC One Scotland BBC Scotland Investigates: How Safe BBC One Scotland is Your Hospital?  NEW

WEDNESDAY 28 NOVEMBER When Bossman Jay Lost His Ears, Prog 1/1  NEW BBC Radio Scotland

THURSDAY 29 NOVEMBER Scot Squad, Prog 1/1  NEW BBC Two Scotland

FRIDAY 30 NOVEMBER Scotland’s Greatest Warrior, Prog 1/1  NEW BBC Two Scotland EDITORIAL 2012 / BBC WEEK 49 & 50 ______

Addicted to Pleasure, starts Monday, November 26 on BBC One Scotland at 9pm

This new four-part series from BBC Scotland takes a fascinating look at the history of substances, which have provided pleasure and no small measure of problems across the world as well as in Scotland. Revealing the rich and controversial past of sugar, alcohol, tobacco, and opium, Hollywood actor Brian Cox embarks on a thought-provoking journey to uncover how the commercial exploitation of these products got people ‘hooked’ onto pleasure and addiction… H reflects on these substances and their impact on modern life, from the perspective of his own Scottish origins, in working class Dundee, with the added vantage point of scientific discoveries about these substances and their effects. Says Brian Cox: “It has been incredibly informative to look at what we think of as modern-day ‘addictions’ and see their historical roots, literally, in many cases in simple plant products. “And to find Scots at the heart of the story – a story which is about social revolution and ‘new’ wealth creating a marketplace for leisure and an appetite for a good time, which in turn gives birth to the modern economy. “All the while there is the dark undercurrent of the social and detrimental health aspect of alcohol, sugar, tobacco and opium and what we know about them now, thanks to modern-day science.” Revealing the rich and controversial past of sugar, Brian wants to find out why (like millions of other people in Britain), he is a diabetic. Starting in Barbados, from which sugar cane fuelled a consumer revolution, Brian discovers how the British acquired a “sweet tooth” and why today, this has led to epidemic levels of diabetes, obesity and even addiction to sugar. In the opium episode, Brian Cox travels to China to discover the seeds of this modern day addiction were planted during the height of Britain's trading empire. Since then opium has fuelled the world’s largest drug smuggling operation, earned vast fortunes, triggered war with China and inspired medical breakthroughs. Brian Cox reveals how Britain unleashed the most dangerous of addictions on the world, and how the consequences still haunt us today. Growing up in the streets of Dundee, actor Brian Cox was surrounded by tobacco. His entire family either smoked it or chewed it and yet Brian reveals, he never took up the habit. To find out why not, Brian travels to Virginia in the U.S. to discover how the habit of smoking kick-started the British Empire and created a global market of addicts. Brian discovers that the Nazis were the first to make the link between smoking and lung cancer, and takes a gene test which reveals just why he never took up the habit. Whisky is a source of Scottish pride; it’s one of the UK’s few growth industries. In this last episode, actor Brian Cox reveals how whisky was born and shaped in opposition to the British tax system, and how that history forged the character of Scotland’s national drink. But as he discovers, during the 19th century, addiction became a huge social problem with Scots drinking around six million gallons every year to escape the often unbearable conditions of their urban lives. The Scots reputation for hard drinking was born, an image Scotland struggles with to this day.

Hilda McLean

SATURDAY 24 NOVEMBER TELEVISION & RADIO HIGHLIGHTS /BBC WEEK 48 ______

Rugby Union: Scotland v Tonga  NEW Saturday, 24 November BBC Two Scotland, 2.45 – 4.40 pm (kick off, 3.00 pm)

Dougie Vipond introduces live coverage of Scotland's final test of the 2012 Autumn series. Scotland are undefeated against the visitors in 3 previous Cap Internationals and ran out 43-20 winners at Murrayfield eleven years ago. ’s side will also be hoping to maintain their unbeaten record at Pittodrie. Two years ago, Ruaridh Jackson converted from the touchline with the last kick of the game to secure a dramatic victory against Samoa. Commentary is provided by John Beattie and Andy Nicol and studio guests are and Doddie Weir.

Jim Gough

MONDAY 26 NOVEMBER TELEVISION & RADIO HIGHLIGHTS /BBC WEEK 48 ______

The Harbour, Ep 6/6  LAST IN THE SERIES Monday 26 November BBC One Scotland, 7.30-8.00pm

It is the final programme of this series, which has provided a fascinating insight into Harbour - where every year, more than eight thousand boats pass through the harbour waters- and the men and women who keep it running 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The dockers at Sea Cargo find themselves at the mercy of the weather as they race to prepare a vessel for a six week voyage to West Africa. If sailing is delayed, costs will escalate by thousands. It is ‘man overboard’ for boatman Billy Duguid as he volunteers for some RNLI training in the freezing North Sea And a cruise ship full of Swedes - headed for Balmoral - sails in, while the harbour also hosts a ship’s christening where all the pressure is on the lady with the bottle and her repeated attempts to smash it.

Hilda McLean

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Addicted to Pleasure, Ep 1/4  NEW Monday 26 November BBC One Scotland, 9.00-10.00pm

Revealing the rich and controversial past of sugar, alcohol, tobacco and opium, Hollywood actor Brian Cox embarks on a thought-provoking journey to uncover how the commercial exploitation of these products hooked the world on an appetite for a good time. In this first episode, Brian wants to find out why (like millions of other British people), he is a diabetic. Starting in Barbados, from which sugar cane fuelled a consumer revolution, Brian discovers how the British acquired a "sweet tooth" and why today, this has led to epidemic levels of diabetes, obesity and even addiction to sugar.

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Hilda McLean

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BBC Scotland Investigates: How Safe is Your Hospital?  NEW Monday, 26 November 10.35-11.35 pm, BBC One Scotland

Fiona Walker uncovers new evidence about what is going wrong in our hospitals. She asks whether we can trust the NHS to do the right thing when mistakes are made. Patients who believe their care caused them harm speak out and experts explain how the NHS isn't always learning from its mistakes. The programme also hears from whistleblowers about how staff who raise concerns face victimisation.

Jim Gough

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Limmy’s Show, Prog 3/6 Monday, 26 November BBC Two Scotland, 10.00-10.30 pm

This week, Falconhoof,, the put-upon Adventure Call phone-in host, finds himself going round in circles with his latest caller. Things could well be looking up for loveable ex-junkie Jacqueline McCafferty as she discovers the power of love and a father takes his excited son to see the locations made famous in his favourite TV series, Dream Scheme. It's certainly not a tour they'll forget in a hurry. Meanwhile Building Bricks is out and about and he’s in destructive mode Adding to the character pieces are more of Limmy's observations, running sketches and plenty of stand-alone pieces. It wouldn't be Limmy's Show! without some impressive dancing and in this episode, Limmy shows off his skills as a pole dancer. He also finds out how heavy a kilogramme really is; sets the Friday afternoon office mood with a new user agreement and does some late night tweeting. Plus there's a visit to a strip club, some very puzzling toilets and a character in town who's only going to ruin everyone's day. Limmy’s Show! is written, performed and directed by one of comedy’s most original minds, Brian Limond. The sketch show, now in its third series, gained the impressive accolade of a BAFTA Scotland win in November 2011 for Best Entertainment programme. Brian Limond plays the main characters and is supported by his cast: Paul McCole, Alan McHugh and Kirstin McLean who play a wide range of characters and roles. Limmy's Show! is a Comedy Unit production for BBC Scotland.

Jim Gough

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Women with a Past, Prog 3/5 Monday 26 November BBC Radio Scotland, 2pm – 2.30pm bbc.co.uk/radioscotland

In 1850 a shooting star crossed the skies of Revolutionary Europe - Helen Macfarlane. A radical journalist hanging out with Karl Marx and Frederick Engels in Soho. She was the star columnist of The Red Republican who wrote under the pen-name 'Howard Morton', the first translator of the Communist Manifesto into English. Karl Marx admiringly said of her that she was the only one on the paper who had any original ideas - but when the jealous Scottish wife of her Editor turned on her and mortally insulted her - Helen walked out, never to be seen by history again. No-one knew where she came from and no-one knew where she went to. David Black and Louise Yeoman have changed that. At first working independently and then together, they found that Helen came from Barrhead just outside Paisley. They found her family's business and Scottish background - and the personal catastrophe that may have set her on the road to radicalism. Helped by South African historian Shelagh Spencer, they traced Helen's Scottish family to South Africa. Helen married a refugee from the revolutions - Frederick Proust - and then she pitched up in Cape Town, minus her husband who jumped ship, but with a baby, Consuela Pauline Roland Proust - named after a feminist character in a novel and a radical French feminist political prisoner. Within a few days of the traumatic voyage the baby died. Helen, broken-hearted and maybe out of place in the young colony couldn't stay there. This programme reveals what became of Helen and her surprising fate.

Suzanne Vickers

TUESDAY 27 NOVEMBER TELEVISION & RADIO HIGHLIGHTS / BBC WEEK 48 ______

River City Tuesday 27 November BBC One Scotland, 8.00 – 9.00pm bbc.co.uk/rivercity

This week in Shieldinch…DCI Donald regrets his pact with Lenny; Christina’s secret might be hard to keep; and Gabriel tries to put his past behind him. DCI Donald is caught between a rock and a hard place. He is getting good information from Lenny about jobs being done – but when one of Lenny’s own men gets arrested, DCI Donald is forced to let him go, despite Will protesting that he is on to something. When Superintendent Cole turns up more pressure is heaped on DCI Donald as she wants to see why the station has been doing so well recently and starts to look through old files, including Sean Kennedy’s. When DCI Donald gets a call from Will to tell him he has followed Lenny’s friend to a warehouse and believes they are about to get some knocked off goods, DCI Donald tells him to leave immediately. Unbeknown to Will, this is Lenny’s job and DCI Donald has promised he will ignore it. But it’s too late for Will as he’s been spotted by one of the other men – and DCI Donald soon realises he’s put his own man in danger. Christina is excited that Alice is coming round to the flat as everyone else is out. Just as they are getting comfortable, Raymond walks in with a prospective buyer for the flat. Christina immediately jumps up and Alice is offended that she is so scared of anyone finding out about them. However, the pair soon make up, just in time for Christina to receive a picture message on her phone of her kiss with Nicole at the party. It looks like someone might spill the beans. Gabriel pays Leyla a visit to ask if he can take the boys out after school. He is happy when Leyla agrees and that the boys are keen to go. When Lenny later offers Gabriel a lot of money to do a job for him, Gabriel has some serious thinking to do as to whether he remains on the straight and narrow.

DCI Donald is played by Robin Laing, Lenny by Frank Gallagher, Superintendent Cole by Clare Yuille, Christina by Caitlin Gillespie, Alice by Sophie Mercer, Raymond by Paul Samson, Nicole by Holly Jack, Gabriel by Garry Sweeney and Leyla by Maryam Hamidi. 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

Karen Higgins

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Stark Talk, Prog 8/10 Tuesday 27 November BBC Radio Scotland, 2pm – 2.30pm bbc.co.uk/radioscotland

Edi Stark talks to Gary: Tank Commander, Greg McHugh, about his life and what influences his own brand of brilliant comedy.

Suzanne Vickers

WEDNESDAY 28 NOVEMBER TELEVISION & RADIO HIGHLIGHTS / BBC WEEK 48 ______

When Bossman Jay Lost His Ears, Prog 1/1  NEW Wednesday 28 November BBC Radio Scotland, 2pm – 2.30pm bbc.co.uk/radioscotland

Scottish radio legend Jay Crawford had his career cruelly cut short by tinnitus. This is his story in his words about the tragedy that befell him, his family and his legion of fans. In 1974 Jay was the youngest full time DJ in the UK and by the time his career ended in 2011 he was the boss of one of the country's biggest stations. At the end of 2010 he agreed to go on holiday to Mauritius, but as he boarded that plane he had no idea what tragedy was about to strike. A blood clot ended up getting to ears leaving him partially deaf with a crippling case of tinnitus. He now can't listen to music, be in a busy room or go to a concert - all his reasons for living have been taken away.

Suzanne Vickers

THURSDAY 29 NOVEMBER TELEVISION & RADIO HIGHLIGHTS / BBC WEEK 48 ______

Scot Squad, Prog 1/1  NEW Thursday 29 November BBC Two Scotland, 10pm – 10.30pm

Scot Squad is a brand new comedy, starring Jack Docherty as Chief Constable Cameron Miekelson, following the adventures of the first Unified Scottish Police Force. Scotland has a new band of ‘Bravehearts’ on the streets, in the countryside, on the phone and behind a desk. Tough, brave, valiant and fearless - protecting and serving the public - on call twenty four hours a day, seven days a week the Scot Squad serve up an arresting mix of crime and comedy. Featuring in-depth interview footage with the Force’s first ever Chief Constable Cameron Miekelson as he shares his philosophy on law enforcement and his hopes and dreams for the future. Elsewhere, Volunteer Officer, Ken Beattie buys soup for the homeless and reassures a victim of washing line theft. Whilst city cops, Fletcher and McLaren, break up a domestic dispute as they patrol the beat. Discover just how frequently certain members of the public share what they consider to be key information with their local police station desk sergeant. Get behind the wheel with traffic cops, Urquhart and Singh, as they investigate an instance of bad car parking while insisting that not all of Scotland’s road problems are the fault of drunk pensioners. Jack Docherty plays Chief Constable Cameron Miekelson, Jordan Young plays PC Jack McLaren, Sally Reid plays PC Sarah Fletcher, Ashley Smith plays PC Jane McKay, Chris Forbes plays PC Charlie McIntosh, Manjot Sumal plays PC Surjit Singh, Grant O’Rourke plays PC Michael Urquhart, James Allenby-Kirk plays Ken Beattie, Karen Bartke plays Sergeant Karen Anne Millar, Darren Connell plays Bobby Muir and ML Stone plays Maggie Le Beau.

Please note that this programme was previously scheduled to transmit earlier this month.

Suzanne Vickers

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Air an Rathad/On the Road, Prog 3/8 Thursday 29 November BBC ALBA, 9.00 – 10.00pm

Scotland's very own car show - Air an Rathad - is back with top cars, top speeds and top entertainment. Fiona MacKenzie is in Fraserburgh, at Crimond Raceway this week, and the stock cars are smashing their way around the track. She takes part in her very first Ladies race - and it's not for the faint hearted. Calum Iain is behind the wheel of a hot hatch from France - the Citroen DS4, asking whether it’s l'amour or a lemon. Cudig also remembers the Vauxhall Chevette - one of the first super minis – and ask whether they have stood the test of time.

Gary McQueen / Laura Maddison ______

Mum and Me, Prog 4/6 Thursday 29 November BBC Radio Scotland, 2pm – 2.30pm bbc.co.uk/radioscotland

This week Elaine C Smith talks to Marianne Talbot about how she coped and cared for her mum after she developed dementia, and how that changed their relationship.

Suzanne Vickers

FRIDAY 30 NOVEMBER TELEVISION & RADIO HIGHLIGHTS / BBC WEEK 48 ______

Scotland’s Greatest Warrior, Prog 1/1  NEW Friday, 30 November BBC Two Scotland, 9.00-10.00 pm

Professor Ted Cowan looks at the deeds and reputation of the Marquis of Montrose, a leading figure during a turbulent period of the 17th century. Executed at the age of 37, the aristocrat was widely believed to be the best general Scotland or Britain has ever produced. However, there is another school of thought which suggests he was a divisive character who assisted in opening up painful sectarian and regional divisions in Scotland. James Graham, who was born in Montrose in 1612, studied at St Andrews University and at the French Military Academy. A royalist by inclination, he became a long-time ally of Charles I, despite initially supporting the covenanters. From 1644 when he became Captain General of the King’s Forces in Scotland, he embarked on a campaign which took in hundreds of miles across Scotland, often defeating armies which significantly outnumbered his followers. Professor Cowan, with the help of other historians and military experts, analyses his expertise in the battleground and the political intrigue which resulted in the warring Marquis being hanged and not beheaded as was the custom for aristocrats facing execution at that time. Scotland’s Greatest Warrior is a Caledonia TV production for BBC Scotland

Jim Gough

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