BBC WEEKS 52 & 1, 22-28 December 2012 29 December 2012 – 4 January 2013 Programme Information, Television & Radio BBC Scotland Press Office bbc.co.uk/mediacentre bbc.co.uk/iplayer THIS WEEK’S HIGHLIGHTS TELEVISION & RADIO / BBC WEEKS 52 & 1 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ SUNDAY 23 DECEMBER Watching Ourselves: Swashbuckled, Prog 1/4 NEW BBC One Scotland MONDAY 24 DECEMBER – CHRISTMAS EVE Christmas Celebration NEW BBC One Scotland Old MacDonald’s Farm NEW BBC Two Scotland Seo am Pleana/Island Flying NEW BBC ALBA Oidhche Naomh/Christmas Eve Service NEW BBC ALBA Past Lives NEW BBC Radio Scotland Watchnight Service NEW BBC Radio Scotland TUESDAY 25 DECEMBER – CHRISTMAS DAY The Band From Rockall NEW BBC ALBA Rockettes NEW BBC ALBA Stark Talk Christmas Special with Katherine Grainger NEW BBC Radio Scotland My Christmas in Five Books NEW BBC Radio Scotland Christmas at The Stand NEW BBC Radio Scotland Christmas Classics NEW BBC Radio Scotland Edith Bowman’s Album Show BBC Radio Scotland – The Best of Guests NEW THURSDAY 27 DECEMBER The Scottish National Trail: BBC Two Scotland An Adventure Show Special, Prog 1/2 NEW John Beattie – 17 Days in London NEW BBC Radio Scotland The Strange Case of Dr Hyde NEW BBC Radio Scotland FRIDAY 28 DECEMBER The Scottish National Trail: BBC Two Scotland An Adventure Show Special, Prog 2/2 NEW Michael Marra: All Will be Well NEW BBC Two Scotland The Kitchen Café – An International Feast NEW BBC Radio Scotland Dan McDuff is on the Case LAST IN SERIES BBC Radio Scotland SATURDAY 29 DECEMBER BBC Proms Last Night Celebrations in Scotland NEW BBC Two Scotland SUNDAY 30 DECEMBER Martha’s Story NEW BBC Radio Scotland MONDAY 31 DECEMBER - HOGMANAY Scots on The Box NEW BBC One Scotland Just Dandy NEW BBC One Scotland Only An Excuse? NEW BBC One Scotland Scotland’s Hogmanay Live NEW BBC One Scotland About Britain: Isle of Skye NEW BBC ALBA Barbara Dickson NEW BBC ALBA Ceilidh Na Bliadhn' Uire 2012/ BBC ALBA Hogmanay Ceilidh 2012 NEW Tutti Frutti 25 Years On NEW BBC Radio Scotland The Joke Float NEW BBC Radio Scotland 25 Years of Deacon Blue…with Bryan Burnett NEW BBC Radio Scotland Archie the Clockmaker NEW BBC Radio Scotland The Hogmanay Show NEW BBC Radio Scotland TUESDAY 1 JANUARY – NEW YEAR’S DAY Andy Stewart – The Man Behind the Kilt NEW BBC One Scotland An Drochaid: A Bridge Rising NEW BBC ALBA Machairazzi NEW BBC ALBA Our Year on Air NEW BBC Radio Scotland Edith Bowman’s Best Albums of 2012 NEW BBC Radio Scotland Tribute Concert to Michael Marra NEW BBC Radio Scotland WEDNESDAY 2 JANUARY Rio NEW BBC Radio Scotland THURSDAY 3 JANUARY Waterloo Road, Ep11/20 NEW BBC One Pavilion of Dreams NEW BBC One Scotland The Movie Café with John Gordon Sinclair NEW BBC Radio Scotland FRIDAY 4 JANUARY The Review Show with Billy Connolly NEW BBC Two The Mighty Jungle NEW BBC Radio Scotland EDITORIAL 2012 & 2013 / BBC WEEKS 52 & 1 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ BBC Scotland unwraps its festive offering of comedy, music, drama and a bumper Hogmanay party BBC Scotland is set to bring viewers the party spirit from across the country with a bumper show for the bells. Scotland’s Hogmanay Live will be presented live from Edinburgh’s Princes Street by Jackie Bird and the show will also bring the excitement from other big celebrations marking the year end. It’s part of a tasty mix of programming on BBC One Scotland New Year’s Eve that includes a two-part comedy panel show, inspired by the 60thanniversary of television in Scotland. Hosted by Fred MacAulay and featuring Ronni Ancona, Alex Norton, Sanjeev Kholi, Neil Oliver, Susan Calman and Mark Nelson, Scots on the Box takes a sideways look at some of the memorable moments and names from the goggle box over the last six decades. In Just Dandy Ford Kiernan celebrates the anarchic humour of the Scottish comic that has kept children of all ages entertained. As the classic publication reaches the end of its run, Ford meets the artists and writers as well as fans including comedian Frank Skinner. Also on Hogmanay, Jonathan Watson and the team take a satirical look at the national sport and beyond in Only An Excuse? at the end of an eventful twelve months on and off the football pitch. Scotland’s Hogmanay Live follows with Jackie Bird back on screen, making her return to the airwaves after recovering from illness. Jackie said: “It’ll be great to be out with the party-goers enjoying one of the biggest parties in the world. Not only that, but we’re hoping to get around Scotland bringing the spirit of the night into everyone’s living room.” From Edinburgh the show will also go live to Stirling Castle, where the Proclaimers will be in concert, to Inverness, for a Highland-style Hogmanay and to BBC Scotland’s studio in Glasgow with Frightened Rabbit, Rachel Sermanni, Phil Cunningham and Aly Bain. The programme will be at the heart of the ‘midnight moment’ which sees out the old year with a Lone Piper on the battlements of Edinburgh Castle and brings in the New Year with the firing of the gun and the start of the spectacular fireworks display. Elsewhere on the festive television schedule, there are two episodes of a new series of Watching Ourselves which looks at the history of television in Scotland.The first revisits the heyday of the Scottish historical drama, awash with swordfights, skullduggery and dodgy wigs. Iain Glen, Brian Cox, Michael Gambon and Billy Connolly are among the contributors. The second programme looks at Christmas and Hogmanay highlights, from the BBC’s White Heather Club with Andy Stewart to the disco dancing specials of STV. In River City Molly (Una Maclean) gives Liz (Eileen McCallum) some Christmas spirit but for Christina (Caitlin Gillespie)the festivities are forgotten as she discovers the truth about her cyber bully. There’s also a two part Adventure Show special on The Scottish National Trail. The walk has been devised by Scotland’s best known walker, Cameron McNeish, and in two one hour programmes, he shares his passion and enthusiasm for what he describes as one of the great long distance walks of the world. On BBC Radio Scotland, there’s a wide range of content including inspiring music, revealing interviews and engaging documentaries to keep listeners tuned in during the festivities. There’s a Stark Talk Christmas Day special when Edi Stark interviews golden Olympian, Catherine Grainger. In the afternoon Christmas Classics brings an array of festive musical classics from the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and Jamie MacDougall on the stage of the Music Hall, Aberdeen. On Hogmanay,Tutti Frutti 25 Years On looks back at the iconic television show with some of the leading figures, including John Byrne, Katy Murphy and Richard Wilson. And later, Bryan Burnett and Janice Forsyth are live from BBC Scotland’s studios in Glasgow with music to help the audience party into 2013 in style on the Hogmanay Show. Cèilidh Na Bliadhn’ Ùire 2012, BBC ALBA’s Hogmanay Ceilidh 2012, comes live from Achnagairn House, Kirkhill, by Beauly, with a whole host of great musicians including Mànran and Kathleen MacInnes. The programme also links up with the Red Hot Highland fling, Inverness city centre’s Hogmanay celebrations, for the midnight fireworks display. Presented by Kirsteen Macdonald and Derek Murray, the show will also be simulcast on BBC Radio nan Gàidheal. Donalda MacKinnon, Head of Programmes and Services, said: “There’s a great variety of programming to keep our viewers and listeners entertained throughout the holiday season. Audiences come to BBC Scotland in big numbers on Hogmanay and our line-up this year will provide plenty of laughs, nostalgia and uplifting music to provide extra fizz to the party atmosphere across the country.” Further information: Jim Gough SATURDAY 22 DECEMBER TELEVISION & RADIO HIGHLIGHTS / BBC WEEK 52 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Scottish Premier League - Celtic v Ross County Saturday 22 December BBC ALBA, 5.30 – 7.30pm As live action from the Scottish Premier League as Celtic host Ross County at Celtic Park, Glasgow. Gary McQueen SUNDAY 23 DECEMBER TELEVISION & RADIO HIGHLIGHTS / BBC WEEK 52 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Watching Ourselves: Swashbuckled, Prog 1/3 NEW Sunday 23 December BBC One Scotland, 6.30-7.00pm This first episode of a new run of the series which celebrates 60 years of television revisits the heyday of the Scottish historical drama, awash with swordfights, skullduggery, dangerous horse stunts and dodgy wigs. Among the contributors are famous actors including Michael Gambon, Brian Cox, Iain Glen and Billy Connolly. Presented by Greg Hemphill, Watching Ourselves is a Hop Scotch Films production for BBC Scotland Jim Gough MONDAY 24 DECEMBER TELEVISION & RADIO HIGHLIGHTS /BBC WEEK 52 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Christmas Celebration, Prog 1/1 NEW Monday 24 December – Christmas Eve BBC One Scotland, 11.45pm-0.30am Sally Magnusson introduces a celebration of Christmas from one of Scotland’s most historic venues – The Church of the Holy Rude, Stirling. The Massed Male Voice Choir of Scotland and tenor Iain Milne sing favourite carols including Silent Night, O Come All Ye Faithful, Hark the Herald and O Holy Night. Famous Scottish actress Juliet Cadzow performs seasonal readings and the Big Noise Orchestra from Raploch join in the fun with spirited renderings of Frosty the Snowman and Carol of the Drum. Jim Gough _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Old MacDonald’s Farm, Prog 1/1 NEW Monday 24 December – Christmas Eve BBC Two Scotland, 5.35-6.15pm Sally Magnusson narrates the story of Donald and Christine MacDonald, a Scottish couple who moved with their two young daughters to Zambia to live a comfortable ex-pat life, but ended up fostering 27 street boys in their own home…all at the same time.