BBC WEEK 28, 7 - 13 July 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 28 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ SUNDAY 8 JULY Scotland's Finest, Prog 1/1 NEW BBC One Scotland MONDAY 9 JULY Scotland’s Forgotten War, Prog 1/1 NEW BBC One Scotland TUESDAY 10 JULY Meet the Parents, Prog 4/4 LAST IN SERIES BBC Radio Scotland WEDNESDAY 11 JULY Portobello Beach, Prog 1/1 NEW BBC Radio Scotland EDITORIAL 2012 / BBC WEEK 28 Encore for piping fans as BBC Scotland streams live coverage from 'The Worlds' across the globe BBC Scotland is again going global with live streaming from the World Pipe Band Championships. For the fourth year running the broadcaster will be offering live streamed coverage from the Grade One arena of the iconic event on 11 August. The World Pipe Championships, known as 'The Worlds', will attract around 40,000 visitors and 8,000 pipers, drummers and performers to Glasgow Green. BBC Scotland has been broadcasting the event since 2006 and has made live streaming a feature of its coverage in recent years following enthusiastic feedback from lovers of traditional music across the world. Eileen Herlihy, Head of BBC Scotland's Entertainment and Events, said:'We've had a chorus of approval for our online live coverage of the event from piping fans in many countries. 'It has become an appointment to view for members of the international piping community. We know from feedback that many followers of traditional music will be hosting their own piping parties as they watch the action live from Glasgow.’ Ian Embelton, Chief Executive of The Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association, added: ‘We are delighted that the BBC have again agreed to provide this service for the many thousands of pipe band followers around the world who are unable to be in Glasgow in August’. This year's programme on BBC One Scotland presented by Jackie Bird will transmit the following weekend with commentary from respected piper Bob Worrall who has also been an adjudicator at 'The Worlds'. Full transmission details will be confirmed at a later date. On BBC Radio Scotland, Pipeline, presented by Gary West, will feature the winning performances and results in its show on August 11 at 9.05 pm. In the following week’s edition on August 18, the pipe music show will air more performances from the big event. BBC Scotland's live web coverage can be accessed on bbc.co.uk/worlds which will also host video clips on demand, available worldwide, after the event. Widely viewed as the single most important date in the calendar for pipe bands, this year the Field Marshal Montgomery Pipe Band from Belfast, will battle it out to retain their 2011 World Champions title against bands from Scotland, America, Ireland and Northern Ireland. Further information: Jim Gough SATURDAY 7 JULY TELEVISION & RADIO HIGHLIGHTS / BBC WEEK 28 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ T In The Park Saturday 7 July BBC Three, 8.00pm – 12.00am Edith Bowman and Greg James are live on day two from T In The Park on BBC Three with all the action from the Scottish festival. Highlights will include Jessie J, Gallagher, David Guetta, Emeli Sande, Two Door Cinema Club, Alabama Shakes and Amy MacDonald. Karen Higgins SUNDAY 8 JULY TELEVISION & RADIO HIGHLIGHTS / BBC WEEK 28 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Scotland's Finest NEW, Prog 1/1 Sunday, July 8 BBC One Scotland, 8.00-9.00pm For centuries, Scots have come together for epic trials of strength and speed. It was a tradition which began with the warring Highland clans and was later transformed by Queen Victoria into a pageant of technicolour tartan. Today, the Highland Games are a vibrant symbol of continuity at the centre of many small communities, not just in Scotland but in other places where members of the Scottish diaspora settled. Scottish actor Bill Paterson narrates this one-hour documentary exploring the history and characters at the heart of the Highland Games. The story begins in Ceres, the Fife village that hosts what's said to be Scotland's oldest games. It then moves on to the Highlands and the Lochcarron Games. Strength and stamina were much prized by the ancient clansmen, but their culture was suppressed in the years after Culloden. The image of the gallant Highlander was reborn in the Victorian age when the young Queen's Highland Games became the last word in fashion. Scotland's Finest looks back on the great characters that emerged from the games including Donald Dinnie who was called the greatest athlete of the Victorian era, and more recently, Bill Anderson who might well have won Olympic medals had he not been a professional athlete. The film concludes in North Carolina, at the Grandfather Mountain Highland Games. Every year, tens of thousands of Scots-Americans come to these events, some of which date back centuries to the days of the ‘Scotch Fairs’. The documentary shows that abroad, just as in Scotland, the Games continue to bring communities together, in colourful celebrations of strength, speed and song. Jim Gough _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ T In The Park Sunday 8 July BBC Three, 8.00pm – 12.15am BBC Two Scotland, 10.00 – 10.30pm The final day of this year’s T In The Park and Edith Bowman and Greg James introduce the headline act from the main stage Kasabian on BBC Three as the festival comes to a close for another year. There will also be highlights from earlier in the day including Elbow, Bombay Bicycle Club, Keane, James Morrison, Miles Kane. Edith will also be presenting highlights from the final day at Balado on BBC Two Scotland. Karen Higgins MONDAY 9 JULY TELEVISION & RADIO HIGHLIGHTS /BBC WEEK 28 Scotland’s Forgotten War, NEW, Prog 1/1 Monday 9 July BBC One Scotland, 10.35 – 11.05 pm Sixty years ago Britain was a country of rationing and poverty. It had recently emerged from the ravages of World War Two and hadn’t the stomach for another. But in a distant Asian peninsula over 60,000 British soldiers were already embroiled in a savage conflict…enduring a harsh environment of brutal cold and searing heat. In 1950, communist North Korea had invaded the American backed, and strategically crucial, South. With Russia pulling the strings of the northern army and later China providing massive manpower, America was forced to call for help from the United Nations. Among the thousands of British soldiers sent to Korea were large numbers of Scots infantrymen from the Argylls, Black Watch and Kings Own Scottish Borderers. The war caused more British deaths than the Afghan, Iraq and Falklands wars combined. Six decades after the conflict Jackie Bird investigates why one of the biggest conflicts of the 20th century has slipped from public memory. She discovers a personal connection to the conflict and traces what happened to one of its forgotten victims. She also travels to Korea with some of the surviving Scottish veterans on an emotional journey to reclaim their past. Although their numbers are dwindling with the passage of time, many of the Korean War veterans still have to come to terms with a war the rest of the country has apparently largely forgotten. Jim Gough _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Trusadh: Island Pipers Monday 9 July BBC ALBA, 9.00 – 10.00pm Three islands steeped in piping tradition - the Isle of Lewis, the Isle of Skye and the Uists – come under the spotlight. From their solo piping to the pipe bands, these traditions are an important part of each of the island communities. Cailean Maclean travels the length and breadth of the Western Isles and Skye to look at how the islands' piping heritages have evolved. In both Skye and Uist the historic dynastic traditions of great piping families played an important early role, from the MacCrimmons and MacArthurs of Skye, to the Macdonalds of Clan Ranald, to the Macintyres of Uist. In Lewis and the other islands by the start of the 20th century, military service and the emergence of the Piping Society was starting to grow a new body of island pipers. The programme investigates the legacy of the great proponents of piping such as John Morrison of Assynt, Donald Macleod and Donald Maclean, all with military backgrounds, and who played a pivotal role in the development of the islands' piping fraternities. The programme features footage of all the Island bands in the recent Meeting of the Bands event, which saw these bands perform in Stornoway and Harris alongside former world champions St Laurence O'Toole of Dublin. Gary McQueen / Laura Maddison TUESDAY 10 JULY TELEVISION & RADIO HIGHLIGHTS / BBC WEEK 28 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ River City Tuesday 10 July BBC One Scotland, 8.00 – 9.00pm bbc.co.uk/rivercity This week in Shieldinch…Robbie’s on his own as he faces his attackers in court; Leyla’s resolve is tested by Miriam; and Scarlett’s interfering annoys Stella. Robbie is a day away from facing his attackers in court and it’s clear he is extremely nervous. He wishes he had Will’s support but as Will worked on the case, he has to keep his distance from Robbie. As the day goes on Robbie starts taking out his frustration on Will and they begin arguing. Will pushes Robbie aside but the force of his push sees Robbie wounding his arm on a door frame. Will insists he didn’t mean it but Robbie is concerned. Meanwhile, Deek is less than impressed when he finds out Will won’t be supporting Robbie in court and so the next day he turns up to be there for his friend.