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Unstoppable: Sean Scully And The Art Of Everything
Episode 30-06-2020
A year in the life of abstract artist Sean Scully, one of the world’s richest painters. Little known at home but a superstar abroad, Sean flies around the world to open 15 ...
30-06-2020
BBC 2
Sean Connery: In His Own Words
Episode 31-10-2020
Featuring archive interviews with Sean Connery from over 50 years in the business. Friends, actors and directors including Robert Carlyle, Dougray Scott, Laurence Fishburne, Ter ...
31-10-2020
BBC 4
Sean Lock: Keep It Light
Sean Lock: Keep It Light
Sean keeps the tone light and funny, as he talks about the price of cinema food, accusations of him having a mid-life crisis, his behaviour on the internet and jewellery heists
06-08-2019
Channel 4
Scotland - The New Wild
Series 1: Episode 2
More than 80 per cent of Scotland’s population live in the Lowlands, a vast swathe of the country stretching from Aberdeenshire in the north east to the border with Englan ...
07-11-2024
BBC 2
Frankie Boyle's Tour Of Scotland
Series 1: 3. Glasgow To Ayr
Frankie heads south, travelling from his hometown of Glasgow to his stand-up show in the west-coast seaside town of Ayr. Along the way, he explores what it feels to 'belong' to ...
05-09-2022
BBC 2
A Northern Soul
Episode 06-12-2018
Director Sean McAllister returns to his hometown, Hull, as curator of its UK City of Culture opening. Back living with his 90-year-old parents and reflecting on changes to a cit ...
06-12-2018
BBC 2
Scotland From The Sky
Series 2: Coast
A return of the series where presenter Jamie Crawford explores Scotland from above, using stunningly beautiful aerial images to uncover fascinating stories from Scotland’s ...
06-03-2024
BBC 2
Frankie Boyle's Tour Of Scotland
Series 1: 1. Aberdeen To Oban
Frankie Boyle travels from Aberdeen to Oban to explore how Scotland’s landscape has shaped the nation’s history and meets people who live off the land today. It is a ...
15-08-2022
BBC 2
Coming Oot! A Fabulous History Of Gay Scotland
Episode 28-05-2024
Celebrating the postwar history of Scotland's gay community which, over 70 years, has seen gay men and lesbians transform from Scotland's pariahs to Scotland's pride. Using a ri ...
28-05-2024
BBC 2
Scotland’s Sacred Islands With Ben Fogle
Series 2: Episode 1
Setting off for Arran and Holy Isle, Ben sails from the busy port of Ardrossan on Scotland’s west coast and takes the short ferry trip across the Firth of Clyde to the bea ...
10-08-2025
BBC 1
Scotland - The New Wild
Series 1: Episode 3
The Highlands are a vast landscape covering much of Scotland. Dominated by mighty hills, glens, lochs, rivers and forests, it’s a landscape that has been heavily altered b ...
13-11-2024
BBC 2
Scotland - The New Wild
Series 1: Episode 1
Nearly 800 islands lie off the coast of Scotland, and these are some of the most biodiverse places in the country where the mix of low intensity agriculture, wild spaces and a d ...
06-11-2024
BBC 2
Scotland From The Sky
Series 3: Episode 2
Presenter James Crawford takes to the air to discover how the wild landscapes of Scotland influence our sporting lives. He travels to the volcanic landmark Ailsa Craig on the tr ...
12-03-2024
BBC 2
Scotland From The Sky
Series 1: Episode 3
The last episode of the landmark series, Scotland from the Sky, explores how aerial photography has revealed Scotland's hidden ancient past and uncovered secrets buried right be ...
05-03-2024
BBC 2
Our Lives
Series 9: Downhill Highs
Eight years ago, mountain biker Sean Green set himself an immense challenge - to take his bike up and down all of Scotland’s highest mountains, the Munros. This documentar ...
08-08-2025
BBC 2
Grand Tours Of Scotland's Lochs
Series 3: 6. Lost In A Landscape
The last programme of the series sees Paul travelling hopefully from the shores of Loch Hope to the glorious and lonely expanse of Sandwood Bay on the far north west of Scotland ...
30-08-2025
BBC 2
Billy Connolly: Made In Scotland
Series 1: Episode 2
In British comedy there is a line in the sand and that line is Billy Connolly. Before he found fame on an international level, British comedy was an end-of-the-pier kind of affa ...
27-08-2025
BBC 2
Scotland’s Sacred Islands With Ben Fogle
Series 2: Episode 2
Ben takes a tiny passenger ferry from mainland Argyll down the length of Loch Sween to arrive on Islay.\n\nWhile the island is famed for its whisky - the island has more distill ...
17-08-2025
BBC 1
Grand Tours Of Scotland's Rivers
Series 1: 5. Going The Distance
This Grand Tour begins in the hills above Glen Clova, on a mountainous plateau known as the Mounth. Following the South Esk downstream, Paul enters picturesque Corrie Fee, where ...
12-05-2025
BBC 2
Alex Salmond: The Man Who Changed Scotland
Episode 30-10-2024
Those who knew him remember the man whose dream it was to lead Scotland to independence. This hour-long documentary looks back on the life and times of Alex Salmond, from his ea ...
30-10-2024
BBC 2
Grand Tours Of Scotland's Rivers
Series 1 (60-minute Versions): Episode 3
This Grand Tour begins in the hills above Glen Clova, on a mountainous plateau known as The Mounth. Following the South Esk downstream, Paul enters picturesque Corrie Fee, where ...
08-07-2024
BBC 2
Scotland From The Sky
Series 2: 3. Our Working Lives
In this film, Jamie Crawford uses remarkable aerial images to find out how the Scots have harnessed our precious natural resources to power the country's industry. He combines o ...
08-03-2024
BBC 2
Scotland From The Sky
Series 2: Living Off The Land
In this edition, Jamie Crawford uses aerial images to discover how the Scots have lived off the land over the centuries. He combines old aerial photographs with present-day dron ...
07-03-2024
BBC 2
Scotland From The Sky
Series 1: Episode 2
Presenter James Crawford reveals how planners and architects took to Scotland's skies after World War II and used the god's-eye view in their mission to redesign towns and citie ...
04-03-2024
BBC 2
Scotland From The Sky
Series 1: Episode 1
In the first episode of this landmark BBC Scotland series, presenter James Crawford discovers how the magical combination of powered flight and photography sparked a revolution ...
01-03-2024
BBC 2
Scotland: Rome's Final Frontier
Episode 27-11-2022
Were the ancient Scottish tribes too much for the Roman Empire? Or was Scotland simply not worth conquering? Archaeologist Dr Fraser Hunter looks back on three centuries of cont ...
27-11-2022
BBC 4
Frankie Boyle's Tour Of Scotland
Series 1: 2. Edinburgh To Aberdeen
In this episode, Frankie Boyle travels from Edinburgh to Aberdeen and explores Scotland’s complicated relationship with language. In Edinburgh, he joins the crowds of the ...
22-08-2022
BBC 2
Grand Tours Of Scotland
Ben Nevis - It's Not Switzerland
Paul Murton travels the to the icy summit of Britain's highest and most wintery mountain, Ben Nevis, to discover how Scotland was first promoted as a winter holiday destination. ...
01-05-2021
BBC 4
Grand Tours Of Scotland's Lochs
Series 3 Compilations: 3. The People’s Lochs And A Double Life
Paul sails along a much-loved route through the Kyles of Bute to Dunoon, discovering a secret history of WW2 bouncing bombs along the way.\n\nFrom Dunoon and its connections wit ...
23-04-2021
BBC 2
Grand Tours Of Scotland's Lochs
Series 3 Compilations: 2. A Less Travelled Road And A Mystical Journey
In this programme, Paul follows in the footsteps of Bonnie Prince Charlie, exploring the lesser-known lochs along the west coast of Scotland.\n\nLanding at Glenuig, he makes his ...
16-04-2021
BBC 2
Artworks Scotland
Gerry Rafferty: Right Down The Line
Gerry Rafferty, who died in January 2011, was one of Scotland's best loved singer/songwriters, famous around the world for hits such as Baker Street and Stuck in the Middle With ...
04-01-2021
BBC 4
Grand Tours Of Scotland's Lochs
Series 1: 6. An Enchanted Land
In the final programme in the series, Paul explores some lochs close to Scotland's densely populated central belt. Starting on the banks of the most famous lake in Scotland - th ...
06-11-2019
BBC 2
Grand Tours Of Scotland
Series 3: 1. Scotland In Miniature - The Isle Of Arran
Paul Murton travels around one of Scotland's best-loved holiday destinations, the Isle of Arran, known as 'Scotland in miniature'. Paul sets off to explore this diverse island t ...
14-07-2019
BBC 4
Scotland's Einstein: James Clerk Maxwell - The Man Who Changed The World
Episode 02-08-2018
Professor Iain Stewart reveals the story behind the Scottish physicist who was Einstein's hero - James Clerk Maxwell. Maxwell's discoveries not only inspired Einstein, but they ...
02-08-2018
BBC 4
Scotland's Art Revolution: The Maverick Generation
Episode 16-07-2018
In summer 2014, Scotland was hosting one of the most ambitious celebrations of contemporary art ever staged. Featuring over 100 artists in 60 venues across the country, Generati ...
16-07-2018
BBC 4
Grand Tours Of Scotland's Rivers
Series 1: 3. A Bountiful River
Paul explores the lower reaches of the river Spey - Scotland’s third longest river, famous for its forests, whisky distilleries and salmon - as it flows north towards the ...
12-11-2025
BBC 2
Grand Tours Of Scotland's Rivers
Series 1: 2. The Past Reimagined
Paul Murton explores the upper reaches of the river Spey - Scotland’s third longest river - from its source in the wilds of Badenoch to Broomhill, halfway down. He hears s ...
09-10-2025
BBC 2
Grand Tours Of Scotland's Rivers
Series 3: 6. A Highland River
Paul explores the River Oykel in Sutherland from its source in Assynt to the Dornoch Firth and the sea. He learns about the loneliest and highest war grave in Scotland, tries fo ...
01-10-2025
BBC 2
Grand Tours Of Scotland's Rivers
Series 3: 2. From Gold Mountain To The Silvery Tay
Paul explores the upper reaches of the mighty River Tay, beginning with a flight in a microlight over the river’s source, high above Ben Lui. Returning to earth, Paul goes ...
03-09-2025
BBC 2
Billy Connolly: Made In Scotland
Series 1: Episode 1
In British comedy there is a line in the sand and that line is Billy Connolly. Before he found fame on an international level, British comedy was an end-of-the-pier kind of affa ...
26-08-2025
BBC 2
Grand Tours Of Scotland's Lochs
Series 3: 5. A Double Life
Paul Murton’s loch-hopping journey across Scotland reaches the quiet lochs of the Borders, where he learns dog handling techniques at a school for sheep dogs, and then hea ...
23-08-2025
BBC 2
Grand Tours Of Scotland's Rivers
Series 2: 6. It's A 'saer Fecht'
This surprising grand tour follows the river Ythan in rural Aberdeenshire, which flows through a landscape of wheat fields and haunted castles and on to a coast rich in wildlife ...
21-08-2025
BBC 2
Sky High Club: Scotland And Beyond
Series 1: Episode 1
Robbie is the youngest pilot to become a captain in the UK. Now 25, he has the dream job and the dream girl, but there is one small problem: he lives in Edinburgh, and she lives ...
29-07-2025
BBC 3
Grand Tours Of Scotland's Lochs
Series 4 Compilations: 3. Beneath The Surface And The Forgotten Lands
Paul’s loch-hopping journey starts in the west, on a wild and windswept stretch of Loch Hourn. Travelling inland, he reaches the sheltered Loch Quoich, where he hears tale ...
25-05-2025
BBC 2
Grand Tours Of Scotland's Lochs
Series 3: 2. A Mystical Journey
Paul starts in the hills above Stathpeffer on the waters of Loch Ussie, famous for its connections with the Brahan Seer, who predicted future calamities. Here he meets musician ...
05-05-2025
BBC 2
Grand Tours Of Scotland's Lochs
Series 4 Compilations: 1. Where Myths Are Made And A Fyne Tour
Paul explores the lochs of Skye. He hears tales of the singer Donovan and his dream of a hippy colony. He then goes in search of a Viking ship canal, before tackling one of the ...
18-12-2024
BBC 2
Scotland’s Sacred Islands With Ben Fogle
Series 1: 4. Shetland
At the end of his spiritual journey across Scotland’s Sacred Isles, Ben Fogle visits six islands across Shetland.\n\nOn the beautiful and uninhabited St Ninian’s Isl ...
03-11-2024
BBC 1
Grand Tours Of Scotland's Lochs
Series 4 Compilations: 2. Across The Moors And The Land Of Giants
Paul discovers a forgotten German PoW camp from WWI before walking to the Blackwater Dam – built 100 years ago by the last of the navvies. Afterwards, a trek across the mo ...
04-10-2024
BBC 2
Grand Tours Of Scotland's Rivers
Series 1 (60-minute Versions): Episode 2
This Grand Tour begins high on Scotland’s mountainous watershed and follows the turbulent River Garry through the central highlands. On the way, Paul hears tales of the cl ...
28-08-2024
BBC 2
Scotland From The Sky
Series 3: Episode 3
Presenter James Crawford takes to the air to uncover some remarkable forgotten histories, travelling back in time to our ancient past. He begins his journey with Scotland's lost ...
13-03-2024
BBC 2