BBC Scotland

Our base in Glasgow has been turned into a giant studio for tonight's BBC Scotland News election programmes. Pacific Quay is one of the largest, permanent Augmented Reality graphics areas in the world, and AR will be on full display tonight. Don't miss our coverage from 9.55pm - we'll be live on BBC One Scotland, BBC Scotland, BBC Radio Scotland and BBC Radio nan Gàidheal. You can also follow our live BBC Scotland news page.

🎉 BBC Scotland's Murder Trial: The Killing of Dr Brenda Page won the award for Best Documentary Programme at the Broadcast Digital Awards 2024, receiving fantastic praise from the judges. Congratulations to Firecrest Films and the entire team for this incredible achievement. The compelling two-part documentary is available to watch now on BBC iPlayer: https://lnkd.in/eHCbMpg4 #BDA2024

And action 🎬 Filming begins in Scotland for new six-part comedy series Only Child! Commissioned by BBC Comedy and BBC Scotland for BBC One and BBC iPlayer, the Happy Tramp North production stars Scottish comedy legends Gregor Fisher and Greg McHugh as father and son. McHugh plays Richard, an only child and budding actor, who travels back to his family home in Scotland to look after his ageing dad Ken, played by Fisher. Filming is taking place in Glasgow and locations in the North East of Scotland this summer. ℹ Find out more: https://lnkd.in/et8DDpuq

BBC Scotland Director Steve Carson to stand down. Read more here - https://bbc.in/4blr98g

Our election presenters are getting ready for the big night this week. Martin Geissler, Kirsty Wark, David Wallace Lockhart and Laura Miller tell us why they’re excited about bringing you all the updates on Thursday night into Friday morning. You can read more about their preparations and roles on the night here - https://bbc.in/45UgGja

Over 50 independent production companies based in Scotland attended our supplier briefing at City Halls this week, hosted by BBC Scotland’s commissioning team, lead by Louise Thornton.  The briefing outlined our commissioning strategy over the next year across all platforms, highlighting in particular, co-commission opportunities for content development and production within the Daytime, Entertainment and Factual genres across the BBC network.  Speaking about the event Louise Thornton, Head of Commissioning said “We work with Scotland’s independent production sector on a daily basis but it’s hugely important for us to host these briefings…they bring everyone together and allows us to set out our stall in terms of what we’re looking for content-wise but also gives us the opportunity to discuss market trends and reinforce our commitment to the industry through the various initiatives we partner on that support and develop emerging talent in Scotland.  We know our audiences love high impact content that has a sense of place and amazing storytelling at its heart and we know we are lucky enough to work with some of the best in the business when it comes to developing and delivering in this space. We’re excited to see what ideas our briefing will generate.” More info on our BBC Scotland commissioning process here - https://lnkd.in/g7V7Kaic

🎉 The Royal Television Society Scotland Awards took place last night, and it was a fantastic year for BBC Scotland and for BBC content made and commissioned in Scotland, with awards picked up across the board! Huge congratulations to the talented teams involved 👏 Check out the full list of RTS Scotland Awards 2024 winners: https://lnkd.in/enZ5Ynpp

🏆🏡 The finale of the 2024 series of Scotland’s Home of the Year aired on Monday evening, revealing the winner from a shortlist of six outstanding finalists from across Scotland. To celebrate, BBC Scotland hosted a special screening at the Grosvenor Picture Theatre in Glasgow. The event featured a Q&A with the SHOTY judges – interior designers Anna Campbell-Jones and Banjo Beale, and architect Danny Campbell. Anne McAlpine, the voice of SHOTY, led the Q&A, where the judges shared series highlights, behind-the-scenes secrets, and insights into their deliberation process. Catch the full series on BBC iPlayer and discover more about the SHOTY 2024 winner and why it earned the coveted title: https://lnkd.in/eQtRmq7K

Fantastic opportunity at BBC Scotland to join BBC The Social/The LAB as a Researcher. ⬇

Head of News and Current Affairs at BBC Scotland, Gary Smith, outlines our plans for coverage during the General Election campaign. Read more here - https://bbc.in/3VzDW2k