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| Headquarters | Pacific Quay, Glasgow (previously Queen Margaret Drive) |
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| Broadcast area |  Scotland |
| TV Stations | BBC One Scotland BBC Two Scotland |
| Radio Stations in this area |
BBC Radio Scotland BBC Radio nan Gàidheal |
| Websites | www.bbc.co.uk/scotland |
BBC Scotland (Gaelic: BBC Alba) is a constituent part of the British Broadcasting Corporation, the publicly-funded broadcaster of the United Kingdom. It is, in effect, the national broadcaster for Scotland, having a considerable amount of autonomy from the BBC's London headquarters. Formerly based at Queen Margaret Drive in Glasgow, since April 2007 it has begun to move into its new Scottish headquarters and studios at Pacific Quay, on the south bank of the River Clyde, beside the new STV headquarters and the Glasgow Science Centre. BBC Scotland completed its move to Pacific Quay in August 2007.[1] BBC Scotland also has offices including a newsroom, small television studio, and radio studios near to the Scottish Parliament, plus an office inside the Parliament building itself. There are also broadcasting centres in Aberdeen, Dundee, Inverness and Dumfries. The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra was resident at BBC Scotland's Queen Margaret Drive base until 2006, when it moved to new premises in the city centre. The orchestra performs regularly throughout Scotland and around the world.[2] BBC Scotland's main rival is STV (formerly Scottish Television and Grampian Television), which, despite the name, does not in fact broadcast throughout the country. STV's transmissions are confined to the main population centres of central and northern Scotland, while Border Television (ITV1 Border) covers the south.
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Television
BBC Scotland co-ordinates two of the country's five public television stations: BBC One Scotland and BBC Two Scotland
- BBC One Scotland is the broadcaster's flagship station and offers a mixture of home-grown comedy, drama, news and current affairs programmes, as well as providing viewers with the main output from the BBC's UK network.
- BBC Two Scotland is an opt-out of the UK's BBC Two network. Daily opt-outs include regular news bulletins and a variety of Gaelic children's, youth, current affairs programming and coverage of the devolved Scottish Parliament.
Programming
As well as producing programming for Scotland, as the largest of the BBC's "Nations & Regions", BBC Scotland also produces television programming intended for the UK network. Flagship programmes for Scotland include the nightly news programmes Reporting Scotland and Newsnight Scotland, drama in the form of River City and Monarch of the Glen, and sports programming in the shape of Sportscene, Grandstand from Scotland and The Adventure Show. BBC Scotland also produces Gaelic programming, such as Eòrpa and Dotaman, under the banner BBC Alba. BBC Scotland also produces the Scottish opt-out sections of UK-wide programmes such as The Politics Show and Children in Need. Output for the UK network has included such recent high profile dramas as Monarch of the Glen, 55 Degrees North and Sea of Souls.[3]
Selected BBC Scotland programming for Scotland
The following are selected BBC Scotland-produced or -commissioned programmes shown in Scotland only:
- Reporting Scotland (1968-present)
- Newsnight Scotland (1999-present)
- River City (2002-present)
- Sportscene (1975-present)
- Scotch and Wry (1978-1992)
- Chewin' the Fat (1999-2002 - Hogmanay specials till 2005)
- The Karen Dunbar Show (2003-present)
- The Beechgrove Garden (1978-present)
- Hogmanay Live (1991-present)
- Frontline Scotland (1994-present)
- Legit (2007-present)
- Dear Green Place (2007-present)
- 24/7 (????-present)
- The Adventure Show (2005-present)
- Artworks Scotland (????-present)
- Holyrood Live (1999-present)
- Landward (1970s-present)
- The Music Show (2005-present)
- Politics Scotland (1999-present)
- Scotland on Film (????-present)
- videoGaiden (2005-present)
Selected BBC Scotland programming for the UK
The following are selected BBC Scotland-produced or -commissioned programmes networked across the UK:
- Balamory (2003-2005)
- Catchword (1984-1995)
- Castle in the Country (2005-present)
- Comedy Connections (2003-2007)
- Film 2007 with Jonathan Ross (1972-present)
- Hedz (2007-present)
- Me Too! (2006-present)
- Monarch of the Glen (1999-2005)
- Movie Connections (2007-present)
- Naked Video (1986 - 1992)
- National Lottery JetSet 2012 (2007-present)
- Raven (2002-present)
- Restoration (2003-present)
- Sea of Souls (2004-present)
- Still Game (2002-present)
- Shoebox Zoo (2004-present)
- The Culture Show (2006-present)
- T in the Park (1994-present)
- Your Country Needs You (2007)
- VideoGaiden (2007-present)
- Waterloo Road (2005-present)
Radio
BBC Scotland also operates the national radio networks:
- BBC Radio Scotland on 92-95 FM and 810 MW, broadcasts across Scotland and sometimes splits frequencies, with other programming, usually sport, broadcasting only on MW.
- BBC Radio nan Gàidheal on 103.5-105 FM is the Gaelic language station broadcasting across parts of Scotland, and is often used as an extra frequency for Sportsound's coverage of multiple SPL football matches.
There are also regional news opt-outs broadcasting from Aberdeen (North-East), Inverness (Highlands and Islands), Selkirk (Borders), Dumfries (South-West), Lerwick (Shetland) and Kirkwall (Orkney), with the latter two also providing extra programming for their area. BBC Scotland also takes part in the 'Regionalisation' of some of the UK-wide BBC's radio output. One example of this is on Thursday nights, when Radio 1 splits the home nations with Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland broadcasting their own shows showcasing local talent. The Radio 1 Session in Scotland is presented by Vic Galloway.[4]
Online
BBC Scotland also provides a large amount of online content specifically aimed at the Scottish user, whether they be from within Scotland, or for Scots from further afield.
- They are responsible for the Scottish News, Sport and Education portals in the main bbc.co.uk website, along with their own sections such as History, Music and information about their television and radio programmes.
- Also, BBC Scotland have begun to stream a variety of television and radio content via the BBC Scotland Player on their website. Examples of this include news and current affairs programming available on demand, live Scottish sport and trailers for upcoming programmes.
- BBC Scotland also produces the first - and still the only - video news download from within the Nations & Regions division. Called "BBC Scotland News Weekly", it contains five stories from television news across the week. It can be accessed on the BBC Scotland news website and via the podcast section of iTunes.[5]
See also
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References
- ^ "Pacific Quay", bbc.co.uk/scotland. Retrieved on 2007-08-20.
- ^ "BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra - About the Orchestra", bbc.co.uk/scotland. Retrieved on 2007-08-20.
- ^ "BBC Scotland Television", bbc.co.uk/scotland. Retrieved on 2007-08-20.
- ^ "BBC Radio 1 - Vic Galloway", bbc.co.uk. Retrieved on 2007-08-20.
- ^ "BBC Scotland News Weekly - video podcast", bbc.co.uk. Retrieved on 2007-08-20.
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| Drama | Monarch of the Glen · River City · Waterloo Road |
| Comedy | Still Game · Dear Green Place · Legit · Scotch and Wry · Chewin' the Fat · Only an Excuse? · Offside · Naked Video · Rab C. Nesbitt |
| News & current affairs | Reporting Scotland · Newsnight Scotland · Frontline Scotland · The Politics Show Scotland · Politics Scotland · Holyrood Live · 24/7 |
| History | Restoration · Scotland on Film |
| Lifestyle | Artworks Scotland · Landward · The Beechgrove Garden · videoGaiden |
| Quiz shows | National Lottery JetSet 2012 · Your Country Needs You |
| Gaelic | Cunntas · Dè a-nis? · Eòrpa · Rapal |
| Children's | Balamory · Hedz · Me Too! · Nina and the Neurons · Raven · Shoebox Zoo |
| Music | The Music Show · T in the Park · Hogmanay Live |
| Sport | Sportscene · That Was The Team That Was · The Adventure Show |
| See also: List of BBC Scotland programmes | |
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Television: BBC One Scotland · BBC Two Scotland · Gaelic Digital Service Radio: BBC Radio Scotland · BBC Radio nan Gàidheal · BBC Radio Shetland · BBC Radio Orkney See Also: BBC Alba · List of BBC Scotland programmes · Pacific Quay · Television in Scotland · BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra · The Comedy Unit |
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