Bill Paterson narrates coverage of the 2016 Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo, which features acts and performers from around the world. Show more
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From Edinburgh Castle, the 2015 Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo marks the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Britain. Narrated by Bill Paterson. Show more
Bill Paterson narrates coverage of the 2017 Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo, which features acts and performers from around the world. Show more
Physician Gavin Francis leads us round a cultural map of the body: the mysterious liver, essential to life, capable of regeneration. From 2015. Show more
Physician Gavin Francis leads us round a cultural map of the body: the foot, a unique marvel of engineering. From 2015. Show more
Documentary celebrating the 70th anniversary of Glasgow's innovative Citizens Theatre and looking back at seven decades of pioneering productions. Show more
A Good Read
Bill Paterson and Tom Chatfield
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Actor Bill Paterson and tech philosopher Tom Chatfield talk about books they love with Harriett Gilbert. Works by Christopher Hitchens and Terry Pratchett are on the table. Show more
Contemporary comedy following the lives of five people as they prepare to vie for the 2009 Cup O'Kindness, the trophy awarded to the champion in Robert Burns poetry recital. Show more
Ford Kiernan and a legion of fans celebrate the anarchic humour of The Dandy, the classic Scottish comic that has just ceased publication after 75 years. Show more
From the unique setting of the Esplanade of Edinburgh Castle, the 2014 Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo celebrates the Year of Homecoming with a cast of more than 1000. Show more
The 2019 Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo celebrates the kaleidoscope, featuring colourful talent from around the world on the magnificent esplanade of Edinburgh Castle. Show more
Physician Gavin Francis leads us round a cultural map of the body: he starts with the brain. From 2015. Show more
Physician Gavin Francis leads us round a cultural map of the body: facial muscles and our emotional lives. From 2015. Show more
Physician Gavin Francis leads us round a cultural map of the body: arms - part of our body, and weapons of war. From 2015. Show more
Profile of architecture critic Ian Nairn who led a blistering attack on the soulless destruction of Britain by shoddy post-war planners, but who was a flawed, troubled character. Show more
Christopher William Hill's drama about driving lessons and friendships. Starring Samantha Spiro, Bill Paterson and Alison Steadman. Show more
Nat (Samantha Spiro) is determined to pass her driving test but her mother Suki (Alison Steadman) suspects that at some subconscious level she may not want to pass. Show more
Nat's mother Suki (Alison Steadman) and her driving instructor Ken (Bill Paterson) meet for the first time, with predictably chaotic results. Show more
Nat (Samantha Spiro) invites her driving instructor Ken (Bill Paterson) back to her house for an illuminating, if somewhat inedible, meal. Show more
A Play, A Pie & A Pint
The Documentary
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Scotland
Documentary celebrating the 10th anniversary of the groundbreaking lunchtime theatre at Oran Mor, a renovated former church in the West End of Glasgow. Show more