1840 and another ship crashes on the rocks of an almost deserted island in Scotland. Three sailors survive the wreck and make it to shore where the few locals take them in as they wait for the mainland boat to come for them. But the sailors' survival story has only just started as they uncover the strange past of the once vibrant island.
A group of youngsters are shocked to discover the dangerous intentions of a pizza delivery driver.
Iain Syme returns to his family’s farmland in the Scottish Borders and attempts to sell it off to a mysterious local landowner. However, his brother Cammy, a hermit who still lives on the land, has different ideas...
Young Scottish doctor, Nicholas Garrigan decides it's time for an adventure after he finishes his formal education, so he decides to try his luck in Uganda, and arrives during the downfall of President Obote. General Idi Amin comes to power and asks Garrigan to become his personal doctor.
Displaced by the Second World War, a troop of Polish soldiers form an inseparable bond through an orphaned bear they name Wojtek.
Based on the true story of a young Scottish lad, Peter Marshall, who dreams of only going to sea but finds out there is a different future for him when he receives a "calling" from God to be a minister. He leaves Scotland and goes to America where after a few small congregations he lands the position of pastor of the Church of the Presidents in Washington, D.C. and eventually he becomes Chaplain of the U.S. Senate.
The daughter of a Scottish farmer comes of age in the early 1900s.
One of the most controversial writers of our times, join Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh as he undergoes a remarkable trip to find new meaning in his work, life and legacy.
A boy and his older brother go on a cycling trip to bond over the loss of their mother.
Documentary paying tribute to one of the most successful managers in the history of Scottish football, Walter Smith. A winner as manager for Rangers and Scotland, Walter Smith was a man whose character won respect across the hard tribal lines of our national game. Featuring rare archive, and told with interview contributions from the people who knew him best and who worked with him throughout his long and varied career, the programme explores the numerous successes at Rangers, his experiences as a manager when he headed south to Everton in the English Premiership, his leadership of the Scotland national men’s team and his sensational return to Rangers in 2007. Walter: A Life in Football follows the highs and lows of Smith’s career, exploring the characteristics that made players, fellow managers and supporters venerate him. He was genuinely loved and revered by many, including titans of the game such as Pep Guardiola and Sir Alex Ferguson.
The irreverent Scottish comedian tackles big themes like death, decline and the disappointments of middle age in her stand-up special filmed in Bristol.
A live performance premiere of the new album ‘As The Love Continues’. Filmed and recorded at the Tramway Theatre, Glasgow, and directed by Mogwai's long term collaborator Antony Crook, the broadcast will be the first opportunity to hear the new album in full.
Scottish rappers Billy Boyd and Gavin Bain reinvent themselves as West Coast Homeboys after they were signed by Sony.
A middle-aged doctor has an affair with the student actor she's housing during the Edinburgh Festival.
Award-winning stand-up comedian Mark Nelson’s triumphant homecoming gig in the sold-out Theatre Royal in Dumfries. From growing up in the south west of Scotland in the 90s and bringing his wife back to the city to revisit the nightclubs of his youth, to becoming a family man on the road to middle age, Mark delivers a barrage of jokes detailing his life through the ages and the challenges facing modern Scotland. Outrageous punchlines are surrounded by sharp observations, which have the packed theatre in stitches from beginning to end.
A couple's relationship falls apart under the pressures of city life and their personal demons. Can they work through their issues, face their fears and realise they are meant to be together?
Star of BBC Scotland's Up For It! and BBC Radio Scotland, Ashley Storrie returns to the Fringe with a raw and hysterical show about mental health and the ways she uses humour to overcome her pain.
Nicole and Matt move into a new flat, but are quickly disturbed by their party going neighbours which causes them to evaluate their relationship when they notice their differences.
Cowboy, a young transgender man, flees his hometown in search of a new beginning but the shadows of his past trail closely behind him.
Jack, Victor, and Winston are old-age pensioners who live in a tower block outside Glasgow. One day, the lift breaks down, leaving them stuck in Victor's flat—where they talk about sex, death, family, and neds. Oh, and on the subject of money: Is Victor really as skint as he says he is?