BBC Scotland (BBC Alba in Gaelic) 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. Currently based at Queen Margaret Drive in Glasgow, new Scottish headquarters and studios are being built for them at Pacific Quay, on the south bank of the Clyde, where they will be beside the new stv headquarters and the Glasgow Science Centre. 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 and Inverness. 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. They perform regularly throughout Scotland and around the world.^[1] Image File history File links Bbcscotlandlogo. ... BBC Alba is the Gaelic name for Scotlands national television broadcaster, BBC Scotland Television. ... Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) is a member of the Goidelic branch of Celtic languages. ... The British Broadcasting Corporation, invariably known as the BBC (and also informally known as the Beeb or Auntie) is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world, employing 26,000 staff in the UK alone and with a budget of £4 billion. ... Public broadcasting is a form of public service broadcasting (PSB) intended to serve the diverse needs of the listening public. ... Motto: , traditionally rendered in Scots as Wha daur meddle wi me?[1] and in English as No one provokes me with impunity. ... London (pronounced ) is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see Glasgow (disambiguation). ... The River Clyde, looking eastwards upstream, as it passes beneath the Kingston Bridge in Central Glasgow. ... STV is the brand used by both ITV contractors in Northern and Central Scotland, formerly known as Grampian TV and Scottish TV respectively. ... The Glasgow Science Centre and the Glasgow Tower The Glasgow Science Centre is a major science and technology museum located in Glasgow, Scotland. ... The Scottish Parliaments logo in English and Gaelic. ... For other uses, see Aberdeen (disambiguation). ... Dundee (Scottish Gaelic: ) is the fourth largest city in Scotland with a population of 143,090. ... Inverness (Inbhir Nis in Scottish Gaelic) is the only city in the Highland council area and the Highlands of Scotland. ...

BBC Scotland's main rival is stv (formerly Scottish Television & Grampian Television), though despite the name does not in fact broadcast throughout Scotland. Its transmissions are confined to the main population centres of the Central and Northern Scotland while Border Television (ITV1 Border) covers the south. STV is the brand used by both ITV contractors in Northern and Central Scotland, formerly known as Grampian TV and Scottish TV respectively. ... Scottish Television is Scotlands largest independent television franchisee, and has held the ITV franchise for Central Scotland since 31 August 1957. ... Grampian Television is the ITV franchisee for the North of Scotland, based in Aberdeen. ... Border Television is the ITV franchisee for the border region between England and Scotland (including the south of Scotland, much of Cumbria and the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed), and also the Crown Dependency of the Isle of Man. ... ITV1 is the name, in England, Wales and the Scottish borders, for a terrestrial, free-to-air television channel, broadcast in the United Kingdom by the ITV network. ...

Television

BBC Scotland co-ordinates two of the country's five public television stations: BBC One Scotland and BBC Two Scotland Scotland has five public terrestrial television stations. ...

• 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 really little more than 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.

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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 Eorpa and Dotaman, under the banner BBC Alba.
BBC Scotland also produces the Scottish opt-out sections of national UK 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. ^[2] Broadcast News redirects here. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Gaelic as an adjective means pertaining to the Gaels, whether to their language or their culture. ... BBC Alba is the Gaelic name for Scotlands national television broadcaster, BBC Scotland Television. ... Pudsey is the teddy bear logo of Children in Need, created by designer Joanna Ball and named after Balls home town, Pudsey, in West Yorkshire, England. ... // Information processing In information processing, output is the process of transmitting information by an object (verb usage). ...

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)
• Chewin' the Fat (1999-2002 - Hogmanay specials still produced)
• The Karen Dunbar Show (2003-present)
• 24/7 (????-present)
• The Adventure Show (2005-present)
• Artworks Scotland (????-present)
• Beechgrove Garden (1978-present)
• Frontline Scotland (????-present)
• Hogmanay Live (????-present)
• Holyrood Live (1999-present)
• Landward (????-present)
• The Music Show (2005-present)
• Politics Scotland (????-present)
• Scotland on Film (????-present)

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Selected BBC Scotland programming for the UK

The following are selected BBC Scotland-produced or -commissioned programmes networked across the UK:

• 55 Degrees North (2004-present)
• Balamory (2003-2005)
• Castle in the Country (2005-present)
• Comedy Connections (2003-present)
• Film 2006 with Jonathan Ross (1972-present)
• Me Too! (2006-present)
• Monarch of the Glen (1999-2005)
• Raven (2002-present)
• Restoration (2003-present)
• Sea of Souls (2004-present)
• Still Game (2002-present)
• Shoebox Zoo (2004-present)
• T in the Park (1994-present)

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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 Scotland, and is often used as an extra frequency for Sportsound's coverage of multiple SPL football matches.

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 regional talent. The Radio 1 Session in Scotland is presented by Vic Galloway.^[3] BBC Radio Scotland is the BBCs national radio network for Scotland, broadcasting since 1976 on 92-95 FM and 810 medium wave. ... BBC Radio nan Gàidheal is the BBCs Scottish Gaelic language station. ... BBC Radio 1 is a British radio station operated by the BBC, specialising in popular music aimed at the 16-24 age bracket. ... Motto: , traditionally rendered in Scots as Wha daur meddle wi me?[1] and in English as No one provokes me with impunity. ... Motto: (Welsh for Wales forever) Anthem: Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau Capital Cardiff Largest city Cardiff Official language(s) English, Welsh Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Rhodri Morgan AM Unification    - by Gruffudd ap Llywelyn 1056  Area    - Total 20,779 km² (3rd in... Motto: [citation needed] (French for God and my right)2 Anthem: UK: God Save the Queen Regional: (de facto) Londonderry Air Capital Belfast Largest city Belfast Official language(s) English (de facto), Irish, Ulster Scots 3, NI Sign Language Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair... Michael Vic Galloway (born 4th August, 1972, Muscat, Oman) is a musician and DJ on BBC Radio Scotland and BBC Radio 1, Vic presents a self-titled show on Radio Scotland (formerly known as Air) every Monday from 8:05pm-10pm and does the Scotland Radio 1 programme Thursdays from...

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.

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See also

• BBC
• Reporting Scotland
• Newsnight Scotland
• River City
• Monarch of the Glen
• Sea of Souls
• Chewin' the Fat
• Still Game
• Only an Excuse?
• Fully Booked
• Rab C. Nesbitt
• Hamish Macbeth

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References

1. ^ BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra - About the Orchestra
2. ^ BBC Scotland Television
3. ^ BBC Radio 1 - Vic Galloway

External links

• BBC Scotland at bbc.co.uk