Midsummer Live

A Summer In Europe

June 2025 •English

I went on a 5 week trip through Switzerland, Italy & Croatia, my first big trip in over 18 months.

Volcano Live

June 2025 •English

Find out about the awesome power of volcanoes in some of the most geologically active places on Earth.

La Suisse des lacs

June 2025 •French

Andrew Marr's Great Scots: The Writers Who Shaped a Nation

June 2025 •English

Andrew Marr explores the lives and works of the Scottish writers who helped define a national identity over the last three centuries.

Billy Connolly's Great American Trail

June 2025 •English

Billy Connolly goes far off the beaten track into the places you’ve heard of but have rarely seen, as he follows the migratory trail of the Scots through America, starting in New York and finishing in the heart of America, Nashville, Tennessee.

Jubilee

June 2025 •English

KET’s Jubilee series features the performances of nationally known artists and popular local musicians at summer folk music festivals in Kentucky. Since its premiere in 1996, Jubilee has presented an eclectic mix of traditional and contemporary bluegrass, blues, folk, gospel, and other forms of music from around the world to your backyard.

Wild About Pandas

June 2025 •English

David Tennant narrates the story of giant pandas Tian Tian and Yang Guang, who arrived in the UK in December 2011 to be resettled in Edinburgh Zoo for the next decade. The program also follows the zoo's vet and head keeper as they travel to China to see how giant pandas are cared for in their homeland, and head keeper Alison visits a remote panda reserve in Wolong to witness the efforts to reintroduce the creatures back into the wild.

Scotland's Home of the Year

June 2025 •English

Take a peek inside some of the country's most stunning properties, as three judges travel the length and breadth of the nation in search of Scotland's Home of the Year. Architect Michael Angus, interior designer Anna Campbell-Jones, and lifestyle blogger Kate Spiers will visit some truly unique homes over the course of the series, looking for stand-out design and impressive interiors. From Arran to Aberdeen and Boat of Garten to Coupar Angus, there's a vast array of property styles to consider, from renovated period farmhouses to innovative contemporary builds. The regional heats take place over seven 30-minute episodes, building to the one-hour final in which Scotland's Home of the Year is decided.

My Kind of Town

June 2025 •English

Ian Hamilton and his guide dog, Major, explore the past, present and future of towns across Scotland.

BBC Scotland Investigates

June 2025 •English

BBC Scotland Investigates is a current affairs programme broadcast in Scotland by BBC Scotland. It is broadcast regularly on BBC One Scotland on weekday nights, currently with varying timeslots. Previously known as Frontline Scotland, the programme usually features current issues affecting the Scottish people. Most recent examples include gang warfare in Glasgow, problems with the NHS, the likely effects of increased gambling in Scottish cities and North Sea oil. BBC Scotland Investigates' reporters include Samantha Poling and Ross McWilliam. In most cases the entire programme is devoted to one topic, and consists entirely of an in-depth documentary piece from a single reporter. The programme is also available on the Internet from the BBC Scotland website, with episodes dating back to 2004 available to watch online.

Making Scotland's Landscape

June 2025 •English

In a country celebrated for its unique 'natural' beauty, Professor Iain Stewart reveals how every square inch of Scotland's landscape has been affected by centuries of human activity.

Eat the Town

June 2025 •English

Pals Dazza and Natalie Erskine eat their way round Forfar, Fraserburgh and Dumfries.

Discover Scotland: North Coast 500

June 2025 •English

Malcolm Jamieson travels through Scotland's most breathtaking landscapes as he uncovers the spectacular North Coast 500.

12 Summers

June 2025 •

Invasion: Earth

June 2025 •English

Invasion: Earth is a BBC science fiction mini-series. It was made in collaboration with the Sci Fi Channel, and released in 1998 as six fifty minute episodes.

Weir's Way

June 2025 •English

Tom Weir is regarded as one of Scotland's national treasures. His series 'Weir's Way' is one of the most popular and enduring programmes commisioned and broadcast about Scotland. Tom travels around Scotland exploring its landscape, natural history and meeting its people. In each half hour programme Tom delves into social history, physical geography and the life and times of people in the area - past and present. This is done with the charm and civility that Tom has become known for.

Jonathan Meades: Off Kilter

June 2025 •English

Jonathan Meades takes a quixotic tour of Scotland, a country which has intrigued him since he first encountered lists of towns only known from football coupons

Elvis: '68 Comeback Special: 50th Anniversary Edition

June 2025 •English

'68 Comeback Special: 50th Anniversary Edition is the definitive chronicle of the now legendary NBC-TV show Elvis. After years of making formulaic movies, Elvis was finally unleashed to perform live again on an intimate stage with his original sidemen, Scotty Moore and D.J. Fontana. Playing "That's All Right," "Heartbreak Hotel," "Lawdy Miss Clawdy," and many of his great hits, the sheer rawness and excitement of the performances attracted unanimous critical acclaim. Greil Marcus in his book Mystery Train said "If ever there was a music that could bleed, this was it." NBC-TV's Elvis is as raw and inspirational today as it was in 1968. This 50th Anniversary Edition includes all the known recordings from RCA's vault and all the videotaped performances are here for the first time on Blu-ray.

Earth's Seasonal Secrets

June 2025 •English

Documentary series exploring how each of the four seasons transforms the planet.

Wildcats: Cait ann an Cunnart

June 2025 •Scottish Gaelic

The groundbreaking efforts of the team working to save the Scottish wildcat from extinction.