Schooled in Fife, coming of age in a rock ’n’ roll band, then finding her forte was directing temperamental actors, Cora Bissett is no stranger to theatrical Scottish swearing. So who better to present a celebration of Caledonian cursing? This documentary sees Cora sing, swear and scrutinise why Scotland swears so well. Cora begins with the first hurdle – how does one discuss swear words on the BBC? Aunty Beeb is the institution that has been historically priggish about language - always bleeping words and apologising for those that slipped through. So Cora runs a list past BBC Scotland’s head of editorial standards to see what she can get away with.
The last sea-going paddle steamer cruising in the spectacular scenery of the Scottish Hebrides. Stea...
Film-maker Conor Reilly is given rare access to the Scottish flat earth community, setting into moti...

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In 1980, Jack Shae and Allen Moore, two ethnographic filmmakers from Harvard University, moved their...

Robotic historians recount and examine the events leading up to the annihilation of humanity.
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Alex Norton discovers how showbusiness has handled the portrayal of the Scottish accent. For over 10...

Documentary telling the story of Balmoral, the royal family's most private residence. For over 150 y...

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Twenty years on from winning Pop Idol, Scottish singer Michelle McManus reflects on her roller coast...

Best-selling author Graeme Armstrong reveals his passion for rave, meeting some of the superstar DJs...

Ewan McGregor narrates a captivating portrait of wild Shetland and traces the course of a breeding s...

Celebrating Billy Connolly's 75th birthday and 50 years in the business, three Scottish artists - Jo...

In 2009, art detective Dr Bendor Grosvenor caused a national scandal by proving that the Scottish Na...

Filmed mostly on a Mini DV camera Gavin has thought of a quick way to become successful and be the m...
Every year, thousands of commercials are made that never reach our TV screens, deemed too shocking t...

Exclusive two-disc film documenting the British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa in the summer o...

Neil Oliver and Tony Pollard set out to solve one of the biggest puzzles in battlefield archaeology....

A spectacular live rock climb broadcast from the daunting overhanging cliff face at Sron Uladail on ...
This fascinating musical exploration of Scotland retraces the journey taken in 1829 by acclaimed com...