Welcome to The Scotland Channel

To celebrate St Andrew's Day, The Scotland Channel explores the history of Scotland's Patron Saint who is also patron saint of four other countries and visits the Auld Alliance Restaurant in Kirkcudbright to learn how to make a contemporary dish using a very Scottish recipe. Narrated by Hugh Anderson.

Release Date: November 28th, 2024

It’s the age old question, how to make our politicians more accountable to the people they are meant to represent. In this film, The Scotland Channel visits arguably one of the most democratic nations on earth, Switzerland, to see first hand how they keep their politicians on track by handing a significant amount of power to the people.

Release Date: December 5th, 2024

The music of prolific Motherwell songwriter Thomas McArthur who draws much of his inspiration not just from the Jacobite period, but also from a wide range of themes and topics including the Bells of Motherwell Cathedral!

Release date: December 12th, 2024

Christmas was banned in Scotland for nearly 400 years and only became legal again in 1958 although Christmas did not take off in Scotland until the 1970s. We examine why it was banned and how it has impacted on traditional Hogmanay celebrations. Narrated by Rob McAllister.

Release date: December 19th, 2024

Happy Hogmanay from The Scotland Channel! In this film narrated by Hugh Anderson, we take a brief look at Hogmanay traditions including the famous New Year's song Auld Lang Syne and look forward to some of the shows coming to the Scotland Channel in 2025.

Release Date: December 26th, 2024

Many of us dreamt of being able to fly as a child. So join us as we take a bird's eye tour of Ayr, on Scotland's West Coast flying over the town with stunning views of the Waverley, the world's last seagoing, passenger-carrying paddle steamer.

Release date: January 9th, 2025

The world's most iconic statue, The Statue of Liberty, is associated with New York and the USA. But few people know that Scotland, or more precisely, Glasgow, has no fewer than FIVE of them and one of them is older than its more famous cousin. 

Narrated by Lewis McKinlay.

Release Date: January 16th, 2025

In this documentary, The Scotland Channel explores whether modern football was invented in England or Scotland. We interview Ged O'Brien, founder of the Scottish Football Museum at Hampden Park who argues that fitba' should indeed be comin' hame to Scotland. 

Narrated by Scot Peackock.

Release Date: January 23rd, 2025

Get ready to experience Scots band The Mind Sweepers who have played festivals and venues including Eden, Gatehouse Music Festival, the Salutation in Manchester and the Stereo in Glasgow. Their songs are hard to pigeon-hole, with regard to genre, but one thing's for sure, their raw, original style will leave you feeling inspired and energised.

Release Date: January 30th, 2025

A film for gin lovers everywhere! Craft gin has seen an explosion in popularity in recent years and Scotland now produces between 70 to 80% of all gin produced in the UK. The Scotland Channel visits Badvo Distilllery in Perthshire founded by Helen Stewart at the age of just 20 to find out more. Narrated by Hugh Anderson.

Release Date: February 6th, 2025

The Kelpies are Scotland's most iconic contemporary landmark. The Scotland Channel meets up with their creator, Andy Scott to discover what it was like to create such a huge public artwork and the challenges that went with a project on this scale. Narrated by Lewis McKinlay.

Release Date: February 13th, 2025

The Scotland Channel speaks to Stuart McCallum of McCallum Bagpipes Limited of Kilmarnock to see how the pipes are made and to discuss the resurgence of interest in bagpipe playing among younger people in Scotland as Scots increasingly connect with their own rich culture.

Release Date: February 20th, 2025

In this film, we look at two of Scotland's most famous railway structures, the Forth Bridge and the Glenfinnan Viaduct made famous by appearing in several films including Harry Potter as well as being an iconic feature on the world-famous West Coast Line famous to millions of tourists who have travelled on the Jacobite steam train from Fort William to Mallaig.

Release Date: February 27th, 2025

Why do so many Scots cringe at their own culture? In this film, written and presented by Iain Grimston, The Scotland Channel examines how the architects of the union were unable to eradicate Scottish culture and identity, so instead, they sought to create their own version of it in a bid to assimilate Scotland into the English union.

Release Date: March 6th, 2025

There are two versions of Scottish history depending on who's telling it. In this film, historian, author and broadcaster Stuart McHardy provides evidence of the military occupation of Scotland by the British Army for a decade after the Jacobite Risings which were about far more than an attempt to restore the House of Stuart to the "British" throne.

Release date: March 13th, 2025

The story of how the small Scottish town of Dalbeattie created links worldwide with the export of granite for use in prestigious projects like the foundations of the Sydney Harbour Bridge to the London Embankment.

Release date: March 20th, 2025

Stones of Destiny tells the story of a group of stone painters across Scotland who are using art to get the independence message out there. Narrated by Hugh Anderson, we discover that these painted stones end up all over the world taking with them the message that Scotland should be a normal, independent country.  RUNTIME: 37:11

Sir Keir Starmer's Labour Government through its recently announced GB Energy company is about to carry out the second large scale theft of Scotland's resources, the first being the UK Government's removal and squandering of Scotland's oil and gas for the past 5 decades. Narrated by Rob McAllister.

RUNTIME: 10:41

We all know that Scots invented the television and telephone, right? But we explore the many surprising inventions that few people realise were also invented by Scots. Narrated by Lewis McKinlay. RUNTIME: 15:38

Narrated by Hugh Anderson, The United Kingdom - The Biggest Con Trick in History lifts the lid on how the fake state that is the UK was actually created and how this hoax which has gone largely undetected for over 300 years was perpetrated to allow England to effectively annex Scotland as a colony.

RUNTIME: 24:08

Meet Ayrshire's Drone Dog Rescue Team and their incredible success rate in re-uniting lost pets with their owners. But the eye in the sky is not the main reason they have become so successful. Narrated by Lewis McKinlay.

RUNTIME: 32:33

Scotland in Space tells the story of Scotland's pioneering space industry and how Scotland is now leading the European space sector with Europe's first and only vertical launch rocket sites, satellite manufacturing, innovative rocket design, eco fuels and data analysis centres. But this has been achieved with minimal support from the UK Space Agency with the bulk of their funding going to England.  RUNTIME: 24:25

Scotland's flag is the oldest in the world and came about as a result of a vision in the sky to an army of Scots facing almost certain defeat. In this film, we visit the Scottish Flag Heritage Centre in Athelstaneford, East Lothian to discover the history of the Saltire and we examine the confusion over claims that Denmark's flag is older. RUNTIME: 16:54

Scotland is home to the only U.S. Civil War Monument outside the United States and it has a statue of Abraham Lincoln on top of it. But this is not the only connection this famous U.S. President had to Scotland. This film also tells of Abraham Lincoln's love of Scotland and his plans to visit the country before his assassination. RUNTIME: 12:37

Police boxes were made famous by the time travelling doctor in the famous TV show. Glasgow is not only home to the world's only red police box which has transformed into a herbal cannabis shop, but to five other original police boxes, all painted blue, which survive on the city's streets. RUNTIME: 17:46

Scotland is home to the majority of Britain's surviving native red squirrel population. But will the battle to save them from invasive grey squirrels halt their decline and reverse their fortunes? The Scotland Channel investigates.

A heartwarming and inspiring film about how the world's very first animal hospice was born from the loss of a much loved rescue dog who had been by the side of the founder during her own fight for life.  RUNTIME: 25:42

The story of how a dedicated group of volunteers are keeping the trains running at an Ayrshire Heritage Railway, against all the odds. A must-see for all lovers of steam railways and Scotland's industrial past. RUNTIME: 20:50

Following defeat in the 2014 referendum, Scottish independence seems to have disappeared off the political agenda in Scotland. But is this an accurate reflection of where the independence movement really is today? RUNTIME: 54:39

The Return of The Bruce tells the story of the volunteers who resurrected Dunfermline's annual Bruce Festival in June 2024 to mark the 750th anniversary of the Scottish hero's birth.

Scotland is home to the world's oldest continuously operating post office dating from 1712. We tell the story of this remarkable post office and the new owners who have saved it from closure, their plans for its future and how this small Dumfriesshire community has beaten two capital cities to the title of having the world's oldest post office. RUNTIME: 15.04

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