The Truth About Cosmetic Treatments
In this first of two episodes, Michael Mosley and Mehreen Baig investigate non-invasive facial procedures – and how they can go wrong.
In this first of two episodes, Michael Mosley and Mehreen Baig investigate non-invasive facial procedures – and how they can go wrong.
Dick and Angel Strawbridge help families across the UK tackle their design and DIY dilemmas, with the help of their children Dorothy and Arthur
Sara Cox and Ade Adepitan have access to some of Britain’s biggest supermarkets and their suppliers to see how their systems have stood up to the most testing time in their history.
Broadcaster and journalist Samira Ahmed goes on a remarkable journey to places rarely seen, as she travels through Iran, telling the story of a complex and fascinating people, culture and history.
Writer Alistair Heather sets out on a mission to reclaim the Scots language. For decades, his fellow-Scots speakers have been mocked, their language oppressed by educators, politicians and broadcasters. One famous report claimed that ‘Scots is not the language of educated people anywhere’.
Alistair visits the Scottish Parliament to discover Scots prose and poetry hewn into the exterior decoration of the building, but scarcely a word on the interior. Yet Scots was once the tongue of most lowland Scots, of the Royal Court and great poetry. Alistair claims that the demise of the language is due to the departure to London of Scotland’s King James VI, to the received pronunciation of the BBC, and to generations of teachers insisting their pupils speak ‘proper English’.
Somehow, the Scots language survived all that. It is now one of Scotland’s three official languages, with English and Gaelic. The 2011 census indicated that one and a half million people claimed to speak Scots, making it the largest minority language in Britain. But still it is ignored. Scots receives only a fraction of the government money spent on Gaelic.
Alistair travels across Scotland, meeting activists determined to breathe new life into this ancient tongue. He sees Scots taught to enthusiastic pupils in Borders schools and hears the poetry of North East Doric recited by the local MSP. In Glasgow, writer Chris McQueer and comedian Janey Godley take pleasure in reclaiming the Scots dialect of our largest city.
In Rebel Tongue, Alistair tells the history of the language and argues that Scots is fighting back after decades of ignorance and oppression.
Rylan Clark-Neal puts the next generation of chefs through their culinary paces.
Scottish author Chris McQueer turns his attentions to the screen with this adaptation of his book Hings.
Documentary that reveals the truth behind a notorious incident in 2009, when a growing international consensus on climate change was derailed by one of the biggest scandals in modern science.
To celebrate the tenth anniversary of ‘The Shearer Company’, an elite ballet company, a documentary crew are following three hopeful auditionees as they fight for a coveted place. Nadine, Geoffrey and Anita all face their own barriers to success that bring them into conflict with each other as well as beginning to recognise the classism, racism and homophobia they need to overcome. A fight over dance style, missing shoes and a ripped leotard are all part of a day in the life of a ballet dancer.
Set in a sports centre in rural Scotland, Float is a dark comedy drama that follows a group of millennials as they spend six weeks of their summer attempting to sort out their problems.
Jade has dropped out of University and returned to the small town life she thought she had left behind. Rumours are rife about why she’s back and only Jade knows the truth. Will secrets remain hidden?
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