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1. 19/03/2026

   Len Pennie on what's happening in the arts and culture scene across Scotland.

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   Thu 19 Mar 202615:30

   BBC Radio Scotland
2. 18/03/2026

   Len Pennie on what's happening in the arts and culture scene across Scotland.

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   Wed 18 Mar 202615:30

   BBC Radio Scotland
3. 17/03/2026

   Len Pennie on what's happening in the arts and culture scene across Scotland.

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   Tue 17 Mar 202615:30

   BBC Radio Scotland
4. 16/03/2026

   Len Pennie on what's happening in the arts and culture scene across Scotland.

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   Mon 16 Mar 202615:30

   BBC Radio Scotland
5. 12/03/2026

   Len Pennie on what's happening in the arts and culture scene across Scotland.

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   Thu 12 Mar 202615:30

   BBC Radio Scotland
6. 11/03/2026

   Len Pennie on what's happening in the arts and culture scene across Scotland.

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   Wed 11 Mar 202615:30

   BBC Radio Scotland
7. 10/03/2026

   Len Pennie on what's happening in the arts and culture scene across Scotland.

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   Tue 10 Mar 202615:30

   BBC Radio Scotland
8. 09/03/2026

   Len Pennie on what's happening in the arts and culture scene across Scotland.

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   Mon 9 Mar 202615:30

   BBC Radio Scotland
9. 05/03/2026

   Len Pennie on what's happening in the arts and culture scene across Scotland.

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   Thursday15:30

   BBC Radio Scotland
10. 04/03/2026

    Len Pennie on what's happening in the arts and culture scene across Scotland.

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    Wednesday15:30

    BBC Radio Scotland
11. 03/03/2026

    Len Pennie on what's happening in the arts and culture scene across Scotland.

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    Tuesday15:30

    BBC Radio Scotland
12. David Harewood, Deborah Masson and Copper Lungs

    Len Pennie hears from author Deborah Masson, actor David Harewood and band Copper Lungs

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    Monday15:30

    BBC Radio Scotland
13. One Day: The Musical, Retro Reels exhibition and a new season of A Play, A Pie and A Pint

    Len Pennie chats to composing duo JOHNNYSWIM, creators of songs for One Day: The Musical.
14. Upload on the Arts Mix

    Len Pennie and Anna Welander discover listener content from BBC Upload.
15. Everybody to Kenmure Street, Carnegie Medal longlisters, Medea

    Felipe Bustos Sierra on his new documentary, the Glasgow-set Everybody to Kenmure Street.
16. Scottish Opera's Office Party, No Joke by In Cahootz, and Edinburgh singer-songwriter Ruby Celeste

    Len Pennie talks to award-winning playwright Linda Duncan McLaughlin about In Cahootz.
17. Shetland author Ann Cleeves; director Morgan Neville and Small Prophets animators Ainslie Henderson and Will Anderson

    Award-winning author Ann Cleeves; Emmy-winning documentary maker Morgan Neville.
18. Matthew Kelly and George Costigan on performing Waiting for Godot at the Citizens Theatre in Glasgow.

    George Costigan and Matthew Kelly talk to Len Pennie about performing Waiting for Godot.
19. Death on the Nile, Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour exhibition, debut novel A Bad, Bad Place

    Holby City actor Bob Barrett talks about Death on the Nile, which is touring Scotland.
20. Bart Layton, director of Crime 101, talks to Len about his film starring Halle Berry, Mark Ruffalo and Chris Hemsworth.

    Len Pennie is in conversation with Bart Layton, the director of Crime 101.
21. Lyceum at Home, Beacon Book Festival, and St Joan play

    Director Stewart Laing on his contemporary take on a classic play about Joan of Arc
22. Robin Smith on reimagining Tubular Bells, Libby Walker on Landscape Artist of the Year, and Gill Robertson on Catherine Wheels.

    Glasgow artist Libby Walker discusses competing in Sky Arts Landscape Artist of the Year.
23. Irvine Welsh, Christmas Carol Goes Wrong and The Great Wave by Scottish Opera

    Writer Irvine Welsh on the impact made on him by his childhood library in Edinburgh.
24. 09/02/2026

    Len Pennie on what's happening in the arts and culture scene across Scotland.
25. Riz Ahmed, Louise Welsh and exhibition The Biba Story.

    Oscar-winning actor Riz Ahmed talks about realising a lifelong dream of playing Hamlet.
26. Manipulate Festival, 100 Nights of Hero, and Enlightenment: An Immersive Light Show

    Maria Moro tells us about bringing immersive light show Enlightenment to Edinburgh.
27. Showstopper! The Improvised Musical, Children's Book Festival Dundee, A Death in Glasgow

    Showstopper! The Improvised Musical comes to Glasgow next week.
28. BBC Radio Scotland's Young Traditional Musician 2026, Prima Facie playwright Suzie Miller, and author Niamh Hargan.

    Rachel Groves tells Len about being named the 2026 BBC Radio Scotland Young Trad Musician.
29. Hen Hoose Collective and Carol Laula performing in front of an audience at Celtic Connections with Len Pennie.

    Hen Hoose Collective and Carol Laula perform live from the BBC's Pacific Quay studios.
30. Daughters of Donbas: The Songs of Stolen Children, and David Allison join Len Pennie at Celtic Connections

    Len is joined by 19-year-old Ukrainian musician Liza to hear about Daughters of Donbas.

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