ScotcastEpisodes Episode guide

08/05/2026
Reaction to the results of the Scottish Parliament elections.
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Fri 8 May 202618:00
BBC Radio Scotland Extra & FM only
07/05/2026
Thoughtful conversation about the most interesting news stories in Scotland.
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Fri 8 May 202600:00
BBC Radio Scotland
06/05/2026
Thoughtful conversation about the most interesting news stories in Scotland.
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Thu 7 May 202600:00
BBC Radio Scotland
05/05/2026
Thoughtful conversation about the most interesting news stories in Scotland.
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Wed 6 May 202600:00
BBC Radio Scotland
04/05/2026
Thoughtful conversation about the most interesting news stories in Scotland.
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Tue 5 May 202600:00
BBC Radio Scotland
Best of the Week
The best bits from the past seven days of the BBC's Scottish news podcast.
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Sun 3 May 202607:00
BBC Radio Scotland
30/04/2026
Thoughtful conversation about the most interesting news stories in Scotland.
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Fri 1 May 202600:00
BBC Radio Scotland
29/04/2026
Thoughtful conversation about the most interesting news stories in Scotland.
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Thu 30 Apr 202600:00
BBC Radio Scotland
28/04/2026
Thoughtful conversation about the most interesting news stories in Scotland.
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Wed 29 Apr 202600:00
BBC Radio Scotland
27/04/2026
Thoughtful conversation about the most interesting news stories in Scotland.
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Tue 28 Apr 202600:00
BBC Radio Scotland
Best of the Week
The best bits from the past seven days of the BBC's Scottish news podcast.
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Sun 26 Apr 202607:00
BBC Radio Scotland
23/04/2026
Thoughtful conversation about the most interesting news stories in Scotland.
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Next Friday00:00
BBC Radio Scotland
22/04/2026
Thoughtful conversation about the most interesting news stories in Scotland.
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Next Thursday00:00
BBC Radio Scotland
21/04/2026
Thoughtful conversation about the most interesting news stories in Scotland.
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Wednesday00:00
BBC Radio Scotland
20/04/2026
Thoughtful conversation about the most interesting news stories in Scotland.
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Tuesday00:00
BBC Radio Scotland
Best of the Week
The best bits from the past seven days of the BBC's Scottish news podcast.
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Sunday07:00
BBC Radio Scotland
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Politics Show: TV debates, a fiery row and crystal balls
Natalie Higgins, Lynsey Bews and Phil Sim on the week's political news.
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Today00:00
BBC Radio Scotland
On air
‘He’s a liar’ - Sarwar's latest spat with Reform
Scottish Labour leader clashed with Malcolm Offord in a TV debate.
'How we convicted killer husband and made legal history'
Lee Milne was jailed following a campaign of abuse against wife Kimberly.
Why did Wes Streeting stir up an indyref row?
UK Cabinet minister has ruled out another referendum.
Best of the Week
The best bits from the past seven days of the BBC's Scottish news podcast.
Politics Show: Ferry fury and what polls are really saying
Natalie Higgins and Phil Sim on the week’s political news.
Hunting gangsters – and how organised crime works
A former detective on gang boss Steven Lyons’s extradition.
Green hopeful calls for prisons to be abolished
Opponents say Kate Nevens’s idea is 'absolutely bonkers'.
Rape trials: a victim’s view
One woman's ordeal and her experience of the justice system.
Best of the Week: Gang arrests, ferry problems and 'food deserts'
The best bits from the past seven days of the BBC's Scottish news podcast.
Politics Show: Candidate controversies and North Sea debate
David Wallace Lockhart, Natalie Higgins and Phil Sim on the week’s political news.
Who's to blame for our ferry problems?
CalMac's CEO says the operator is enduring a 'firestorm' of disruption.
The questions raised by the Jordan Linden case
And how a pub tip-off led to confrontation ex-council leader's home.
Is the net closing on notorious gangster family?
Steven Lyons was arrested in Bali following an Interpol red alert.