LoopScenes for SurvivalEpisodes Episode guide

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1. Larchview

   After breaching lockdown, a fictional scientific advisor struggles to justify his actions.
2. Highlights

   A selection of highlights from the National Theatre of Scotland’s Scenes for Survival.
3. Compilation

   Lockdown drama from the National Theatre of Scotland’s Scenes for Survival project.
4. First Things

   A local radio DJ keeps her listeners smiling in this new short starring Elaine C Smith.
5. Compilation

   Lockdown drama from the National Theatre of Scotland’s Scenes for Survival project.
6. Fatbaws

   Peter Mullan stars in a surreal and hilarious new short from writer Douglas Maxwell.
7. The Present

   A young woman takes comfort imagining a time when she can be with her loved ones again.
8. The Park

   If you’re a parent with a wee kid the park is a haven. Or at least it was, until lockdown
9. The Longest Summer

   A lyrical, life-affirming musical journey about coming through the toughest of times.
10. The Domestic

    Waking up on a crowded hospital ward, a young woman finds a welcome source of humanity.
11. The Banshee

    Julie Wilson Nimmo features in this creepy comedy short from writer Greg Hemphill.
12. Strolling through the Meadows

    Brian Duffy features in this newly filmed short extract from Irvine Welsh’s Trainspotting
13. Sore Afraid

    Maureen Beattie features in a heartbreaking new short from writer Michael John O’Neill.
14. Skeleton Wumman

    Amy Conachan stars in a newly performed extract from Gerda Stevenson’s Skeleton Wumman.
15. Out of the Woods: Ep 03

    Alan Cumming stars in the sinister conclusion of a three-part short from Johnny McKnight.
16. Out of the Woods: Ep 02

    Alan Cumming stars in the 2nd of a darkly-comic three-part short from Johnny McKnight.
17. Out of the Woods: Ep 01

    Alan Cumming stars in a hilarious and sinister new three-part short from Johnny McKnight.
18. Naeb’dy

    After the end of the world, wee Davey is surprised to find he’s the last man standing.
19. Joseph Knight

    Patrick Martins & Emma King recount a slave’s journey in this extract by May Sumbwanyambe
20. John Rebus: The Lockdown Blues

    Stuck at home, an ageing Inspector Rebus reflects on his bizarre solitary confinement.
21. Isolation

    A lonely woman struggles to come through the hellish, isolating odyssey of her illness.
22. How We Roll

    An ageing mother casts her mind back to the innocent years of her daughter’s childhood.
23. Danni The Champion

    A Stornoway teenager dreams of getting behind the wheel and escaping her small-town life.
24. Courier Culture

    A bike courier races the clock in this cutting new piece from writer Kevin P. Gilday.
25. Black Scots

    A man tells the story of his escape from Congo to Glasgow in this revelatory extract.
26. Alone Part 2

    Freed from her controlling husband’s ire, a lonely mother finally reaches out to her son.
27. Alone Part 1

    A new short from leading Scottish comedienne Janey Godley.
28. A Mug’s Game

    Jonathan Watson stars in a newly-performed extract from Frances Poet’s play Fibres.