BBC Scotland TV Guide — Saturday, 5 September 2026

Reports from BBC newsrooms across the country with analysis and discussion on the big stories of the day

Will Kirk and Dominic Chinea travel to Devon where they help restore Daisy, the oversized fibreglass dairy cow lantern who has been a fixture at Hemyock Light Parade for a decade but is suffering from the effects of time. Over in Pool, Will meets Ronnie who has a banjolele that his father, part of the Windrush generation, brought with him from Jamaica to England that needs some fixing and Dom tries his hand at cutting glass

Revisiting the Special Operations Response Team's most challenging emergencies, including crewmates Leigh and Philip attending to elderly patient who had been trapped under his floorboards for three days. On the River Clyde, Paul and James treat a man whose boat had capsized, while Leigh leads her team in supporting the fire crew at a blaze in an industrial unit in Livingstone

Chaos ensues as Ian and Gordon's pals park up at Beth and Eric's for their holiday down under. With time ticking towards their flight and a very heavy suitcase, super organised Morven becomes increasingly tense with chaotic Lin and her total lack of packing skills. Comedy, starring Jamie Quinn and Alex Norton

The actress reveals the key moments in her career - from being a trainee teacher from Lanarkshire to stardom as Mary in Rab C Nesbitt and winning a Bafta for Two Doors Down. Contributors include key people from Elaine's remarkable career, including Alex Norton

In a bid to win a trip to Florida, Linda ropes her granddaughter Abigail into entering a pageant. However, when old rivalries resurface, she's forced to choose between settling a score and letting the youngster be herself. Comedy by Paul Black, starring Elaine C Smith and Harper Blue Hamilton

Between 1949 and 1976, more than 250,000 unmarried mothers across the UK had their babies forcibly taken for adoption by the state, with the Government finally accepting responsibility for the historic actions and apologising to those affected in July. This documentary focuses on the stories of five women, revealing the state-built and -funded structures that enabled this practice to take place across the country, shining a light on one of the most significant human rights injustices of the second half of the 20th century

Cameras follow artist couple Donna and Carl as they scour the beaches of Skye in search of waste plastic which they then transform into art