BBC Scotland TV Guide — Wednesday, 2 September 2026

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

Judges Anna Campbell-Jones, Banjo Beale and Michael Angus visit three properties in the north-east and the Northern Isles. The candidates are a stone-built Victorian renovation in the village of Old Meldrum, a few miles outside of Aberdeen, a contemporary new build just outside St Cyrus, Aberdeenshire, and a self-build property in St Marys, Orkney

The MV Hebridean Isles undergoes major repairs to keep it in service, Tiree ranger Hayley rescues a seal pup and a young gardener commutes to work on Gigha by ferry

An investigation into claims that parts of Scotland's biggest city have become no-go zones because of crime, homelessness and antisocial behaviour. As thousands of tourists arrive in Glasgow for the summer, Myles Bonnar spends a week in the city centre exploring what might await them as they step off the train. Has disorder in the city become worse, or is tension simply being stoked online by those who trace every problem back to immigration?

A profile of Rangers, Motherwell and Scotland star Davie Cooper, picking apart the many sides to one of the greatest and most often misunderstood players of his generation. Bestowed with a talent and a left foot that could have taken him anywhere in his career, he refused overtures to leave out of a deep-rooted attachment to his family and Lanarkshire upbringing. With contributions from Graeme Souness, Derek Ferguson and Iain Ferguson, as well as the unique insights of his brother John

The police deal with an expensive drop of whisky, while the Chief does a genuine gesture for charity by sporting a fine fake head of hair. PCs Fletcher and McLaren go that extra mile to assist a TV meteorologist. Starring Jack Docherty, Grado and Manjot Sumal

John MacKay hosts discussion on Scotland's biggest news stories, with analysis from journalists, commentators and guests

A look at two cases that changed the Scottish legal system for ever. Firstly, the 37-year fight for justice following the murders of Christine Eadie and Helen Scott - known as the World's End murders - and subsequent trials of Angus Sinclair, accused of murdering the young women. Secondly, an unremarkable case from the east end of Glasgow that ended up at the UK Supreme Court, resulting in huge consequences for the Scottish justice system