Discovering Scotland

Media & Film

Here we present a collection of links to Scottish newspapers, films etc. which are intended to give you an appreciation, through a variety of views, of Scottish Culture and life.

Films about Scotland

Below is a list of some of the more famous of the films (movies) made about Scotland.
o Loch Ness (1996)
starring Ted Danson and Joely Richardson
o Highlander
starring Christopher Lambert and Sean Connery.
o Rob Roy
 starring Liam Neeson, Jessica Lange and John Hurt.
Additional Information available here.
o Braveheart
 starring Mel Gibson
More on Braveheart, William Wallace and Robert the Bruce.
o Shallow Grave (1995)
 starring Kerry Fox, Christopher Eccleston and Ewan McGregor
o Local Hero (1983)
 directed by Bill Forsyth
See also: Local Hero by Linda Murray Green which describes some of the locations.
o Gregory's Girl (1980)
 directed by Bill Forsyth
o Brigadoon (1954)
 directed by Vincente Minnelli
(The classic musical, full of outrageous stereo-types of Scotland!)
See also the Scottish Film Centre.

You can also enter "Scotland" in the Location field of the Internet Movie Database to get a list of films which have used Scottish locations.

Television and Radio in Scotland

o The BBC Scotland produce a wide range of TV and Radio Programmes in Scotland.
o Radio Scotland live on the Internet (Becomes UK National Radio 5 during the night (GMT); you will need to download the Real Media Player)
o Radio nan Gaidheal live on the Internet (Highland Scotland Gaelic Radio; daytime only; also as a real-media stream) [NEW!]
o You can listen to local bulletins and radio from around Scotland [NEW!]
o Scottish Television (STV) the regional independent TV company.

Newspapers and Magazines discussing Scotland

o A Review of recent news, current affairs, sport and the arts in Scotland
o The The Scotsman
o The Glasgow Herald
o The Glasgow Evening Times
o The Daily Record and Sunday Mail
o The Shetland News
o The E-Scotland Online Magazine

Copyright © 1995, Bruce M. Gittings, Department of Geography, The University of Edinburgh.