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.

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

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

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

Newspapers and Magazines discussing Scotland

• The The Scotsman
• The Glasgow Herald
• The Glasgow Evening Times
• The Daily Record and Sunday Mail
• The Shetland News

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