John MacLaverty

Glasgow 1967: The Lisbon Lions

John MacLaverty

50 years after Celtic made history as the first British side to win the European Cup, this film returns to the streets of the city on which the iconic players lived, rediscovering the Glasgow of 1967 in which the legendary team were forged.

Rex Appeal

John MacLaverty

A dissection of the history and appeal of dinosaur movies.

The Incredible Story of Marie Antoinette's Watch with Nicholas Parsons

John MacLaverty

Nicholas Parsons

Nicholas Parsons explores his life-long enthusiasm for clocks when he goes in search of the most valuable and famous watch in the world - the so-called Marie Antoinette.

Coming Oot! A Fabulous History of Gay Scotland

John MacLaverty

Richard Wilson

A varied history of gay people and Scotland.

The Curse of 'The Omen'

John MacLaverty

Harvey Bernhard, Harvey Stephens

The filming of "The Omen" (1976) was plagued by tragedy and bizarre incidents. "The devil was at work and he didn't want that film made" - Producer Harvey Bernhard.

Dream Me Up Scotty!

John MacLaverty

Alex Norton

Alex Norton discovers how showbusiness has handled the portrayal of the Scottish accent. For over 100 years audiences have struggled to understand our braw brogue: silent Harry Lauder films attempted an accent in the captions, and in Hollywood's golden era , everyone wanted to paint their tonsils tartan- but as examples from Katharine Hepburn, Orson Welles and Richard Chamberlain show, they couldnae. Then Disney made Brave and proved that it disnae have to be all bad!

Scotland: Contains Strong Language

John MacLaverty

Cora Bissett, Billy Connolly

Schooled in Fife, coming of age in a rock ’n’ roll band, then finding her forte was directing temperamental actors, Cora Bissett is no stranger to theatrical Scottish swearing. So who better to present a celebration of Caledonian cursing? This documentary sees Cora sing, swear and scrutinise why Scotland swears so well. Cora begins with the first hurdle – how does one discuss swear words on the BBC? Aunty Beeb is the institution that has been historically priggish about language - always bleeping words and apologising for those that slipped through. So Cora runs a list past BBC Scotland’s head of editorial standards to see what she can get away with.

Scotland 78: A Love Story

John MacLaverty

In 1978, Scotland had a team of brilliant footballers and mercurial manager in Ally MacLeod. Featuring rare archive footage, this is the story of when a nation dared to dream.

The Battle of Skye Bridge

John MacLaverty

John MacLaverty

After centuries of Bonnie Boats speeding Over the Sea to Skye, in 1995 a new bridge was built between the island and the mainland. Privately funded, this was to be a toll bridge. Not only that, it turned out to be the most expensive toll bridge in Europe.