Scotcast Episodes Episode guide
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Will Swinney serve a full term as First Minister?
And gossip and speculation about who’ll be appointed to his cabinet.
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Will Celtic be punished for title celebrations?
And a former top referee on the future of VAR.
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Politics Show: Streeting's letter, Q Manivannan and ‘Swinney-ism’
Political analysis with Natalie Higgins and David Wallace Lockhart.
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How data-driven Hearts breached the Old Firm
Has Tony Bloom’s investment helped club’s title tilt?
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Can Rayner, Streeting or Burnham win Scots back?
And the Downing Street heckler.
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How long have Starmer and Sarwar got?
PM says he will prove doubters wrong amid calls to quit.
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What to look out for in the Scottish election results
Voting is over in the 2026 Scottish Parliament elections.
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What is fuelling teenage knife crime?
A 17-year-old has admitted murdering John McNab.
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Should we worry about the vape shop boom?
Why one major retailer wants stricter regulation of the industry.
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Has Gen Z killed the traditional pub?
How young people's behaviour is changing the hospitality industry.
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Politics Show: The 'meh-lection' campaign?
Political analysis with David Wallace Lockhart, Natalie Higgins and Phil Sim.
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Will Offord’s boat boast capsize his campaign?
And highlights from the last televised debate before the election.
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Will university strikes ever end?
Our uni sector has been plagued by industrial action.
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Kezia’s JK Rowling apology and the gender debate
Stonewall’s new chair 'truly sorry' after praising author.
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Politics Show: Manifesto special
Political analysis with Natalie Higgins, David Wallace Lockhart, Lynsey Bews and Phil Sim.
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What happens to Scottish Labour if PM clings on?
How party insiders are feeling about Sir Keir Starmer.
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Will Miliband’s plan to slash our bills pay off?
UK Energy Secretary has announced an electricity pricing shake-up.
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A pundit's ref rants and a Hampden ban
Michael Stewart has been banned from the national stadium by the SFA.
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Best of the Week
The best bits from the past seven days of the BBC's Scottish news podcast.
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Politics Show: TV debates and crystal balls
Political analysis with Natalie Higgins, Lynsey Bews and Phil Sim.
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‘He’s a liar’ - Sarwar's latest spat with Reform
Scottish Labour leader clashed with Malcolm Offord in a TV debate.
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'How we convicted killer husband and made legal history'
Lee Milne was jailed following a campaign of abuse against wife Kimberly.
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Why did Wes Streeting stir up an indyref row?
UK Cabinet minister has ruled out another referendum.
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Best of the Week
The best bits from the past seven days of the BBC's Scottish news podcast.
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Politics Show: Ferry fury and what polls are really saying
Natalie Higgins and Phil Sim on the week’s political news.
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Hunting gangsters – and how organised crime works
A former detective on gang boss Steven Lyons’s extradition.
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Green hopeful calls for prisons to be abolished
Opponents say Kate Nevens’s idea is 'absolutely bonkers'.
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Rape trials - a victim’s view
One woman's ordeal and her experience of the justice system.
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Best of the Week: Gang arrests, ferry problems and 'food deserts'
The best bits from the past seven days of the BBC's Scottish news podcast.