JO
Scotland is and always has been a powerhouse of creativity.
The problem is that it is starved of budget just like BBC4 - a great channel still but it was once amazing.
Scotland pays more than its fair share in licence fee - they should get a bit more. That drama about the two guys and the dead body was amazing but I can't remember the name of it.
johnnyboy
Founding member
STV's ventures were always doomed to fail, particularly those that relied on repeats. Their record of commissioning programmes for their own channel has been woeful and led to viewers of STV2, STV Glasgow/Edinburgh and S2 before that constantly seeing Take The High Road and Taggart on the schedule.
BBC Scotland is better off because the back catalogue is broader and contains far more recent stuff but even now there are repeats of repeats. Repeats of original commissions which weren't popular first time round also reflect badly on the channel.
The remit is 50% originals and 50% repeats - does anyone know what a repeat of Inside Central Station would fall under?
Where BBC Scotland is lacking, IMO, is the unimaginative desire to produce derivative versions of programmes/subjects that are vaguely popular and giving up on those that are not, not bothering to question why they weren't successful. This means if you like nature, football and people getting killed the channel has something to offer.
BBC Scotland is better off because the back catalogue is broader and contains far more recent stuff but even now there are repeats of repeats. Repeats of original commissions which weren't popular first time round also reflect badly on the channel.
The remit is 50% originals and 50% repeats - does anyone know what a repeat of Inside Central Station would fall under?
Where BBC Scotland is lacking, IMO, is the unimaginative desire to produce derivative versions of programmes/subjects that are vaguely popular and giving up on those that are not, not bothering to question why they weren't successful. This means if you like nature, football and people getting killed the channel has something to offer.
Scotland is and always has been a powerhouse of creativity.
The problem is that it is starved of budget just like BBC4 - a great channel still but it was once amazing.
Scotland pays more than its fair share in licence fee - they should get a bit more. That drama about the two guys and the dead body was amazing but I can't remember the name of it.