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The funeral of comedian Janey Godley will take place over two days across two cities as part of a “final tour” of Scotland.
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"Absolutely buzzing!"
@stuandmattmcd have Fragile X Syndrome. They also love @JamTarts. This is their #ScottishCupFinal diary.
📻 Hear more about Fragile X on Mornings with @StephenJardine - bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000560…
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YAAAAAAASSSSSSS!!!!!!! 🏴🏴🏴🏴
SCOTLAND HAVE DEFEATED ENGLAND 25-13!! 🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴
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BREAKING
For the fourth day in a row no deaths from coronavirus have been registered in Scotland.
Bulletins throughout the day on @BBCRadioScot
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Tasked with stopping a small army of well-trained dissidents from setting off an explosive device deep beneath the English Channel, @SamHeughan's character also happens to be what is termed as a "good functioning psychopath".
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Will you be celebrating the Queen's birthday? bbc.in/1U9Ibu0
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This is a fabulous story. Meet the young Scot who has gone from a care home all the way to @Harvard University.
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"That woman's story needs to be told!"
Hear more of @ashleystorrie on the #BreakingTheNews valentine's special - bbc.co.uk/programmes/b066zyp…
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Tonight is tartan night with @GrantStottOnAir playing two hours of great music from Scotland.
Featuring tracks from @texastheband Gerry Rafferty @IdlewildtheBand @TheBigDishband and more.
Tune in to #TheVinylCollective 🔈 bbc.co.uk/radioscotland
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The dates for King Charles and Queen Camilla's week-long visit to Scotland marking their Coronation has been confirmed.
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Have you suffered avocado hand? It has been suggested that they should carry warnings following a rise in injuries from cutting the fruit 🥑
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“Stories are hugely powerful things.”
Michael Sheen on the privilege and responsibility of writing stories for children.
Afternoons | Listen on @BBCSounds | bbc.in/4kQSjJi
#Afternoons #MichaelSheen #RSVis
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@ScotlandNT women have defeated Albania 2-1 and qualified for THE WORLD CUP!!!
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Sports broadcaster Hazel Irvine will be presented with a Bafta Scotland lifetime achievement award next month.
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"They were throwing their pies at me...I was just catching them and eating them!" 🤣🤣
Legendary @ArbroathFC manager Dick Campbell tells @CraigWLevein and @AmyJIrons about his pitch invasion 😂
Full Sacked in the Morning episode 👉 bbc.in/3oix7R1
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Why does @acdc's Angus Young wear a school uniform on stage?
📻 Hear more from Angus with #BillySloan on Saturday night from 10pm - bbc.co.uk/radioscotland
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“I’ve kept him out of the way for obvious reasons.”
Judy Murray still can’t escape the attention of the other Murray brother, even at Wimbledon!
Mornings | Listen on @BBCSounds | bbc.in/3mNEPSE
#Mornings #JudyMurray #ChrisForbes #RSVis
@JudyMurray @Chris__Forbes
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Was this the greatest achievement in British football?
#PitchInvasion is available now on #iPlayer 👉 bbc.in/3SqRwDr via @bbcscotland
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Bryan Burnett has announced that he will be taking a break from Get it On, to undergo treatment for appendiceal cancer.
We know he'll be missed by the loyal Get it On audience and everyone at BBC Radio Scotland wishes him well.
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This is so moving! Nurse Graeme Crocket plays #ScotlandTheBrave on the bagpipes to honour all the key workers for what they’re doing during the #coronavirus pandemic.
#pipeupforkeyworkers // covid19uk // #ClapForCarers
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Everyone earning more than £43,662 in Scotland will have to pay more income tax next year.
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For those that want to live it again. The @BBCSportsound commentary from the moment that @Leighgriff09 had the entire nation on it's feet.
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"I know English, Gaelic, Arabic, French...and a wee bit of Mandarin!"
10-year-old Abdullah and his family moved from Syria to Stornoway four years ago. In that time, he's learnt English and is now mastering Gaelic! 💜
Via @BBCScotNine)
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Thursday 9pm @rickyaross meets Paul McCartney. Celebrating the Linda McCartney Retrospective opening this week @KelvingroveArt curated by @PaulMcCartney, @StellaMcCartney + @maryamccartney. Stories of their time in Scotland, Linda's photos and Paul's songs bbc.in/2J6dqIM
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"Who cares whit we hink"
Do you feel passionate about climate change?#BBCClimateTales is our new writing competition which is open to 5-16-year-olds.
Enter + full T&Cs here: bbc.in/3uw5bKA
Entries closes at 23:59 on 30th June 2021
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BREAKING: @NicolaSturgeon says schools and nurseries in Scotland will close at the end of this week
➡️Live updates: bbc.in/3cZT5Bz
🔈Bulletins throughout the day @BBCRadioScot: bbc.co.uk/radioscotland
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For Armistice Day @rickyaross has composed a song inspired by the symbolic figure of the Unknown Soldier.
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Shannon Henderson received abuse for falling pregnant at 14 but now she says baby Brooke has changed her life for the better.
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“Whatever you do, don’t bring me on today!” ⚽️
Get stuck into #SackedInTheMorning with @AmyJIrons and @CraigWLevein now over on @BBCSounds 🤝 bbc.in/3oZKeIO
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The deputy leader of the SNP in Westminster, Kirsten Oswald has said that the results of the local elections in Scotland show the electorate has an "appetite" for another independence referendum.
Are you ready to look at independence again?
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“Nothing brings me joy like Scots”
Watch Len Pennie's Poyums of Power on @bbciplayer - bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001x05…
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We're LIVE on air w/ @JaniceForsyth. Tune in to hear her interview w/ @bastilledan very soon!! We ❤️ Bastille 📻🎶👏😎😎
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John Swinney has urged the UK government to agree to a referendum on Scottish independence if a majority of SNP MSPs are elected at next year's Holyrood election. Is independence a priority for you?
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"They were great places for the musical family"
@NoelGallagher explains to @roddyhart why records shops were important to him growing up
#TheQuaySessions streaming now bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000wy…
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Nicola Sturgeon has hinted that she is unlikely to match income tax cuts for the highest earners elsewhere in the UK.
Are you happy to be taxed more in Scotland?
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Outlander star @SamHeughan is funding a new Scottish drama scholarship and scriptwriting competition.
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Nicola Sturgeon set out the first steps in her road to a second independence referendum yesterday promising a wealthier, happier, fairer Scotland.
Did you like what you heard?
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How sweet is this?
These pupils from Alloway Primary School are paying tribute to @NHSuk staff with a lovely tune ❤️️
🔈 For bulletins, commentary and reaction to coronavirus throughout the day: bbc.co.uk/radioscotland
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Now THIS is how to make the most of a snow day. ❄️ ❄️ ❄️
Not only building an IGLOO...but SLEEPING in it overnight! 💤 💤
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Bringing back this absolute classic...Farmer Jim Smith (@standupfarmer) on the wonder and confusion of sex education on the farm! 🤣
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What a setting. 😍
We had the wonderful Jack Cochrane from @TheSnuts performing 4 Baillie Street live for #TUNE. 💥
(Via @BBCScotland)
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The Scottish government has said there will be "ongoing need" for face coverings when all other restrictions are lifted on 9 August.
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So how did @rickastley end up singing Never Gonna Give You Up on stage in Japan with @foofighters?
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Supercop + Taggart = Comedy Gold
Watch Scotch & Wry's Hogmanay 1986 special on @BBCiPlayer - bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001tvd…
via @bbcscotland
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Ooh ya wee beauty! What a night!!
Scotland have defeated England and won at Twickenham for the first time since 1983!!#6Nations
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HE’S DONE IT!!! @andy_murray IS THE WIMBLEDON CHAMPION!
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As Scotland falls behind the rest of the home nations in vaccinations levels, Conservative Secretary of State for Scotland Alister Jack has offered the UK Governments help with the vaccination roll out.
Should we accept the UK Govt's offer of help with the vaccination roll out?
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Anyone else wake up with a sore head this morning? 🏴🏴
What a day! Relive some of @BBCJohnBeattie's amazing commentary!🏴
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Could @SamHeughan ever have imagined where #Outlander would take him?
Watch more from his chat with @LadyM_McManus on #TheEntertainmentMix on @BBCiPlayer
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Welcome back Bryan (@bryanb1965)!
He'll make his comeback on Thursday's Get it On after a period of recovery and will share presenting duties with Grant Stott, who stood in for Bryan in his absence, as part of a phased return.
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Scotland has been named as the second best country in world to visit in 2017 according to a leading travel guide - do you agree?
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"Was it your fault that your boyfriend took his life?"
@bbcscotland presenter Amy Irons explains how devastating trolling can be on social media
Listen live - bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/live:b…
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Buying sexual access to a human being is a form of male violence according to MSP Ash Regan. She thinks it should be a crime to buy sex. Kaye asks - do you agree?
Should buying sex be a crime?
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This is fabulous
@Amy__Macdonald performs The Human Demands, the title track from her brand new album.
#TheQuaySessions streaming now - bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000p12…
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What did it take to be a king in medieval Scotland, where ruthlessness and brutality were qualities at the top of the job description?
@Lenniesaurus and Susan Morrison find out in new podcast House of the Lion: A Blood Soaked Throne, now on @bbcsounds 👉 bbc.in/3vSznpt
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Merry Christmas from Duncan and Judy Murray! 🎄
From: Chris Forbes
More #ShortStuff on @BBCiPlayer 👉 bbc.in/3pluv5f via @bbcscotland
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Young Scots have made more than 21 million free bus journeys since the travel scheme began at the start of the year, the Scottish government has said.
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“Nothing brings me joy like Scots”
Watch #TheCultureScene Shorts - Len Pennie's Poyums of Power on
@BBCiPlayer 👉 bbc.in/48t5hqc
Details of support with domestic abuse, mental health, or feelings of despair are available at bbc.co.uk/actionline
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YAAS! @andy_murray has beaten Djokovic in the ATP World Tour final and will finish this year as WORLD NUMBER 1!!
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9pm @rickyaross presents a @JasonIsbell special featuring solo and 400 Unit songs, side projects, collaborations, interviews and archive sessions feat. @amandashires. Enjoy 2 hours of great songwriting and storytelling! @ThirtyTigers @southeasternRec bbc.in/2DCHytE
ALT Jason Isbell on Another Country with Ricky Ross
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Performance poet Len Pennie on the 'joy' of Scots
Watch more from #TheCultureScene on @BBCiPlayer bbc.in/4apWFlX
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Our guest this week on #TakeTheFloor is Gaelic singer @Gillebride You might know him better as Gwyllyn the Bard in @Outlander_STARZ He popped into the studio to chat to @GaryInnes about that and all things Gaelic music and culture
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Do you welcome compulsory face coverings in shops? bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-5…
@stephenjardine wants to know your thoughts
📱 Text 80295
🐦 Reply to this tweet
Tune in from 0900 - 🔈 bbc.co.uk/radioscotland
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"Now very much these will be the Games that conquered Covid, the light at the end of the tunnel."
The postponed Tokyo Olympic Games will go ahead next year "with or without Covid", the vice-president of the International Olympic Committee says.
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That’s plenty...
@fordkiernan1 and Greg Hemphill on the #StillGame patter they’ve had used on them!
Listen to #TheAfternoonShow on @bbcsounds 👉 bbc.in/3XHO4XQ
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How @Writer_DG's Outlander novels have transformed Scottish tourism. 🏰
👉 Watch The Women Who Changed Modern Scotland on @BBCiPlayer
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via @bbcscotland
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40 years on from Dundee United winning the league...Paul Sturrock told @AmyJIrons and @Craigwlevein what really happened at the testimonial match the day after! 😅
#SackedIntheMorning on @bbcsounds 👉 bbc.in/3RjWmC9
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THE BOOGIE GOES ON! 💃
England 0 - 0 Scotland
For all the reaction from Wembley
📻 92-95FM • 810MW • DIGITAL
📱 bbc.co.uk/radioscotland
#BBCeuro2020 #SCO #ENG
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Tuesday night is country night! The music sounds (and looks) better on #vinyl Tyler Childers now playing on Another Country with Ricky Ross.
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#TheAfternoonShow has paid tribute to actor Andy Gray who sadly died this week, including this clip from the programme #WhenGrantMetAndy
Andy and friend @GrantStottOnAir discuss how they came to act in plays together.
#TheAfternoonShow Streaming Now - bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000rbz…
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From his Post-Punk College days to his early Indie influenced acting days, @robertcarlyle_ takes you a journey through the songs that mean the most to him. 💜
Life Tracks on @bbcsounds 👉 bbc.in/3LMSC8K
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"I was a yes voter....my mum and dad were wrong!"
Comedian @macarthurboyd explains how the independence referendum caused a split in his house.
📻 Listen to @bbcbreakthenews with @des_clarke, @macarthurboyd, @zoelyons, @TechnicallyRon and @JaneyGodley - bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0007l9…
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The SNP want to hold an independence referendum soon after the next general election, Humza Yousaf has said.
Mr Yousaf said independence will be on the first line of the party's manifesto.
Would you like to see an independence referendum soon?
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"We heard he bought a submarine.”
Vladimir Romanov’s whereabouts are a mystery… or are they?
Romanov: Czar of Hearts | Listen on @BBCSounds | bbc.in/4aNedcM
#CzarOfHearts #MartinGeissler #VladimirRomanov
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Outlander star @SamHeughan has fond memories of Shieldinch.
Via @BBCScotland
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On the first hour of tonight’s @VicGalloway show Vic will be joined by @Nicola_Meighan and together they’ll pay tribute to the late Scott Hutchison. Please feel free to share your tributes and memories of Scott and his music here.
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🌟 Topical Tune time! 🌟
...we've got one for you #Outlander fans! @GrantStottOnAir has been chatting to some of the cast including @SamHeughan and @caitrionambalfe ahead of season 6.
We're honouring Outlander's return with songs that mention a historical event or period 🏰
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|@ashleystorrie and sidekick Silent Paul celebrate the 2nd anniversary of The Ashley Storrie Show, so it’s all about “birthdays”.
They want to hear how you celebrate birthdays - Comment below 👇
Tune in now - bbc.co.uk/radioscotland
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Turns out @warnockofficial hasn't always put his...best foot forward. We found out how on Sacked in the Morning! 🫣
#SackedIntheMorning on @bbcsounds 👉 bbc.in/3QXimRH
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Top tunage in this week's Classic Scottish Album Podcast from @Franz_Ferdinand. @alkapranos tells presenter Davie Scott of @thepearlfishers about the making of the album. Listen via @BBCSounds here: bbc.co.uk/programmes/p06b265…
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If there's one person that knows a good detective it's Sir Ian Rankin...so who are his top three tv detectives? 👀 🕵️♂️
The Afternoon Show on BBC Sounds 👉 bbc.in/4bEqcbI
// @Beathhigh
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BREAKING
No deaths from coronavirus have been registered in Scotland in the last 48 hours.
There is now a total of 18,300 #covid19 cases.
Bulletins throughout the day on @BBCRadioScot
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.@alkapranos was candid and quite frankly hilarious when he was talking to @VicGalloway about the early days of @Franz_Ferdinand - check out the #storyofscottishpop on air now, part of #ripitup with @NtlMuseumsScot
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What did it take to be a king in medieval Scotland, where ruthlessness and brutality were qualities at the top of the job description?
@Lenniesaurus and Susan Morrison find out in new podcast House of the Lion: A Blood Soaked Throne, now on @bbcsounds 👉bbc.in/3vSznpt
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OOOH YA WEE BEAUTY!!!!
⚽️ FULL TIME (AET): Serbia 1-1 Scotland
Scotland win 5-4 on penalties!
Scotland have done it the hard way and are through to the Euro 2020 finals!
📻 BBC Radio Scotland digital, 92-95FM & 810MW
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.@viewofficial live with @VicGalloway tonight celebrating 10 years of Hats Off To The Buskers.👊
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Gandalf himself was a visitor to @KirkcaldyHigh this week. And that visit has resulted in one of their ties appearing on @TheGNShow @BBCOne
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