BBC Scotland TV Guide

BBC Scotland reflects modern Scottish life with regional news, sport, current affairs, comedy and documentaries rooted in local communities. See what's on BBC Scotland on Thursday 19 February 2026 with full listings and upcoming programmes.

Heads up: you're viewing listings from Thursday 19 February 2026. Jump to today's schedule.
Channels
BBC One (BBC1) BBC Two (BBC2) ITV1 ITV1 Anglia ITV1 Anglia West ITV1 Border ITV1 Central East ITV1 Central West ITV1 Granada ITV1 Meridian East ITV1 Meridian North ITV1 Meridian South ITV1 North ITV1 Tyne Tees ITV1 Wales ITV1 West Country ITV1 West ITV1 Yorkshire East ITV1 Yorkshire West STV Central STV North UTV Channel 4 Channel 5 BBC Three (BBC3) Film4 BBC Four CBeebies BBC News BBC ALBA ITV2 ITV3 ITV4 E4 More4 GREAT! movies Sky Arts RTÉ One Al Jazeera English BBC Parliament BBC Scotland Blaze Bloomberg TV Europe CBBC Challenge Challenge (IE) Channel 4+1 Court TV Dave ja vu DMAX DMAX+1 Drama+1 E4 Extra E4+1 Eden Eden+1 Euronews English Film4+1 Food Network Food Network+1 GREAT! action GREAT! action+1 GREAT! mystery GREAT! mystery+1 GREAT! romance GREAT! tv GREAT! tv+1 ITV Quiz ITV1+1 ITV1+1 Granada ITV1+1 Meridian ITV1+1 Midlands ITV2+1 ITV3+1 ITV4+1 LBC News Legend Legend Xtra Legend Xtra+1 London Live More4+1 Movies24 Movies24+ Newsmax TV PBS America Quest Red+1 Quest+1 Really Really+1 Rewind TV RTÉ Kids Jr RTÉ News RTÉ One+1 RTÉ Two RTÉ Two+1 S4C Sky Arts (IE) Sky Mix (IE) Sky News STV Central+1 STV North+1 Talking Pictures TV TG4 TLC TLC+1 True Crime True Crime Xtra True Crime+1 Virgin Media Four Virgin Media One Virgin Media One+1 Virgin Media Three Virgin Media Two W+1 Yesterday+1
Dates
Thu 19 Feb Yesterday Today Tue 14 Apr Wed 15 Apr Thu 16 Apr Fri 17 Apr Sat 18 Apr Sun 19 Apr Mon 20 Apr

BBC Scotland Schedule — Thu 19 Feb

12:00 AM

This is BBC Scotland — 00:00

This is BBC Scotland
Highlights from the BBC Scotland channel.
Runtime: 6 hr
6:00 AM

This is BBC Scotland — 06:00

This is BBC Scotland
Highlights from the BBC Scotland channel.
Runtime: 6 hr
12:00 PM

Politics Scotland — 12:00

First Minister's Questions: 19/02/2026
Kirsten Campbell introduces First Minister’s Questions from the Scottish Parliament.
Runtime: 1 hr
1:00 PM

This is BBC Scotland — 13:00

This is BBC Scotland
Highlights from the BBC Scotland channel.
Runtime: 6 hr
7:00 PM

Reporting Scotland — 19:00

News at Seven: 19/02/2026
More from the day’s top stories and communities across Scotland.
Runtime: 30 min
7:30 PM

The Entertainment Mix — 19:30

Episode 11
Michelle presents Little Mix star Leigh-Anne, Kaiser Chiefs’ Simon Rix, Diversity’s Jordan Banjo, West Lothian band The Snuts, comedian Fred MacAulay and music from Riley.
Runtime: 30 min
8:00 PM

Scotland’s Sacred Islands with Ben Fogle — 20:00

Episode 2
Ben Fogle journeys to Islay and Jura, tracing the route of 6th-century Christian monks across wild seaways to discover communities going the extra mile to look out for one another.
9:00 PM

Dinosaur — 21:00

Episode 5
Nina’s work event might be just the distraction she needs, but she quickly realises there is more on the line than just winning Shane’s fundraising competition.
Runtime: 30 min
9:30 PM

Dinosaur — 21:30

Episode 6
After so many misunderstandings, Nina knows her true feelings and wants to make things right. Will a family emergency stop her from declaring everything before it’s too late?
Runtime: 25 min
9:55 PM

Situationships with Sophie and Christine — 21:55

Episode 1
Sophie Gravia and Christine McGuinness take on big life events when you’re in a situationship. When is the right time to invite your situationships to celebrate these things?
Runtime: 30 min
10:25 PM

Martin Compston's Scottish Fling — 22:25

Highlands
Martin Compston and pal Phil MacHugh set out on a sporty journey to explore the north of Scotland from Golspie, Invergordon and Inverness by taking part in their own Highland Games.
Runtime: 30 min
10:55 PM

Scotcast — 22:55

Conversation about Scotland’s biggest news stories, hosted by Martin Geissler.
Runtime: 30 min
11:25 PM

Icons of Football — 23:25

Steve Archibald
How Steve Archibald made the leap from part-time football at Clyde and working as a car mechanic to star striker at Barcelona.
Runtime: 30 min i Available on iPlayer
11:55 PM

Loop — 23:55

The Art of Chinese Brush Painting
Edinburgh-based Chinese brush painter Chi Zhang exploits the rich effects created by the interaction of brush, ink, water and paper to depict Edinburgh landmark Arthur’s Seat.
Runtime: 5 min
Next Day →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is on BBC Scotland tonight?

Tonight (Thursday 19 February) on BBC Scotland, you can watch Reporting Scotland, The Entertainment Mix , Scotland’s Sacred Islands with Ben Fogle , and Dinosaur. Check the full schedule for more details.

How can I watch BBC Scotland live?

You can watch BBC Scotland live on the official bbc.co.uk website or app. Use the 'Watch Live' button to go directly to the player.

When does programming end on BBC Scotland today?

Today's programming on BBC Scotland ends at 00:00 with Loop.

Is this TV schedule shown in UK time or my local time?

All times shown on this page are automatically converted to your local device timezone for easy viewing, though the original UK broadcast time is also displayed.

Watch BBC Scotland Live