Scotcast Podcast
The BBC's Scottish news podcast, with Martin Geissler, Laura Miller and Natalie Higgins.
Episodes to download
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Can Peter Murrell's legal fees be recovered?
Monday
Ex-SNP chief exec was granted legal aid for embezzlement case.
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Will Scottish lasers fight off hackers of the future?
Friday
How quantum computing could be used to thwart cyber-attacks.
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Politics Show: Murrell, Mandelson and double FMQs
Last Thursday
Political analysis with Natalie Higgins, Lynsey Bews and James Cook.
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GB Energy: We CAN bring bills down
Last Wednesday
Fraser Stewart is 'excited' about our energy future.
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How Peter Murrell did it
Last Tuesday
Details of ex-SNP chief exec's crimes have been heard in court.
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Would a Murrell inquiry tell us anything?
Mon 1 Jun 2026
John Swinney is resisting calls for a Holyrood investigation.
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Debriefing Nicola Sturgeon’s Kuenssberg interview
Sun 31 May 2026
How ex-SNP leader handled questions about Peter Murrell’s crimes.
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Can this CEO build ‘LA on the Clyde’?
Fri 29 May 2026
OVO Hydro’s boss on ticket prices and expansion plans.
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Politics Show: How Swinney is managing the Murrell scandal
Thu 28 May 2026
Political analysis with Natalie Higgins, Lynsey Bews and Andy Maciver.
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NHS whistleblower on personal cost of speaking out
Wed 27 May 2026
Dr Christine Peters raised concerns about patient safety at Scotland's biggest hospital.
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Will Nicola Sturgeon say more about Peter Murrell?
Tue 26 May 2026
Ex-SNP leader says she had 'no knowledge' of estranged husband’s crime.
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In court for Peter Murrell’s guilty plea
Mon 25 May 2026
How the SNP's former chief executive stole £400,000 from the party.
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Weight-loss jabs and the NHS: a 'national disgrace'?
Fri 22 May 2026
A leading doctor wants wider access to 'astonishing' drug.
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Politics Show: How Cabinet 'reshuffles' really work
Thu 21 May 2026
Political analysis with Natalie Higgins, David Wallace Lockhart and Liz Lloyd.
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Is the UK's energy policy 'insane'?
Wed 20 May 2026
What’s behind Kemi Badenoch’s claim Keir Starmer prefers Russia’s oil to Aberdeen’s?
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Will Swinney serve a full term as First Minister?
Tue 19 May 2026
And gossip and speculation about who’ll be appointed to his cabinet.
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Will Celtic be punished for title celebrations?
Mon 18 May 2026
And a former top referee on the future of VAR.
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Mental health doc: Anxiety keeps us safe
Fri 15 May 2026
Author and GP Dr Gavin Francis on whether our unhappiness is over-medicated.
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Politics Show: Streeting's letter, Q Manivannan and ‘Swinney-ism’
Thu 14 May 2026
Political analysis with Natalie Higgins and David Wallace Lockhart.
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How data-driven Hearts breached the Old Firm
Wed 13 May 2026
Has Tony Bloom’s investment helped club’s title tilt?
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How long have Starmer and Sarwar got?
Mon 11 May 2026
PM says he will prove doubters wrong amid calls to quit.
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Where it went wrong for Anas Sarwar
Sun 10 May 2026
Scottish Labour suffered its worst ever Holyrood election result.
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Swinney reaches out - but gives Reform cold shoulder
Sat 9 May 2026
And Martin reflects on hosting a marathon Scottish election results show.
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How the SNP won the Scottish election
Fri 8 May 2026
What the results mean for Labour, Sarwar and independence.
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What to look out for in the Scottish election results
Thu 7 May 2026
Voting is over in the 2026 Scottish Parliament elections.
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What is fuelling teenage knife crime?
Wed 6 May 2026
A 17-year-old has admitted murdering John McNab.
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Should we worry about the vape shop boom?
Tue 5 May 2026
Why one major retailer wants stricter regulation of the industry.
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Has Gen Z killed the traditional pub?
Mon 4 May 2026
How young people's behaviour is changing the hospitality industry.
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