Scotcast

The BBC's Scottish news podcast, with Martin Geissler, Laura Miller and Natalie Higgins.

Radio Scotland,381 episodes

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Does the Cardiff summit bring independence closer?
John Swinney has met leaders of Plaid Cymru and Sinn Féin.
14 Sep 2026,24 mins
Best of the Week
Jackdaw, PISA and violence against women
The best bits from the past seven days of the BBC's Scottish news podcast.
13 Sep 2026,28 mins
Why are so many young men committing sex crimes?
Karyn McCluskey and Tony Lenehan KC on rising violence against women.
11 Sep 2026,26 mins,
Has Burnham caved on indyref2? – Politics Show
Political analysis with David Wallace Lockhart, Lynsey Bews and Kirk Torrance.
10 Sep 2026,27 mins
Is the housing crisis fuelling anti-immigration tension?
The Possilpark tenement fire and who gets priority for social housing.
09 Sep 2026,22 mins
What has happened to Scottish education?
Pisa study shows decline in maths and reading attainment.
08 Sep 2026,28 mins
How big is the Jackdaw decision?
UK government is set to approve new gas field off the coast of Aberdeen.
07 Sep 2026,24 mins
Who are the hackers behind the scams that steal your data?
Jude McCorry runs the Cyber and Fraud Centre Scotland.
04 Sep 2026,25 mins
Has Swinney had a good (re)start? – Politics Show
Political analysis with David Wallace Lockhart, Lynsey Bews and Liz Lloyd.
03 Sep 2026,29 mins
What it’s really like in A&E right now
Emergency doctor on whether NHS shake-up will help hospitals.
02 Sep 2026,25 mins
Will the SNP’s food price cap happen?
Business groups are urging FM to scrap manifesto pledge.
01 Sep 2026,24 mins
Old Firm sanctions: why football bosses got tough
Rangers and Celtic have been punished over crowd trouble.
31 Aug 2026,25 mins
Val and Jo on the 'untold' history behind first novella
Val McDermid and Jo Sharp have co-authored 'This Door of the Seas'.
28 Aug 2026,26 mins
School bags, public spending and social skills – Politics Show
Political analysis with Lynsey Bews, Andrew Kerr and Douglas Ross.
27 Aug 2026,26 mins
Why has Lockerbie trial been delayed (again)?
Trial of Libyan over 1988 bombing has been postponed for third time.
26 Aug 2026,23 mins
Darren McGarvey on modern masculinity and Jason Arday
Poverty Safari author on MeToo, class and how to be a better man.
25 Aug 2026,21 mins
Why the BBC made THAT Glasgow documentary
BBC Disclosure’s Welcome to Glasgow has divided opinion.
24 Aug 2026,23 mins
Stephen Flynn: I don’t want to be First Minister (yet)
SNP MSP on Nicola Sturgeon, North Sea oil and gas and his reading habits.
21 Aug 2026,44 mins
The Scottish Labour leadership interviews
Michael Marra and Joe Fagan are vying to succeed Anas Sarwar.
20 Aug 2026,43 mins
‘Why the data centre doubters are wrong’
The CEO planning world's second-largest data centre in Fife.
19 Aug 2026,26 mins
Will the Ferguson shipyard ever build another ferry?
Last commercial shipyard on the Clyde is cutting 70 jobs.
18 Aug 2026,26 mins
Can police stop what’s going on in Glasgow?
A BBC film has documented blatant drug deals and racial violence.
17 Aug 2026,23 mins
Why this Traitors star wants conversion therapy banned
Matty Hyndman on faith, sexuality and campaigning for change in the law.
14 Aug 2026,25 mins
Q Manivannan, Ming Yang and Scottish Labour – Politics Show
Political analysis with David Wallace Lockhart, Lynsey Bews and Justin Bowie.
13 Aug 2026,26 mins
How we'll avoid a food shortage
Scientists and farmers are re-thinking how we produce enough.
12 Aug 2026,22 mins
Why Nicola Sturgeon is still making headlines
Ex-First Minister has been promoting a new edition of her memoir.
11 Aug 2026,27 mins,
The Scot running Britain's biggest nuclear power plant
Nicola Fauvel is the first station director of Hinkley Point C in Somerset.
10 Aug 2026,25 mins
Can the Edinburgh festivals survive much longer?
The events bring hundreds of thousands of visitors to our capital every year.
07 Aug 2026,24 mins
Politics Show: Is Sturgeon turning on Swinney?
Political analysis with David Wallace Lockhart, Lysney Bews and Bernard Ponsonby.
06 Aug 2026,25 mins
The Elisabeth Ross murder case
Edinburgh aid worker’s body was found in a suitcase in Greece.
05 Aug 2026,24 mins