The Bowler and the Bunnet was a Scottish television documentary programme on STV, directed and presented by Sean Connery. It is the only film ever directed by Connery.
The documentary, filmed in black and white, was a critical examination of the new working practices introduced by Sir Iain Stewart at the Fairfield shipyard in Glasgow. It was released onto DVD by the British Film Institute as part of their Tales from the Shipyard boxed-set in February 2011.
The title comes from the tradition where bowler hats were worn by managers within the shipyards while bunnets were worn by the workers.
The Whole 19 Yards was a physical/general knowledge game show broadcast on ITV. It first aired on 17 April 2010 and aired on Saturday nights at 19:00. It is presented by Vernon Kay and is assisted throughout by Caroline Flack who explains how each game is played, thereby being known as the "Games Guru". Glenn Hugill is the announcer and commentates on events for viewers at home. It is filmed at Pinewood Studios in London and produced by Initial, a subsidiary of Endemol, which owns the worldwide format. The show was cancelled due to high production costs following its eight episode run.
One Man and His Hob was a British cookery show on the digital channel Taste TV. Celebrity chef Aldo Zilli traveled across the UK, creating culinary delights on a single travel cooker. Using local ingredients and enlisting the help of passers-by, he created tasty specialities at outdoor venues around the country. Each new town brings inspiration for another delicious dish - and a host of spectators, eager to indulge in some tasty treats.
The programme was made by Ginger Productions, and was re-aired on Scottish television station STV, which owned Ginger Productions. The show never had a set introduction, rather a series of mini sketches, usually involving his cameraman "Angus" - with the show logo following soon after on the screen.
Politics Now was a Scottish political programme produced and broadcast by STV in northern and central Scotland. The programme, broadcast for 40 weeks of the year, on a Thursday evenings after the main ITV news, covered all of the big Political developments in Westminster, Brussels and Holyrood in detail.
The programme was presented by STV's political editor Bernard Ponsonby with features reports and contributions from the rest of STV's political unit - Westminster correspondent Harry Smith, political correspondent Jamie Livingstone and freelance reporter David Torrance. The programme was originally presented by former political correspondent Michael Crow until his departure from the station in January 2009.
The series was replaced in 2011 by Scotland Tonight, which broadcast Mondays to Thursdays on STV covering current affairs and politics.
Sunday Live was a Sunday morning regional current affairs programme, broadcast on Scottish TV in Central Scotland and Grampian TV in the North.
Stephen Jardine, a former Scotland Today newsreader, fronted the programme, interviewing some of Scotland's best-known public figures and politicians. Louise White filled in for Stephen when he was away. A second series was planned for the Autumn of 2006, although the show never returned.
High Stakes is a British game show series hosted by Jeremy Kyle. The ITV series commenced broadcasting on 11 October 2011 and finished broadcasting on 13 December 2011.
Scotland Tonight is a Scottish news and current affairs programme, covering the two STV franchise areas of Northern and Central Scotland, produced by STV News. The programme is presented by STV News at Six West anchor John MacKay on Mondays & Tuesdays and former Sky News Scotland correspondent Rona Dougall on Wednesdays & Thursday.
The half-hour programme, which launched on Monday 24 October 2011, airs at 10:30pm on Monday - Thursday nights and features reports, interviews & analysis on the Scottish national news of the day alongside coverage of politics, business, sport and the arts & entertainment.
Scotland Tonight is broadcast across both STV regions and incorporates late news bulletins for Glasgow & West Central Scotland, Edinburgh, Fife & the Lothians and the STV North region. Separate late bulletins for the three regions also air after ITV News at Ten on Friday nights. The programme is broadcast from studio 1 at STV's Glasgow studios, shared with the West edition of STV News at Six.
Safe as Houses was a Scottish television property programme on STV, hosted by sports broadcaster Ali Douglas and money advisor Fergus Muirhead.
The programme aimed to help viewers, whether they are a first time buyer or looking to expand their property empire.
Safe as Houses began airing on Thursday 19 July 2007, with the series ending on 6 September 2007.
Take Me to the Edge is a British reality series investigating global rites of passage. Host Leo Houlding brings five adults to different parts of the world, where they experience local rites of passage such as rock climbs, running through fire, drinking blood straight from a cow’s neck and climbing into a swarm of bees.
The six-part series was commissioned by and first shown on Virgin1, and has been re-aired in 2009 on Scottish television station, STV.
The Five Thirty Show was a short-lived Scottish topical magazine show, which began broadcasting in Northern and Central Scotland on STV on Monday January 28, 2008. The programme was aired live from STV's Pacific Quay studios in Glasgow, with live link-ups to other parts of Scotland often featuring.
In May 2009, it was revealed that the programme would be axed and replaced by a new hour-long format entitled The Hour. The last regular edition of the programme aired on Friday 15 May 2009 and concluded with co-host Rachel McTavish's departure from STV. The final live programme was followed by a week of compilation specials.
Club Cupid, was a Scottish regional dating show co-produced by STV Central and STV North and presented by Des Clarke and Michelle Watt. The series was recorded at the Apex Hotel in Dundee.
In each episode, one man and woman were given the chance to speed date five hopefuls with the potential of finding true love, becoming soulmates or new friends. The Love Doctor, Dr Gareth Smith, provided advice and guidance to the participants and analysis on the participants' behaviour and strategies.
There are currently no plans for a second series.
The Scottish Golf Show is a Scottish television series, which aired on Scottish TV and Grampian TV. The programme captures the imagination of golfers and non-golfers alike and explores the experience that is Scotland and the true spirit of golf in a blend of humour, nostalgia, science, history, technology, stunning scenery and personalities.
The Scottish Golf Show was narrated by Iain Anderson and produced, directed & edited by Scott Brown. The series was first broadcast in 2005, and was re-aired in 2006, and again in May 2009 on STV.
Double Time was a British one-off comedy drama starring James Dreyfus. It received its premier in the United Kingdom on ITV at 9pm on Monday 31 December 2007. Its airing had been delayed since 2005 for unknown reasons.