BBC Two Scotland ( gd, BBC Dhà Alba) was the national variation of

BBC Two BBC Two is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network owned and operated by the BBC. It covers a wide range of subject matter, with a remit "to broadcast programmes of depth and substance" in contrast to the more mainstream an ...

for

BBC Scotland BBC Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: ''BBC Alba'') is a division of the BBC and the main public broadcaster in Scotland. It is one of the four BBC national regions, together with the BBC English Regions, BBC Cymru Wales and BBC Northern Ireland. I ...

. It was broadcast via digital television and was the sister Scottish channel of BBC One Scotland and Gaelic-language

BBC Alba BBC Alba is a Scottish Gaelic-language free-to-air public broadcast television channel jointly owned by the BBC and MG Alba. The channel was launched on 19 September 2008 and is on-air for up to seven hours a day with BBC Radio nan Gàidheal s ...

. Unlike BBC One Scotland, which broadcasts its own continuity with only rare exceptions, BBC Two Scotland would opt in and out of BBC Two network continuity throughout the day.

History

Prior to digital switchover, 'BBC Two Scotland' and 'BBC Two Scotland (Digital)' were listed as separate channels by some guides, but were effectively the same channel, broadcasting identical feeds as part of the transition to digital television. On 24 February 2019, the BBC launched the BBC Scotland channel, a new autonomous service that broadcasts a nightly lineup of Scottish programming. In preparation for its launch, BBC Two Scotland was discontinued and replaced by the national version beginning 18 February. BBC Scotland officially broadcasts from 19:00 to 00:00 nightly, but simulcasts BBC Two daily from 12:00 to 19:00, and may opt out for sport and political broadcasts of regional interest during this period. BBC Two Scotland remained on the Sky EPG on channel 970 until 28 February 2019. From 18 to 27 February 2019, BBC Two Scotland simulcasted

(England region).

Programming

Similarly to BBC One Scotland, BBC Two Scotland offered differing programming from the UK-wide network specifically aimed at Scottish viewers. Often, this was more specialised programming such as ''Artworks Scotland'', ''Holyrood Live'' and the Gaelic strands branded as ''BBC Two (Dhà) Alba''. During the daytime and overnight schedules, BBC Scotland replaced some of the national education programming for shows better targeted at the separate Scottish education system and replacing some politics strands with coverage of Scottish politics. BBC Sport Scotland would sometimes use BBC Two Scotland to broadcast live coverage of more minority sports, such as athletics and

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, with some sports such as

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and

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showcased in '' The Adventure Show''. Additionally, on Sunday nights, BBC Two Scotland had become the regular home for '' Sportscenes highlights of the SPFL, preceding '' Match of the Day 2''. The ''

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'' was launched on BBC Two Scotland in November 2005, presented by Shantha Roberts. Its programming included live performances from a wide range of musical styles, with bands filmed around the country at different venues and unusual locations, rather than in the studio. Musical styles included indie, jazz, folk,

funk Funk is a music genre that originated in African American communities in the mid-1960s when musicians created a rhythmic, danceable new form of music through a mixture of various music genres that were popular among African Americans in the m ...

, hip hop and

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. Its last shows were broadcast in November 2014. Other examples of BBC Two Scotland programmes include: * ''ArtWorks Scotland'' * ''Cunntas'' * ''

Dè a-nis? ''Dè a-nis?'' (pronounced: Jaay a-neash) is a Scottish Gaelic-language children's program produced by BBC Gàidhlig. It is broadcast on BBC Alba on Wednesday nights at 6:00pm. "Dè a-nis" is Gaelic for "What Now?" History Launched on 30 Septem ...

'' * ''

Holyrood Live Holyrood may refer to: Religion * Holyrood (cross), a Christian relic alleged to be part of the True Cross on which Jesus died * Feast of the Cross, or Holy Rood day, in the Christian liturgical calendar Places United Kingdom * Holyrood, Edinbu ...

'' * '' Landward'' * '' Limmy's Show'' * '' Na Bleigeardan'' * ''

Newsnight Scotland ''Newsnight Scotland'' is a current affairs television programme, broadcast by BBC Scotland from BBC Pacific Quay in Glasgow as an opt out of the main London-based '' Newsnight'' programme. It was broadcast at 11pm from Mondays to Thursdays, rep ...

'' * '' Daily Politics Scotland'' * '' Rathad an Sutha'' * '' Scotland 2016'' * ''

Sport Nation ''Sport Nation'' is a magazine sports television programme produced by BBC Sport Scotland. The first edition was broadcast on BBC Two Scotland in March 2009 as ''Sport Monthly'', but was relaunched as ''Sport Nation'' in 2011. The programme is ...

'' * '' Sportscene'' * '' The Adventure Show'' * ''Wildlife Detectives''

References

External links

* * 1966 establishments in Scotland BBC Scotland English-language television stations in the United Kingdom Television channels and stations established in 1966 Television channels and stations disestablished in 2019 Defunct television channels in Scotland Defunct BBC television channels 2019 disestablishments in Scotland {{BBC-tv-stub pt:BBC Two