April 15th 2016

Set against Scotland’s stunning and dramatic scenery, from towns and cities to the Highlands and Islands, we follow the men and women of Europe’s most advanced emergency rescue service.

SCOTSTAR is a brand new NHS emergency response unit, dedicated to providing life-saving care to the sickest patients from across Scotland. The facility brings together the country’s 3 specialist transport services for critically ill adults, children and babies

The 3 part series will air on BBC ALBA end of 2016.

Feb 23rd 2016

Hamish Henderson (1919-2002) was a colossal figure in Scottish culture, a man of boundless passion and curiosity whose poems continue to elevate and inspire a nation. Bees Nees has had the pleasure of working with director Robbie Fraser on this highly anticipated documentary that pays tribute to the many contrary forces and diverse facets of Henderson’s life as a poet, soldier, intellectual, activist, songwriter and leading force in the revival of Scottish folk music.

The film premiered at the 2016 Glasgow Film Festival and will screen on BBC ALBA on September 22nd 2016.

Interested in booking a screening? Follow this link https://www.ourscreen.com/film/hamish

Jan 01 2016, 8:00 pm

Earlier this year, Bees Nees teamed up with Matchlight to produce the hour long documentary – The Switch On.

Half a million profoundly deaf people across the world have had their hearing restored thanks to cochlear implantation, and the extraordinary clips of their cochlear implant being ‘switched on’ have become popular on the internet – shared and watched by millions.

Over the past 25 years, the Scottish Cochlear Implant Unit at Crosshouse Hospital, Kilmarnock, have implanted 1400 people. But the staff here believe that represents only a fraction of the people who need it. This film follows five patients on an extraordinary emotional journey.

BBC ALBA 1st January 21:00

Dec 30 2015, 9:00 pm

This year, Bees Nees was at the Caird Hall in Dundee for Na Trads 2015. You can catch highlights and music from the show on the 30th December. Presenters Mary Ann Kennedy, Tony Kearney and Linda MacLeod meet the musicians, winners and stars of the event, both onstage and behind-the-scenes.

BBC ALBA 30th December 22:00

Tuesday 20th/Wednesday 21st September

Featured Album: Cartwheels – Ward Thomas

Released on the 2nd September ‘Cartwheels’ is the second album by Ward Thomas – the Hampshire twin sisters Catherine and Lizzy Ward Thomas. The album made chart history last week when it became the first ever album by a UK Country act to reach number one in the UK Album Charts.

Featured Archive Album: Feels Like Home – Linda Ronstadt

Requested by one of our German listeners Frank Toder,  we decided to make this our feature archive. It Was released in 1995 and received excellent reviews and sold in the region of 190,000 copies. It is now out of print and no longer available.

Featured Songwriter: Chip Taylor

Chip Taylor is one of America’s finest songwriters famed for writing ‘Wild Thing’ and ‘Angel Of The Morning’. Many of his songs have been covered by other top names in country including Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings and Johnny Tillotson.  He has recently released two new albums ‘Little Brothers’ and ‘I’ll Carry For You’.

Monday 12th September

This week on the programme our Record of Note is the new one from Teenage Fanclub.. ‘Here’. Plus we have a whole load of great music for you, both new and old.