BBC Radio Scotland is BBC Scotland's national English-language radio network. It broadcasts a wide variety of programming, including news, sport, light entertainment, music, the arts, comedy, drama, history and lifestyle. It replaced the Scottish BBC Radio 4 opt-out service of the same name from 23 November 1978.
BBC Radio Scotland broadcasts 24 hours, delivering archive programming under the name, the zones, through the night.
Read more about BBC Radio Scotland: History, Programmes, Local Opt-outs, Presenters, Heads of Radio, Scotland
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“To err is human, but to really foul things up requires a computer.”
—Anonymous. quoted in “Quote Unquote,” Feb. 22, 1982, BBC Radio 4.
“To err is human, but to really foul things up requires a computer.”
—Anonymous. quoted in “Quote Unquote,” Feb. 22, 1982, BBC Radio 4.
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—Fran Lebowitz (b. 1950)
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—G.C. (Georg Christoph)