Scotcast

Shetland’s islands could soon be connected by undersea tunnels after councillors backed the initial plans to replace ageing ferries and link Shetland’s mainland to Yell and Yell to Unst.
Martin Geissler speaks to Andy Sloan, executive vice president at engineering firm COWI, and the BBC’s David Henderson about whether tunnels are a viable alternative to Scotland’s whole ferry network.
Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast.
Get in touch: scotcast@bbc.co.uk

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Pro-independence blog Wings Over Scotland raised concerns about the SNP’s finances in 2020, several years before Peter Murrell (pictured) was prosecuted for embezzling more than £400,000 of SNP funds.
Martin speaks to the man behind the site, Stuart Campbell, about his role in uncovering the scandal, and why he says he is not done asking questions about where money has gone.
Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast. This episode is hosted by Martin Geissler.

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Head coach Steve Clarke (pictured) has resigned following Scotland's group stage exit from the 2026 World Cup.
We ask the BBC's Chris McLaughlin why another major tournament campaign ended in disappointment - and who is in the frame to succeed Clarke.
Scotcast is the BBC's Scottish news podcast. This episode is hosted by Martin Geissler.
Get in touch: scotcast@bbc.co.uk

Is a lack of access to NHS fertility treatments driving single women to find sperm donors on social media?
Scotcast’s Rebecca Tierney explores the murky, unregulated world of online sperm donation and former MP Hannah Bardell (pictured) tells us about her own IVF experience.
Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast. This episode is hosted by Laura Miller.
Get in touch: scotcast@bbc.co.uk

David and Lynsey talk to ex-Scottish Labour MSP Paul O’Kane about the future of Anas Sarwar’ (pictured) as Andy Burnham closes in on succeeding Sir Keir Starmer; the press ‘pen’ dispute at Holyrood; and more fallout from Peter Murrell’s crimes.
Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast. This episode of the Politics Show is hosted by David Wallace Lockhart and Lynsey Bews.
Get in touch: scotcast@bbc.co.uk