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    Old Firm sanctions: why football bosses got tough

    31/08/2026 | 25 mins.
    If you’re interested in this episode, you may also like: ‘Who’s to blame for Old Firm bedlam?’ https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002sdxp
    Rangers and Celtic will both play a game behind closed doors as punishment for the crowd trouble which marred a Scottish Cup tie between the clubs.
    The BBC’s Chris McLaughlin explains why the Scottish Football Association (SFA) imposed such a tough penalty. And we talk to former Celtic and Hibernian player Scott Allan about an SFA 'summit' on the future of Scottish football.
    Picture credit: PA
    Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast. This episode is hosted by John MacKay.
    Get in touch: scotcast@bbc.co.uk
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    Val and Jo on the 'untold' history behind first novella

    28/08/2026 | 26 mins.
    If you’re interested in this episode, you might also like: 'Darren McGarvey on modern masculinity and Jason Arday' https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0030l83
    Crime writer Val McDermid and Geographer Royal for Scotland Jo Sharp (both pictured) have released their first co-authored book, 'This Door of the Seas'.
    They talk to us about the overlooked, but significant, period of Scottish history which inspired the novella.
    Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast. This episode is hosted by Martin Geissler and Laura Miller in front of a live audience at the Edinburgh Festivals.
    Get in touch: scotcast@bbc.co.uk
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    School bags, public spending and social skills – Politics Show

    27/08/2026 | 26 mins.
    If you’re interested in this episode, you may also like: 'Stephen Flynn: I don’t want to be First Minister (yet)' https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0p5q38y
    Lynsey talks to the BBC's Andrew Kerr and ex-Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross about the Scottish Government policy, championed by Education Secretary Màiri McAllan (pictured), of giving free school bags to P1 pupils; the spending challenges facing ministers; and the pitfalls of politicians getting creative on social media.
    Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast. This episode of the Politics Show is hosted by Lynsey Bews.
    Get in touch: scotcast@bbc.co.uk
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    Why has Lockerbie trial been delayed (again)?

    26/08/2026 | 23 mins.
    If you’re interested in this episode, you may also like: 'Why Lockerbie is back in the news' https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m00272kt
    The trial of a Libyan man over the 1988 Lockerbie bombing has been postponed for a third time after new evidence emerged.
    The BBC’s David Cowan talks to us about the latest developments in the story.
    Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast. This episode is hosted by John MacKay and Laura Miller.
    Get in touch: scotcast@bbc.co.uk
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    Darren McGarvey on modern masculinity and Jason Arday

    25/08/2026 | 21 mins.
    Darren McGarvey (pictured), the author of Poverty Safari and Trauma Industrial Complex, has recorded an audio essay for BBC Radio 4 called 'Confessions of a Performative Male': https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002zhnj
    Almost a decade on from MeToo gaining traction, he tells us why he thinks the movement pushed some men towards the so-called manosphere.
    Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast. This episode is hosted by John MacKay.
    Get in touch: scotcast@bbc.co.uk
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