Scot Culture

23/08/2026

👁️ BIG BROTHER UNVEILS NEW EYE LOGO AHEAD OF 2026 SERIES

Big Brother has revealed its brand-new eye as the countdown to this year’s extended series properly begins.

• AJ Odudu and Will Best return to host the new series
• The civilian run has been expanded to eight weeks, making it ITV’s biggest Big Brother series yet
• The house is being teased as a “house of surprises” with new twists, ambitious tasks and high-stakes nominations
• Big Brother returns Sunday 13 September at 9pm on ITV2 and ITVX

Read: New eye means we’re officially entering Big Brother season again. Eight weeks of strangers losing their minds over nominations, shopping budgets and somebody eating the communal cheese. Perfect. 😂👁️

ITV unveiled the striking new eye for the brand-new series of Big Brother, returning this autumn on ITV2 and ITVX for the channel’s biggest series yet, spanning eight weeks.AJ Odudu and Will Best are back at the helm as a new group of strangers move into the nation’s most famous residence. Reima...

23/08/2026

🕵️ RICHARD ARMITAGE LEADS NEW ITV CRIME DRAMA ‘WINTER’ THIS AUTUMN

Richard Armitage is heading back to ITV as a brilliant but dangerously unconventional forensic pathologist in new six-part crime drama Winter. 🏳️‍🌈🔍

• 🧬 Richard plays Dr Ethan Winter, one of the most gifted forensic pathologists of his generation
• 🚔 He teams up with DI Lauren Bell, played by Annabel Scholey, to solve a different complex murder case in each episode
• 🩸 Behind the weekly investigations, Winter is secretly trying to solve the unsolved murder of someone close to him, with his obsession threatening to consume him
• 📺 The six-part series is set in Bristol and will air on ITVX this autumn

playing a brooding, rule-breaking forensic doctor with a dark secret? ITV knew exactly which demographic would suddenly become interested in pathology. 😭🏳️‍🌈

A brilliant mind, a relentless detective: Richard Armitage and Annabel Scholey lead ITV’s new forensic drama Winter. Winter is a gripping new six-part police procedural starring Richard Armitage (Missing You, Red Eye, Fool Me Once) as a brilliant but unconventional forensic pathologist at the cent...

23/08/2026

🏒 ‘HEATED RIVALRY’ RETURNS TO SKY FOR SEASON 2 WITH NEW CAST ANNOUNCED

The gay hockey universe is officially expanding, with confirmed to return to Sky and NOW in spring 2027 for UK and Irish viewers. 🏳️‍🌈🔥

• 📺 Season 2 will stream exclusively on Sky and NOW in the UK and Ireland
• 🏒 and return as Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov
• ❤️ Justice Smith and Charlie Gillespie join the leading cast as Harris Drover and Troy Barrett
• 📚 Their characters come from Rachel Reid’s Role Model, expanding the story beyond Shane and Ilya
• 🎬 Writer/director Jacob Tierney says Justice and Charlie immediately connected with the vulnerability and resilience at the heart of Harris and Troy

Shane and Ilya are coming back AND Troy and Harris are entering the rink. Spring 2027 is basically Pride Month with hockey sticks at this point. 😭🏳️‍🌈🏒

Heated Rivalry, the steamy Sky Exclusive romantic drama adapted from Rachel Reid’s critically acclaimed Game Changers book series, is confirmed to return to Sky and streaming service NOW in Spring 2027, exclusively in the UK and Ireland.Justice Smith (I Saw the TV Glow, Now You See Me: Now Y...

23/08/2026

💋 TARON EGERTON REVEALS HE IMPROVISED A KISS WITH TOM HARDY IN ‘LEGEND’

has revealed he went completely off-script while filming *Legend* and just decided to snog . 😂

• Egerton played Edward “Mad Teddy” Smith, the real-life lover of Ronnie Kray
• During one scene, Egerton grabbed Hardy’s face and kissed him even though it wasn’t written into the script
• He admitted he immediately backed off afterwards because he wasn’t sure how Hardy would react
• Egerton says he now thinks Hardy “loved it”, although the kiss never made it into the final film

Read: Imagine deciding mid-take “f**k it, I’m kissing Tom Hardy” and apparently getting away with it. Taron was living somebody’s dream and then they CUT THE SCENE. Criminal behaviour. 😭

Taron Egerton has revealed that he improvised a kiss with Tom Hardy while filming the 2015 crime drama Legend.

23/08/2026

🎙️ CHRIS HUGHES ‘LINED UP’ TO HOST NEW BIG BROTHER VODCAST ON ITV2

Chris Hughes could be heading back into the Big Brother world as ITV plans a new visualised podcast companion show.

• Chris is reportedly being lined up to host the new Big Brother vodcast
• The show is expected to air five nights a week from Sunday to Thursday on ITVX
• It replaces Big Brother: Late & Live, which was cancelled after three series
• The main Big Brother series is expected to launch on Sunday 13 September and run for eight weeks

Big Brother (produced by Initial, part of Banijay UK) returns this autumn for its fourth series on ITV2 and ITVX. A new batch of Housemates from every corner of the UK will take up residence in the nation’s most famous home which returns with a stylish new look, setting the stage for eight weeks o...

23/08/2026

🎭 ‘SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE UK’ RETURNS THIS SEPTEMBER WITH NEW TRAILER

SNL UK is officially back next month for another run of live sketches, celebrity hosts and musical guests.

• The new series launches on Saturday 12 September on Sky and NOW
• Six brand-new episodes will air first, with additional shows planned for early 2027
• All 11 members of the original cast are returning
• Each episode will once again feature a different celebrity host, musical guest and a British version of Weekend Update

Read: Series one clearly did enough to earn another go. Live British sketch comedy is always one dodgy cue card away from total chaos, which is basically the whole appeal. 😂

Saturday Night Live UK is back. Following its hit inaugural season earlier this year, the live comedy sensation returns to Sky and streaming service NOW on Saturday 12 September. The first six brand-new episodes will bring a fresh season of unpredictable, must-watch Saturday night television, with a...

22/08/2026

🏳️‍🌈 OFCOM OPENS TWO INVESTIGATIONS INTO GB NEWS OVER ANTI-LGBT+ REMARKS

GB News is facing two fresh Ofcom investigations following thousands of complaints about comments linking LGBT+ people and Pride with sexual abuse and deviancy.

• More than 12,000 complaints followed a July episode of *Alex Armstrong Tonight* where guest Caroline Farrow linked Pride with be******ty and paedophilia
• A separate June episode of *The Saturday Five* attracted around 3,000 complaints after a guest claimed gay men were more prone to “sexual deviancy”
• Ofcom has now opened formal investigations into both broadcasts to determine whether its rules on potentially offensive content were breached
• GB News says it will defend the broadcasts and described the complaints as an “orchestrated campaign”

Read: Linking gay people with paedophilia is one of the oldest and ugliest anti-LGBT tropes going. Ofcom hasn’t ruled on either case yet, but 15,000 complaints and two formal investigations means these broadcasts are getting proper scrutiny.

22/08/2026

🚀 + LAUNCHES ON discovery+ AND IS COMING TO HBO Max

NASA is expanding its streaming reach, bringing live space coverage to two more major platforms.

• A continuous NASA+ live feed is now streaming through discovery+ live channels
• HBO Max will carry selected NASA special events, including the Artemis III Moon mission in 2027
• Supported devices will stream NASA+ coverage in Dolby Vision for improved brightness, contrast and detail
• NASA+ itself will remain completely free and ad-free through NASA’s own app and website

Read: Artemis missions, rocket launches and Moon coverage casually turning up beside your normal streaming shows is actually quite cool. NASA clearly wants space exploration shoved onto as many screens as humanly possible. 🌕

As NASA+ continues its expansion across multiple streaming platforms to bring space closer to home, NASA announced Monday programming is next heading to

22/08/2026

🐶 YEARS DOG FOOD RECALLED AFTER REPORTS OF SERIOUS EYE PROBLEMS IN PETS

Premium dog food brand Years has urgently recalled all of its fresh meals after reports of dogs developing severe bilateral dry eye.

• Years says it has received 192 reports of potential, but not yet verified, eye problems from around 40,000 customers
• Some affected dogs have developed severe dry eye, ulcers and other complications, with at least one Scottish owner reporting their dog required eye removal surgery
• The company is investigating buckwheat as a possible contributing factor, including whether part of its buckwheat supply may have been contaminated
• Owners have been told to stop feeding Years fresh meals immediately and contact a vet promptly if dogs show squinting, excessive blinking, pawing at their eyes, thick discharge or obvious discomfort

Read: This is genuinely grim. The exact cause is still being investigated, so it is important not to jump ahead of the evidence, but if your dog has been eating Years food, stop using it and take any eye symptoms seriously.

Some dog owners in Scotland say their pets have been left in pain and distress.

22/08/2026

📺 Channel 5 INVESTIGATES NIGEL FARAGE’S FINANCES IN NEW DOCUMENTARY

Channel 5 is putting Nigel Farage’s money under the microscope in a new documentary examining how the Reform UK leader built his fortune.

• *Nigel Farage: Where Does the Money Come From?* looks at his reported earnings, donors, companies and other payments
• Farage has reportedly received more than £2 million in outside income since entering Parliament in 2024
• The programme also examines his work as a broadcaster and after-dinner speaker, alongside reports about his property interests
• Experts will look at reported payments, donations and gifts involving crypto financiers, as well as wider parliamentary and media scrutiny

Read: Whatever your politics, MPs making serious money outside Parliament is fair game for scrutiny. Channel 5 is basically following the money and asking exactly where it all comes from.

Nigel Farage: Where Does the Money Come From puts Farage's finances under the microscope to ask how the leader of Reform UK has built such a sizeable fortune, unravelling the combination of donors, companies and payments that have reportedly landed him more than £2 million in outside income since e...