Scotland

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SCOTLAND is part of the United Kingdom. As such, it received BBC transmissions from London.

However, from time to time its regional station BBC Scotland's daily schedules differed to make way for local and regional programming, and series such as Doctor Who were sometimes shown on dates or times that were different to the rest of the network:


BBC2 Scotland Idents and logos


Scotland in Doctor Who

  • The Highlanders was set in Culloden. The Doctor's companion Jamie was a Highlander.
  • Colonel / later Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart was of Scottish descent.
  • Terror of the Zygons was set in and around Loch Ness and the (fictional) village of Tullock.
  • The Doctor met HG Wells in Scotland; the Board was sent through the Timelash to Loch Ness.
  • Sylvester McCoy was born (as Percy James Patrick Kent-Smith) in Dunoon.
  • The seventh Doctor wore a Paisley scarf.