Why does BBC Scotland sometimes opt out from network programming?
BBC Scotland is entrusted with producing and broadcasting programmes which are particularly relevant to the distinctive culture of Scotland. As there are a limited number of hours per week available to us to do this, some English-orientated productions will, inevitably, be lost in order to balance Scottish scheduling priorities. Any variations from network transmissions are made with the knowledge and agreement of the schedule planners on BBC ONE and BBC TWO. Where possible, our planners reschedule any network programmes dropped because of our opt-out commitment to the first available slot in our schedules.
