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Yesterday was the centenary of the first broadcast by the BBC in Scotland.

When the scottish parliament was established, the power to legislate on broadcasting stayed at westminster. control stayed in london. during the 2014 independence referendum, some accused the bbc of a sustained anti—independence bias. for a century after the scot john reith created it, the bbc remains a culturalforce from caithness to cornwall and an enduring part of the shared british experience. allan little, bbc news, glasgow. arctic air has brought snow to parts of scotland and eastern england and there's more forecast across much of the uk this week. the met office has extended yellow w...

Tonight to mark a very special centenary. it's100 years ago this week that the bbc first began broadcasting in scotland. the first bbc radio broadcast was transmitted from an attic room — just a couple of miles away from here in the city centre. since then the bbc in scotland has undergone remarkable change with a network of radio stations across the country, and three dedicated tv channels, in both english and in gaelic. our special correspondent allan little reports on how the bbc has been a part of scottish life over the past century. in march 1923, the bbc�*s founder, john reith got of...

The BBC celebrates 100 years in Scotland, with the anniversary of the first broadcast from Glasgow.