The Armando Iannucci Shows - Except for viewers in Scotland 

This is my favourite thing ever in the medium of television. The only thing that could make it any better would be learning that they didn’t show it in Scotland during the original broadcast.

You don't know real pain unless you've had to watch the BBC Northern Ireland Children in Need specials.

"A Paul Coia quiz show about hills". Just beautiful.

'Blocked in your country'

Hands down my favourite bit in the whole series. Even as a kid in London in the 70s I used to wonder why they didn't get to see the top films we did.

I first heard this on talk sport circa 2002. Tommy boyd was presenting the human zoo and a caller played this down the line. I loved it then and I love it 20 years later

Such a bizarre concept resulting in one of my favourite sketches ever.

I went to Norway in the 80s as a kid and was amazed how many channels they had. UK seemed very backward. However, I have a vague memory that all the channels were showing a 1000 part documentary on fishing or cross country skiing though (well 50 channels showing those, and another 50 for catch up)

honestly the cartoon series of Gaelic accidents sounds eminently watchable

0:53 is so adorable

Paul Coia now has a drivetime show on Radio Smooooth. Just incase you are interested.

Fantastic !! There was almost no live football in Scotland in the '60s and '70s (except the Scotland England game) because the SFA refused to allow it. That was the worst thing.

It wasn't just limited to BBC Scotland. If you lived in the Border Television region, even on the English side, we'd usually opt out for anything Scottish or Grampian had.

so true!

Not Gaylic but Gaaalic. Basic fact. Plus what’s wrong with Runrig?

anyone remember the program Thingumyjig? Scared my childhood

Am a couple of days late wishing BBC Scotland a happy 100th birthday, but this was an announcement I hated hearing as a 70's/80's Kid ! 🤣

I just want to thank you, Antaghan, for bringing down the entire human race that extra notch. Humourless, blathering hatred and nationalism. Classic.

marvelous !!=)

Could have been worse. If you lived in Dumfries you got Border Television, very much the southern side of the Border Television. Mind you, we were lucky - the poor sods in Stranraer and Girvan got UTV and BBC NI.

the meme that never quite caught on - NewsnightScotlandRoll'd. Yet still they persist with it every episode :(

Jeez, there's so much depth in this thread you'd think people never realised it was a comedy! :o "Which hill in Scotland has the most sides?" awesome :D

@CasparWilson Agreed. I'm always tremendously pissed off that we only get half of Newsnight.

"Which Scottish Hill Has The Most Sides?" xD

"Its a multi channel paradise!"

Genius! Though god help us when we get "an iplayer for Scottish viewers"

Of course, now viewers in Scotland have their own BBC TV channels, one of them in Gaelic. 😜 WHERE IS PAUL COIA'S HILL CHALLENGE?

@Kungpriest82 I couldn't agree more. Statistics have shown that there is nothing distinct about social life in Scotland from the rest of Britain. Perhaps another thing that Scottish people are supposed to have in common is disdain for the English (which I personally don't have); which has markedly decreased ever since the introduction of digital television. So perhaps we (North of Britain) just used to be jealous of the rest of Britain's programmes.

I tried to watch this in Scotland but a sign flashed up saying ‘There now follows a clip from the Amando Iannuci shows except for viewers in Scotland who have their own RU-vid clips’ and ended up having to watch a ten hour rant from George Galloway on woke culture

what about STV news with John MacKay and Raman Bhardwaj

@MrSargeSays Didn't realise how bad it was till i moved to glasgow...even things like football matches and films...people in scotland like films and football too...

Hmm...I think you misunderstand me. Also, I believe Armando to be suitably proud of his Scottish roots, just not necessarily of the general approach to televisual programming. Also, classing anyone as inherently racist is going to put any form of intelligent debate on the back foot.

"Gaelic accidents", "Paul Coia's Hill Challenge"...genius!

@MrSargeSays Because ITV has about one programme that's any good?

the worst is Newsnight Scotland. Instead of getting the interview, which is the best bit of the program, you get some bloke repeating the headlines you've already heard....with a Scottish accent. /lives in Scotland

@Poppymodern is that true about the SNP and the beeb? can you give us a link? that's absolutely horrible if its true.

Yeah he is, Italian heritage obv.

scotland got still game before the rest of us did tho

Is it only me who’d genuinely watch a chat show with Dougie Donnelly?

I'm a Lowlander so get.

@MrSargeSays the football! I get excited about it being on TV and then realise...oh no it's not...

Aye, it's really brilliant watching BBC News every day that had little or no relevance to Scotland. Headlining English NHS,Education,Transport and Sports stories, but we get our 2 minute "regional" news every half hour to keep us happy!

Very disappointing use of ruddy.

A failed Dougie Donnelly chatshow 😂😂😂.

gaelic accidents :))

haha good shit

I revered this sketch for years, but sadly these days I yearn for Scottish opt-out to programming. "And now The Daily Politics with Andrew Neil. No exception for viewers in Scotland, you're going to have to endure that arsepipe just as the rest of the UK has to. What's that? You voted 2 to 1 against Brexit? Do you really think we give a shit? Bet you're pining for that Paul Coia quiz show now, you silly tartan idealists".

yeh i complaned to the snp i dont think they can do anything but hey i dont think polititians deserve an easy time

IF you don't like it don't watch it! Go outside, exercise a little

Whats English about a tsunami?!?!?!?!?! Last time I checked, tsunamis didn't have nationalities, although I could be wrong in this post-9/11 world we live in (sigh)

Christmas Day Tsunami, The invasion of Iraq, Rape case in Delhi, US elections are relevant news stories the world over including Scotland. That's not my point, my point is I pay the same license fee as someone living in London but I don't receive the same service. Is that fair? I have no interest in what's happening with the English NHS, Education, Transport etc yet I'm force fed these stories every day. I want to know what's happening n my own country!

Modern ITV could never really be called 'the good stuff'. But that's just the usual grousing about the de-regionalising of ITV.

Aye. It'll be worse these days. You never get to the first round let alone past it... ...j/k.

they dont want to stop you getting the bbc. load of lies.

Funny in parts, but with an air of cringeworthiness that results from the political situation in Scotland. Many Scots from that era hate themselves because it was drummed into them they couldn't govern their own country. Nowadays we can watch TV from all over the world, but local programming is still underfunded.

really i thought it was a really funny attack on those sweaty socks

Least we got Still Game and Chewn The Fat :D

hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

Trump 1:02

I like Ianucci's material but boy does he suffer from the Scottish Cringe.

Well no matter, after BBC lied their arses off in 2014 a lot of us decided we weren't gonna pay their fee anymore, regardless! 😂

A very unfunny attack on Scotland dressed up as ironic humour.