Maybe it should be a new thread regarding BBC and Hogmanay?
But as it's been mentioned...
There was a programme on BBC 3 last week about the complaints people made about the "fixed formula" when BBC Scotland dominated the national network at New Year, with nostalgic looks at Andy Stewart and The White Heather Club.
The broadcast from Gleneagles in the early 1980s was an almighty cockup and disaster and after that England and Wales had a London based programme.
Only once since then was a national network New Year programme given to BBC Scotland and it had to be much more general with hardly a kilt a sight and a jazzed up gospel choir version of Flower of Scotland.
The only completely Scottish element remaining is that Auld Lang Syne is still a universal component.
I believe that Scots get a choice of either BBC Scotland coverage on one channel and National UK coverage on the other? Alas that is not afforded to the rest of us. 
[B][COLOR="Red"][SIZE="1"]Reverend Earl Trefor the Sublunary of Kesslington under Ox, Venerable Lord Trefor the Unhyphenated of Much Bottom, Sir Trefor the Corpulent of Leighton in the Bucket, Viscount Mcclef the Portable of Kirkby Overblow.
Cymru, Yr Alban, Iwerddon, Cernyw, Ynys Manau a Lydaw am byth! Yng Nghiltiau Ynghyd!
(Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Cornwall, Isle of Man and Brittany forever - united in the Kilts!)[/SIZE][/COLOR][/B]
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