Oh dear. BBC Scotland started with The Chvrches being miserable, and then over to the Theatre Royal Glasgow for a variety show. Not quite the Gala Event that Lord Hall might have expected. He wasn't there, anyway, because, it was pre-recorded and, thankfully, edited.
It was produced by indie Hungry Bear - the bulk of their work is in London, but they have recently opened a Sottish office in order to bring us the rich humour and honed bon mots of All Round to Mrs Brown's and For Facts Sake. The host was Iain Stirling, who provides voice-overs for Love Island; he was furiously channelling Hungry Bear's big star, the equally-frantic Michael McIntyre. It would be interesting to learn who made it past Mr Stirling's opening 7-minute routine. Lord knows what they'd given the 1,500 audience beforehand to pacify them.
The most assured performance came from Phil Jupitus, now living in Fife. But definitely from England.
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