BBC Radio Scotland Extra

BBC Radio Scotland Extra is a companion service within BBC Radio Scotland's output. Its programme can share material with the main Scottish service, bringing music, conversation and other BBC broadcasts into the same listening day. Scotland supplies the main cultural setting, while shared overnight output can connect the station with the wider BBC radio offering.

BBC Introducing in Scotland is one of the music programmes carried by the service. Presented by Phoebe, it gives emerging Scottish artists space alongside discussion of the country's new-music scene. The Sound of Young Scotland edition explored nominees associated with the SAY Awards and featured Quiet Man, demonstrating a purpose beyond replaying a familiar national chart selection.

That programme's October 2026 playlist included Quiet Man, Rosie H Sullivan, Kai Reesu, Alice Faye and Holly J. The range of names illustrates the discovery-led character of Introducing: individual artists and developing work receive attention within a presented programme. These are examples from a particular broadcast, rather than a fixed list of performers played throughout every day on Radio Scotland Extra.

Up Late supplies a different evening mood, combining conversation with familiar songs. The service also schedules a handover to BBC Radio 5 Live overnight. Those strands show why Extra is best understood through its varied broadcast offering rather than as a specialist music channel. New Scottish recordings, lighter late-night company and shared speech radio can all occupy different parts of the programme. Its connection with Radio Scotland keeps a Scottish editorial and cultural identity at the centre while allowing that wider range of material.