The Royal Television Society Scotland has announced the winners of its 2026 Programme Awards with World Productions securing three wins for The Bombing of Pan Am 103.
The drama won for Director: Scripted, Sound (Craft) and Original Music Score for Scottish band Mogwai.
Synchronicity Films also enjoyed a double-win night for its project The Tattooist’s Son: Journey to Auschwitz, taking home the top prize for Documentary (Single) alongside multi-RTS award winner Stephen Bennett, who claimed Director: Non-Scripted.
BBC Scotland News walked away with the News award for Reporting Scotland, while BBC Scotland’s investigative team won Current Affairs for Disclosure: Care Home Undercover. The Young Journalist accolade was awarded to Gráinne Ní Ghréacháin of STV News North, and Libby Penman was celebrated as the year’s standout On-Screen Personality.
The Documentary (Series) category was awarded to Firecrest Films for their work on The Hunt for Peter Tobin. In the performance and writing tiers, Ewen Bremner received the Actor – Male award for his role in Coldwater, while screenwriter Neil Forsyth won the Writer award for The Gold.
In the popular genres, BBC Studios Comedy’s Two Doors Down took home the Comedy prize, while BBC Scotland’s Breaking the Year 25 earned the Entertainment title. In Factual formatting, Dragonfly Film & Television Productions Surgeons: At The Edge of Life impressed the jury with a double win spanning Specialist Factual and Post Production: Motion Design & Animation. IWC Media found success with Scotland’s Home of the Year winning Lifestyle & Features and also took home Post Production: Editing (Craft) for Angela Slaven’s work on Being Stanley Baxter.
The night also paid tribute to broadcast journalist Sally Magnusson, who stepped down from her long-serving role as the flagship presenter of BBC Scotland’s Reporting Scotland in 2025 and received the RTS Scotland Outstanding Achievement Award, honouring over three decades of exceptional public service journalism.
Dan Twist, Chair of RTS Scotland,: “The RTS Scotland Awards stand as a definitive celebration of the finest talent in Scottish television. This year’s outstanding nominees and winners reflect the strength and resilience of a thriving Scottish TV industry, even in the face of widespread sector challenges. RTS Scotland is proud to continue its unwavering commitment to supporting, educating, and championing talent across all areas of the industry – both on screen and behind the scenes.”
RTS SCOTLAND PROGRAMME AWARDS 2026 – WINNERS
Actor – Female
- Lauren Lyle, Karen Pirie (Series 2) (World Productions for ITV)
Actor – Male
- Ewen Bremner, Coldwater (SISTER Pictures for ITV, Paramount+ with Showtime)
Camera
- George Cameron Geddes (Grow, Sky Cinema)
Children’s
- Billy Bùrach (The 90 for BBC ALBA)
Comedy
- Two Doors Down (BBC Studios Comedy for BBC One)
Current Affairs
- Disclosure: Care Home Undercover (BBC Scotland for BBC Scotland)
Daytime & Features
- Scam Interceptors (BBC Studios for BBC One)
Director: Non-Scripted
- Stephen Bennett, The Tattooist’s Son: Journey to Auschwitz (Synchronicity Films for Sky History & Stan)
Director: Scripted (Sponsored by Blazing Griffin)
- Michael Keillor, The Bombing of Pan Am 103 (World Productions for BBC)
Documentary (Series)
- The Hunt for Peter Tobin (Firecrest Films for BBC Scotland)
Documentary (Single)
- The Tattooist’s Son: Journey to Auschwitz (Synchronicity Films for Sky & Stan)
Drama (Sponsored by No Drama)
- Karen Pirie: Series 2 (World Productions for ITV)
Entertainment
- Breaking the Year 25 (BBC Scotland for BBC Scotland)
Live Event
- Sportscene Scotland v Denmark (BBC Scotland)
News
- Reporting Scotland (BBC Scotland News for BBC Scotland)
On-Screen Personality (Sponsored by Screen Scotland)
- Libby Penman
Original Music Score
- Mogwai for The Bombing of Pan Am 103 (World Productions for BBC)
Post Production: Editing (Sponsored by Screen Scotland)
- Angela Slaven for Being Stanley Baxter (IWC Media for BBC Scotland)
Post Production: Motion Design and Animation
- Surgeons: At the Edge of Life (Serious FX for Dragonfly Film & Television for BBC Scotland & BBC Two)
Short Form
- On The Twelfth Day of Findom (Goldie Luck Productions for Girls In Film)
Sound
- Alastair Mason for The Bombing of Pan Am 103 (Jumbuck for World Productions for BBC)
Specialist Factual
- Surgeons: At The Edge of Life (Dragonfly Film and Television Productions for BBC Scotland & BBC Two)
Sport
- Make it to Munich (Blackhouse Films for BBC)
Student Award (Sponsored by Channel 4)
- Turning The Tide (Ben McQuaid, Nathan McQuaid, Dylan Antscherl & Jack Cunningham from University of Stirling)
Writer (Sponsored by Screen Scotland)
- Neil Forsyth, The Gold S2 (Tannadice Pictures, Part of Objective Media Group for BBC One)
Young Journalist
- Gráinne Ní Ghréacháin (STV News North for STV)
RTS Scotland Outstanding Achievement Award
- Sally Magnusson
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