The Culture Café - 14/09/2010

This Is England '86 - TV Critics Jane Graham and Eddie Harrison review Channel 4's new Shane Meadows drama, which made a promising debut with just over 2.5 million viewers. It revisits the lives of the main characters from Meadows's Bafta-winning film (This is England) three years later and has launched on the back of significant critical and promotional buzz. The European Broadcast Union Seminar - The largest association of national broadcasters in the world, The EBU works to ensure that the crucial role of public service broadcasters is recognised and taken into consideration by key decision-makers. We'll hear all about the their upcoming seminar in Scotland and what the key issues facing broadcasting today really are. Barbershop Ladies - the Barber's Shop Quartet has always been thought of as a predominantly male preserve, but in Scotland, three groups of women have been proving that's simply not the case. And one of them - The Forth Valley Chorus - is preparing to compete against 3000 other singers at the highest level. They're due to travel to Seattle in the United States in October to take part in the world wide gathering of women's barber shop ensembles known as Sweet Adelines International. We went to meet them... Posed Magazine - News of a fashion magazine based in Scotland - devoted to quality with elegant and eclectic spreads rendered by some of the country's leading talent. With links to the fashion industry globally they seek to promote the best talent the country has to offer, without being parochial, and show the depth of talent within Scotland.