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This article was originally published in 'Discover' magazine, issue 47, winter 2022.

Words: Leanne McGrath.

Broadcasting revolutionised our lives when the BBC's first radio programme hit the airwaves 100 years ago.

Our media landscape has been evolving ever since – but the pace of change remains slow even now when it comes to diversity and inclusion on Scottish screens.

This year marks 100 years since the first radio broadcasts in Britain – with Scotland's aired from Glasgow's Kelvin Hall in January 1923.

To commemorate this centenary, we will be hosting a series of in-conversation events at our Kelvin Hall base, with many well-known broadcasters sharing their memories.

We are also keen to tell untold stories relating to broadcasting in Scotland.

Some of these have emerged as part of research into Scottish South Asian Voices in Broadcasting by intern Sophie Pearce-Hibbert.

The project uses our collections to identify underrepresented stories relating to t