Mark Bonnar to Front New Doc for BBC Scotland

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Objective Media Group Scotland has been commissioned for the one-off documentary Meet You at the Hippos, led by Mark Bonnar, for BBC Scotland.

Bonnar is an award-winning actor and former Glenrothes and East Kilbride resident. In Meet You at the Hippos, he is on a mission to understand the social history of the towns in which he grew up via their public art.

Bonnar visits Cumbernauld, Irvine, East Kilbride, Livingston and Glenrothes, exploring the art and public sculpture that defined the Scottish towns and the artists who made the work. He meets some of the artists as well as those who have been inspired by the art itself.

Meanwhile, Outline Productions is working on a new doc for BBC Two and iPlayer in which British chef and restaurateur Andi Oliver discovers the spirit, culture and history of Glasgow by sharing home-cooked meals with the people who live there. Andi Oliver’s A Taste of Home (working title) sees the chef travel to Glasgow to spend time with three very different households across the city, accompanying them to their favorite neighborhood food suppliers where they choose their ingredients, before cooking up a range of dishes to celebrate festive family get-togethers that reflect Glasgow’s vibrant diversity.