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We have another series of films transmitting this week (haven't we been busy!), this time on the topic of decision-making and democracy, or, 'Democracy In Action'. You may remember that I posted a blog entry about these programmes before, when I visited Shawlands Academy and Liberton High School with Julie Peacock, who directed these films. The views of the young people interviewed on those days gave the team a really strong basis for their programmes - their help was invaluable.

The final films focus on four very distinct areas. The first features the devolved Scottish Parliament, as described by the leaders of the political parties at Holyrood; Brian Taylor, ´óÏó´«Ã½ Scotland's Political Editor, describes the wrangling between the Westminster and Holyrood parliaments on the funding of the Forth Road Bridge in an entertaining case study; Armando Iannucci helps with a look at that unknown powerhouse, the Civil Service; and there is also a look at the proposal to raise the legal alcohol purchasing age to 18.

These programmes, all five minutes in length, form part of two hours of programming on the topic of democracy. ´óÏó´«Ã½ Learning in London made the first hour, and the second hour is comprised of 20 minutes each from Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland. We hope you'll enjoy the whole two hours, and in particular our twenty minutes! It's another late-night transmission, but as ever, the films will be in our Learning Zone for posterity; as well as on iPlayer.