The BBC’s director general has said the corporation is not trying to “game a number” on the amount of production spending in Scotland, as he was quizzed by MSPs about the hit show The Traitors.

Tim Davie said the BBC has a “great story” to tell in increasing its production spending north of the border, with 99.6% of Scottish licence fee income now spent in Scotland – up from 77% two years ...

Mr Davie spoke to the Scottish Parliament’s Culture Committee on Thursday, alongside BBC Scotland director Hayley Valentine and finance director Rhona Burns. Labour MSP Neil Bibby asked Mr Davie ...