Sanjeev Kohli presenting BBC Scotland programme Wha’s Like Us? Picture: Emily Rimmer/Hopscotch Films

FROM the skirling bagpipes of Brigadoon to the drug-addled noir of Trainspotting, Scottish identity is one that has long been intertwined with conflicting stereotypes, myth and legend. A new BBC programme will attempt to wade through the quagmire of cultural cringe as it examines the role film and television has played in creating a global image of Scots over the past century.