Public Account was transmitted mainly on BBC1 Scotland on Mondays after 22.45. It was designed to reflect the increased interest in politics in Scotland with the discovery of oil in the North Sea and the rise of the fortunes of the Scottish National Party.
Public Account was predominantly aired on BBC1 Scotland every Monday at 10:45 PM or later, aiming to capture the growing political engagement in Scotland due to offshore oil finds and the Scottish National Party’s rise.