内容摘要：Mr Stults adds: "They're already expensive and the potential is that they will get more expensive."

Mr Stults adds: "They're already expensive and the potential is that they will get more expensive."

River City, which began in September 2002, will continue filming until March with the final series airing in autumn 2026.Ms Valentine said the BBC had explored options for the show like changing the format, show times and iPlayer access but "it just hasn't worked".

"We have given it a really good run, but I do think it's time to do other things," she added.Ms Valentine told the committee that network dramas like Shetland delivered an audience of about 700,000 in Scotland, and from seven to eight million across the UK.Meanwhile, River City delivered an average of 200,000 viewers per episode.

The BBC's corporate affairs director for nations Luke McCullough added: "Every other BBC Scotland drama we make gets more than double that figure as a minimum."The series, set in fictional Shieldinch, is filmed on a specially-built set in Dumbarton.

Labour MSP Neil Bibby, who brought forward a motion to save the show, claimed staff were told that the show was ending due to a lease expiring at the filming location.

Mr McCullough denied this and told the committee that the decision was based on editorial reasons."Every fraction of a degree really matters for ice sheets."

to keep up with the latest climate and environment stories with the BBC's Justin Rowlatt. Outside the UK?Shortly before dusk on Tuesday, the world's most powerful rocket blasted off on a test flight from its launch site in Texas.

Hopes were high for a successful SpaceX Starship mission after two explosive failed launches in January and March.Starship comprises two parts: the "Ship" is the uppermost, and that sits atop a booster, called Super Heavy. The combined system measures just over 120m in total.