BBC Alba – a good reason to learn Gaelic
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The upcoming programme schedule for Gaelic TV channel, BBC Alba, has a series of real must-sees. It certainly develops the latent urge to get to grips with the language.
The helpful thing is that many of the BBC Alba programmes have a lot to offer in vision and sound – always a massive strength of Gaelic programming (no one does helicopter photography half as well) – so you get a lot to be going on with while you gear up to take the plunge into classes. (These too can be fun – talk to Henri MacAuley on the Isle of Gigha.)
The mid-June schedule includes:
- Full live coverage of the action between two legendary shinty clubs, Newtonmore and Kingussue, in the MacTavish Cup at Bught Park in Inverness. This airs at 4.00pm on Saturday 13th June.
- Runrig – City of Lights: a classic 1990 concert from featuring Skye’s Gaelic rock band Runrig. This goes out at 8.00pm on Saturday 13th June.
- Trusadh – A’ chaitheamh: Surviving the 20th century killer in Scotland – Tuberculosis. Victims of This deadly disease reflect on their experiences in sanatoria, breakthrough drugs and how the disease has shaped their lives. We forget abut this yet many remember childhood books like Anne of Green Gables which reflected the prevalence of this disease. Anne’s friend Ruby died of it. Its popular name was ‘gallloping consumption’. This airs at 9.00pm on Monday 15th June.
- Calanais: The Standing Stones of Callanish, on the Isle of Lewis, rightly loved by photographers, are among the most famous and important monuments in Europe. Who erected them and for what purpose? For worship, or as a calendar? This absorbing programme explores the views of archaeologists, artists and lay-people on the significance of the Callanish stones to them. This one goes out at 9.00pm on Thursday 18th June.
- Suil Air 1979: A look back at some of the events of 1979 through archive film, music and people’s personal memories. Included in this programme are clips from Margaret Thatcher’s arrival in Downing Street (remember ‘where there is discord may we bring harmony’ – a likely story; the opening of Radio nan Eilean opening; The Dukes of Hazzard launch on BBC1. this nostalgia-fest goes out at 9.00pm on Friday 19th June.
BBC Alba is available on Sky Channel 168; Freesat Channel 110; and, within 7 days after each programme, on BBC iPlayer.
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