Today (8th September 2011) at the Eden Court Theatre in Inverness, BBC ALBA announced its Autumn programme schedule.
Three years into its operation, the channel is still firing on four cylinders with productions across the genres and its characteristic invention.
At the Eden Court launch, there were leading figures from the channel partnership and programme producers, a host of new stars about to hit the screen this autumn – and contributors to the new Midwives series filmed at Raigmore Hospital.
The cute and cuddly factor was supplied by some furry friends there to hint at a new series following the varied lives of vets in the Highlands & Islands and throughout Scotland – including vets working at wildlife safari parks – seen below vetting a chimp.
BBC ALBA’s contribution to Scottish broadcasting and supporting the county’s creative and media sectors, includes working with 16 independent production companies and both Scottish broadcasters, STV and the BBC on programme content.
Earlier this year the channel also achieved a major milestone when the BBC Trust approved its availability on Freeview – meaning that since then every household in Scotland can access the channel.
One series coming up in the schedule not only looks like being massive fun – but is linked to one of Argyll’s major spectaculars.
In Turas Tony, the actor Tony Kearney swaps the comfort of a television studio to try his hand at four varied and challenging professions. Has Tony got what it takes to be:
- here it comes – a Hotel Manager in Tiree during the busy Tiree Wave Classic surfing competition?
- a chef at one of Glasgow’s top restaurants?
- a Trawlerman in the North Atlantic?
- a member of the Cairngorm Mountain Rescue Team? (above)
We’ll definitely be watching this one.
And we know the Tiree challenge was filmed in October 2010 because when we covered the event back the. we had this photo (top) of Tony Kearney with boardsailors at what we think we remember was the Gott Bay Hotel.
Sounds like an interesting program. Well done Alba!
Can you let us know when they will broadcast it?
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I still consider BBC Alba a huge waste of money. An exclusive channel for under 2% of the population! Ok, sure we can all read the sub-titles or indeed learn Gaelic (For what reason I’m not sure, I’d rather have my kids learn a language that is going to be useful to them in the future!). Alba does have some excellent programming.. though much of the time it’s a mix of Gaelic and English anyway, so why not just cut the Gaelic aspect and give ALL Scots their own channel instead of the licence payer sponsoring this elite audience. Must admit though it’s been great for the few Gaelic speaking actors who must be coining it in. I’m sure (and hope) that Alba’s days are numbered.
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I live in England, do not speak Gaelic but love the Alba programmes and watch quite often.Quality often very good!!!
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The only useful thing that BBC ALBA has done to date was to sponsor the SFL Challenge CUP renamed the BBC ALBA Cup. This sponsorship has ended and it is now called the Ramsden Cup.
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