BBC ALBA – WEEKLY
PROGRAMME HIGHLIGHTS
Programmes
Farpaisean Chon Chaorach / Sheepdog Trials
Tuesday 7 February 9.00 – 10.00pm
The final day of the 2011 Scottish National Sheepdog Trials from Ruecastle, Jedburgh.
Eorpa
Wednesday 8 February 8.30 – 9.00pm
Another edition of Eorpa, reporting on the most interesting stories from around Europe.
Gleusta
Thursday 9 February 5.30 – 6.00pm
Gleusta is a fast, exciting studio game show in which two teams of youngsters go head to head in a battle of brains, wit and agility.
With the support of a special celebrity guest, the teams meet on the studio set of Gleusta and battle over five rounds of competition.
This week’s programme features teams from Lochdar Primary School and Sandbank Primary School, with special guests Catriona MacPhee and Rhoda Meek. Gleusta is presented by Liz Pyper & Steven MacIver, directed by Michael Hines and produced for Sealladh by Morag Stewart.
Pro 12 Live Rugby - Glasgow V Scarlets
Thursday 9 February 7.00 – 8.55pm
LIVE rugby from the RaboDirect Pro 12 competition as Glasgow Warriors host Scarlets at Firhill Stadium.
Glasgow City FC
Thursday 9 February 9.30 – 10.00pm
The pressure is on as the girls must win in Iceland. Eddie prepares the team for action and Laura and Cas continue to organise behind the scenes. In Glasgow, Jo wins her 100th Scottish cap and Emma sacrifices her career for City.
Sgeulaiche
Friday 10 February 5.55 – 6.00pm
Three brothers go out to play with their pets but end up in Dr Bob’s laboratory. The pets get mutated into a monster before they can escape and return back to normal. A story created and red by Katie Finlayson and Andrew MacLeod.
Pro 12 Live Rugby - Edinburgh v Ospreys
Friday 10 February 7.30 – 9.25pm
LIVE rugby from the RaboDirect Pro 12 competition as Edinburgh host Ospreys at Murrayfield.
Alba 1985
Friday 10 February 9.30 – 10.00pm
Experience some of the stories hitting the headlines in 1985 through archive footage and the year’s chart hits: Scottish teachers strike, Charles and Diana visit the Western Isles and David Bellamy arrives in Islay to lead a conservation project. The year’s chart hits include Dire Strait’s Money for Nothing, Drive from The Cars and Tina Turner’s We Don’t Need Another Hero.
SPL St Johnstone v Dundee United
Saturday 11 February 5.30 – 7.30pm
The latest full-match coverage from the SPL as St Johnstone host Dundee United at McDiarmid Park, Perth.
There has been a share of the spoils in both previous Tayside derbies this season. Their last match ended in a 0-0 stalemate in October, so viewers will be hoping for a repeat of their first encounter in August which ended in a scintillating 3-3 draw.
An Ribheid Chiuil
Monday 13 February 8.30 – 9.00pm
The pipes are one of the music world’s most distinctive sounds and piping is one of its earliest musical forms. This exciting, new series - An Ribheid Chiùil / Reed Music - tells the amazing story of the instrument and its players, and is a fascinating introduction to the international, colourful and exciting world of the pipes. From diffusion, change and sophistication in the world of piping over history, to today’s players who have taken piping into new popularity through pipebands, solo performing and bands touring international festivals and circuits.
The last programme in the series looks at how the pipes are now being used alongside other instruments in bands leading to new, exciting and developing sounds. The trail blazed by Moving Hearts in Ireland and Scotland’s Tannahill Weaver and continued today by a new generation of musical collaborations including Daimh, Breabach and Ross Ainslie & Jarlath Henderson. Presented by piper Anna Murray.
Farpaisean Chon-Chaorach / Sheepdog Trials
Tuesday 14 February 9.00 – 10.00pm
The first day of the 2011 International Sheepdog Trials, from Tain, Ross-shire.
Eorpa
Wednesday 15 February 8.30 - 9.00pm
Another edition of Eorpa, reporting on the most interesting stories from around Europe.
Gleusta
Thursday 16 February 5.30 – 6.00pm
Gleusta is a fast, exciting studio game show in which two teams of youngsters go head to head in a battle of brains, wit and agility.
With the support of a special celebrity guest, the teams meet on the studio set of Gleusta and battle over five rounds of competition.
This week’s programme features teams from Gairloch Primary School and Portree Primary School, with special guests Mairi Rodgers and Mairi Alice Bartlett. Gleusta is presented by Liz Pyper & Steven MacIver, directed by Michael Hines and produced for Sealladh by Morag Stewart.
Glasgow City FC
Thursday 16 February 8.30 – 9.00pm
The City girls play against powerful German opposition in the last 16 of the Champions League. Anne Morrison joins the team as they aim to lift the Scottish Cup final and a domestic double. Kat plays her last game for City and the girls look back on a record-breaking season.
Sgeulaiche
Friday 17 February 5.50 – 6.00pm
Bhlurb works in a zoo, but this is no ordinary zoo. He goes to the rainbow coloured Llama with a special request. A story created and read by Sean MacKenzie and Caine Johnson.
Alba 1986
Friday 17 February 8.30 – 9.00pm
Experience some of the stories hitting the headlines in 1986 through archive footage and the year’s chart hits: The Commonwealth Games are held in Edinburgh, Prince Charles and Princess Diana visit Shetland and a book about the Glaswegian dialect, “The Patter”, becomes a hit. The year’s chart hits include Europe’s The Final Countdown, Berlin’s Take my Breath Away and Falco’s Rock Me Amadeus.
