BBC ALBA – WEEKLY
PROGRAMME HIGHLIGHTS
Programmes
Eòrpa
Wednesday 1 February 8.30 – 9.00pm
Roddy Munro looks back through the Eorpa archive at stories that the team has covered on human rights issues.
Gleusta
Thursday 2 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 Laxdale Primary School and Broadford Primary School, with special guests Kerry Ann MacLeod and Moira MacDonald. Gleusta is presented by Liz Pyper and Steven MacIver, directed by Michael Hines and produced for Sealladh by Morag Stewart.
Glasgow City FC
Thursday 2 February 8.30 – 9.00pm
This week Anne Morrison joins Rachel at her graduation in Aberdeen and having made it to the last 32 of the Champions League, the girls face Iceland Champions Valur Reykjavik in Glasgow.
Partaig
Thursday 2 February 10.00 – 10.30pm
The MacLeod clan are out and about the fortnightly Farmer’s Market in the heart of Partick, trying foods from across Europe. With the FilmG award ceremony at Eden Court up in Inverness and the opening night of Aileen’s pub where she has evening shifts brings a bit of glitz to some of the Partick residents this week.
Meanwhile, Donnie is with the lads down at Partick Bowling Club and Rev Murdo Angus is out and about visiting his Partick parishioners. Nan does a Gaelic class with a twist and Shona attends the GGs choir practice.
Alba 1984
Friday 3 February 8.30 – 9.00pm
Experience some of the stories hitting the headlines in 1984 through archive footage and the year’s chart hits: the effects of the miners’ strike are felt across the country, Robert Mugabe is honoured by Edinburgh University for his services to education in Africa and a steam train is introduced on the Fort William to Mallaig railway line in an attempt to attract more tourists to the Highlands. The year’s chart hits include Prince’s Purple Rain, Young at Heart from The Bluebells and Band Aid’s Do They Know It’s Christmas.
The Maggie
Saturday 4 February 10.30 – 11.55pm
An Ealing Studios comedy-drama from 1954, depicting a clash of cultures between a hard-nosed American businessman and a crafty Scottish sea captain, inspired by Neil Munro’s stories of the Vital Spark and her captain Para Handy.
The Maggie is a small, ageing Clyde puffer boat and her Captain, the wily Mactaggart, is desperately in need of £300 to renew his license. A chance meeting at a shipping firm office leads to a mistaken commission to transport furniture for an American businessman, Calvin B Marshall. On learning of the reality of how his goods were being transported, Marshall takes matters into his own hands. A plane and car chase ensues with numerous colorful adventures en-route to the Maggie’s final destination.
Corp agus Anam
Saturday 4 February 11.55pm – 12.50am
Set in contemporary Ireland, Corp & Anam tells the story of TV crime correspondent, Cathal Mac Iarnain who prides himself on pursuing the story behind the story. In four hard-hitting episodes that explore the many ills of contemporary Irish society, Mac Iarnain pursues stories of health service neglect, internet paedophilia, boy-racer recklessness and police corruption. But he is too busy chasing stories to notice the world of crime is coming closer to home every day.
An Ribheid Chiuil/Reed Music
Monday 6 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 pipe bands, solo performing and bands touring international festivals and circuits.
BBC Radio Scotland’s Young Musician of the Year
Monday 6 February 9.00 – 11.00pm
Mary Ann Kennedy hosts BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician 2012 from the Grand Hall in Glasgow City Halls. Six finalists compete to take the prestigious title.
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.
