BBC Alba HD Friday
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6:00 AM
Alba Today
BBC Alba joins Radio nan Gàidheal
BBC Alba joins Radio nan Gàidheal, the BBC's Gaelic language radio service
5:00 PM
Treubh an Tuathanais (Big Barn Farm)
Things aren't as they should be down on the farm
Things aren't as they should be down on the farm as there is a strange smell hanging around
5:10 PM
Boban is Fuigheag
Boban has fun being captain of a rowing boat
Boban has fun being captain of a rowing boat. But what of Fuigheag?
5:15 PM
Boban is Fuigheag
Fuigheag is tangling everything up and Boban has to tidy all the mess up
Fuigheag is tangling everything up and Boban has to tidy all the mess up. Fortunately, the method of tidying looks like fun
5:25 PM
Sionnach agus Maigheach (Fox & Hare)
Biscuit-loving Fox realises he is in bad shape
Biscuit-loving Fox realises he is in bad shape. His friends want to help him to get fit, but he fails at all the exercises they suggest
5:35 PM
Bing
The bunny causes chaos when he and Sula go to feed the ducks
The bunny causes chaos when he and Sula go to feed the ducks
5:40 PM
Bing
The young rabbit's attempt at making a banana smoothie goes wrong
The young rabbit's attempt at making a banana smoothie goes wrong
5:50 PM
Peicein/Petit
Laura tells Petit that she thinks he's afraid of diving
Petit doesn't want to put his head under water because he's sure that if he does so, his brain will get wet. Laura tells him that she thinks he's afraid of diving
5:55 PM
Stòiridh
Carina Macleod reads Mise is Mo Phiuthar
Carina Macleod reads Mise is Mo Phiuthar, written and illustrated by Rose Robbins and translated into Gaelic by Donald John Macleod
6:00 PM
Clann Na Cruinne
A challenge for conjoined twins Hussein and Hassan
Hussein and Hassan are famous conjoined twins who were separated at four months old. Today they arrive at a climbing wall and a great challenge lies before them
6:15 PM
Belle agus Sebastian
A quest is launched to track down a legendary white dragon
When Belle and Sebastian hear about the legendary white dragon, they go off on an adventure to find it. However, they face danger achieving their quest
6:30 PM
Belle agus Sebastian
A goat kid follows Belle and Sebastian out of the farm
A young kid follows Belle and Sebastian out of the farm. Although they're being helpful to the young goat, Ivan the farmer thinks that they've harmed him
6:40 PM
Pròiseact Plòigh
Science and comedy, featuring contributions from expert Ishbel Murray
Science and comedy, featuring contributions from expert Ishbel Murray, gag gangs from Tain, Harris and Skye with features on Pointillism, Vortex and a slinky laser
7:00 PM
An Là (News)
Local, national and international news
Local, national and international news and information
7:25 PM
Dàn
Iain MacKenzie talks about the link between poetry and place
Iain MacKenzie talks about the link between poetry and place as he reads Derick Thomson’s poem “Air Mòinteach Shuardail”
7:55 PM
Fraochy Bay
Officer MacLean dreams of some police action
Officer MacLean becomes bored by paperwork and dreams of a more hands-on approach to his responsibilities as a lawman and activites such as fast car pursuits and major crime busts
8:00 PM
Cearcall
Attempts to control geese on Islay, and a report on Jura's decline
Donald Morrison takes a look back at the popular 1970s current affairs series. This episode features a story on attempts to control geese on Islay, and a report on Jura's decline
8:30 PM
Immigration Tracks - Canada, le Anne NicAlpine
Anne follows the St Lawrence River to Montreal, to meet Neil Mackay, Canada's oldest Gael
Anne follows the St Lawrence River to Montreal, to meet Neil Mackay, Canada's oldest Gael, asking how generations of Canadian Scots identify with their roots
9:00 PM
Na Trads 2024
The 2024 Trad Awards, live from Inverness
Mary Ann Kennedy and Alistair Heather present coverage of Scotland's traditional music awards The Trads, live from Inverness Leisure Centre
11:15 PM
Aonghas Dubh/Ceòl às na Briathran
Celebrating acclaimed Scottish writer and poet Aonghas Dubh MacNeacail
A programme drawn from a literary event celebrating acclaimed Scottish writer and poet Aonghas Dubh MacNeacail on the occasion of his 80th birthday
11:50 PM
Dhan Uisge
Wild swimmer Calum Maclean takes to the water at Dunnet Head
Wild swimmer Calum Maclean takes to the water at Dunnet Head, on the north coast of mainland Scotland
12:00 AM
Alba Today
BBC Alba joins Radio nan Gàidheal
BBC Alba joins Radio nan Gàidheal, the BBC's Gaelic language radio service