BBC Alba HD Friday

BBC Alba joins Radio nan Gàidheal, the BBC's Gaelic language radio service

Stornoway swimmer Kara Hanlon attempts to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics. From a small pool in Lewis to Olympic qualifiers, this is Kara's swimming story

Austria v Scotland (Kick-off 5.00pm). Coverage of the opening Group A1 match for both teams, held at Josko Arena. With commentary by Alex O' Henley

Local, national and international news and information

Martin MacGregor talks about the value of poetry as a source for historians like himself. He reads the elegy and lullaby “Griogal Cridhe” by Marion Campbell

Gaelic soap set on the Isle of Lewis

Torquil Farquhar is left stranded on an imitation iceberg when the lifeboat crew abandons its training session and heads for a real emergency

Donald Morrison looks back at some stories from the 1980s, including housing issues on Eigg and the founding of a Scottish Motor Neurone Society by a man diagnosed with the disease

Gary Dingwall shows how to play the challenging 14th hole at Royal Dornoch, called ‘Foxy’, and professional coach Keil Beveridge demonstrates his weekly top playing tip

Musician Iain Spanish MacKay fulfils a dream to perform at the famous Glasgow Barrowland Ballroom. But before that, he chats to some of the stars that have played there

Sketch show featuring a collection of comic characters, spoofs, unrequited love and comedy horror

Mary Ann Kennedy presents music from Celtic Connections 2022, featuring Leyla McCalla, Dlù, Stundom, plus Norman Blake, James Grant and Monica Queen

BBC Alba joins Radio nan Gàidheal, the BBC's Gaelic language radio service