BBC Alba Thursday

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

Brush is having her forest house painted in a fashionable colour - certainly not like the brown of Fox and Hare's den. This gets Fox thinking that their den should be painted too

The animals play hide-and-seek, and this week's word is also able to find things that cannot be seen

AH-AH wakes up in a bad mood and things do not improve as the day progresses

There's a lot happening today - the flowers are beautiful and the bees are leaping

Neep's friends and relations come to the Island for a visit, but their digging soon causes a few problems

Sarah Cruickshank reads An Dragh a bh’ air Rùbaidh, written and illustrated by Tom Percival and translated into Gaelic by Morag Stewart

There's a huge, white whale to be saved and the Neachdan believe it could be the Moby Dick. They must protect it before Dànaidh Dalma gets close

It's a big day for Mr Mackle with the Mayor coming to celebrate the school's ancient stone. Daisy and Danny are busy making sure that everything is in place

Summer rears its hot, cheeky head in Grimsby, but Dave has found a way to keep the Spud flat nice and cool, creating an indoor winter wonderland

Arranged by George, Dave finds himself headed for a week-long stay in a flat a few doors down, where his host family look surprisingly similar to his own

Gregor MacLeod showcases the merits of honey. He revisits a classic, treacle tart, adding pecan nuts for a tasty crunch to complement the sweet filling

Meg Bateman chats to Joy Dunlop about philosophy. Plus, the intrepid Calum Maclean ventures to far-flung corners of Scotland seeking hidden treasures

Local, national and international news and information

It's a historic day for the Hebrides as the first cruise ship arrives at the Deep Water Terminal and tourists get a chance to visit some of the island's top attractions

The big picture of events in the Arctic during the Second World War, highlighting the importance of the battles in that arena for the course of the war in general

Scottish-based outfit Dallahan with a performance bonding traditional music and Americana. They sing Jail Song, a traditional song with additional contemporary lyrics

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

Cathy Macdonald explores the fact behind the fiction in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, finding out where Mary took her inspiration for the book

Collaborative performances from Michael Doucet and Sharon Shannon, Darrell Scott and Karen Matheson as well as Iris DeMent and Emmylou Harris

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