BBC Alba Thursday

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

A heatwave has struck the forest. Fed up with the high temperatures, Ping Wing decides to pack her bags and go back to her original home, the South Pole

Seren's search for a weather-vane takes her on an adventurous journey

When AH-AH comes across an egg, he has no idea who it belongs to. Along with MacÌomhair, they seek advice from their friends so that they can return the egg to its parents

Some of Abney and Teal's favourite objects go missing, leaving them to wonder whether there has been a burglary

Pompon and Rita are now doctors, and they are treating Pompon's old toys

John Joe MacNèill reads Boris a' Sàbhaladh an Taisbeanaidh, written by Carrie Weston, illustrated by Tim Warnes and translated into Gaelic by Morag Stewart

An unusual creature is spotted walking across the ocean floor, causing havoc. It needs to be identified - and stopped in its tracks

Spooky stories, including the tale of a thirsty panther from Plockton

Dave and his friends get lost on a school orienteering exercise. To make matters worse their map is snatched by a flock of giant tiger pigeons

Dave stumbles across a mermaid. After she takes up residence in the Spuds' bathtub, he and his family must somehow persuade their unwanted guest to go back to her watery home

Neen MacKay explores the journey of the salmon in this series exploring Scotland's fishing rivers

Joy Dunlop guides viewers through the first steps of speaking Gaelic. Tòmas MacAilpein is Joy's studio guest and Calum Maclean explains the story of the heroic Vatersay Raiders

Local, national and international news and information

A focus on the island of Berneray, once a favourite of King Charles. Those waiting for a new house in Leverburgh discover if they have been successful

How, far from being the preserve of politicians and military planners, for nearly 50 years the Cold War impacted the everyday lives of ordinary people

On the shore, Mary Ann Kennedy and Lucy Cooke seek seaweeds - including pepper dulse that can be dried for an umami addition, and lasagne with kelp instead of pasta

Coinneach Rankin and Annie MacNeil head to the ancient moroccan town of Tafraoute to climb challenging routes in the shadow of the Anti-Atlas Mountains

Roddy Munro's 2010 report Bridging the Isles, first broadcast 15 years after the completion of the controversial Skye Bridge

Cathy Macdonald explores Bram Stoker's vampire classic Dracula, much of which was written in the small fishing village of Cruden Bay in the north east of Scotland

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