BBC Gàidhlig

This article is about the Gaelic-language services from BBC Scotland. For the Gaelic-language television service, see BBC Alba (TV channel).

BBC Gàidhlig

TV stations	BBC One Scotland BBC Two Scotland BBC Alba
Radio stations	BBC Radio nan Gàidheal
Headquarters	Pacific Quay, Glasgow (previously Queen Margaret Drive)
Area	Scotland
Launch date	1985
Official website	bbc.co.uk/alba

BBC Gàidhlig is the department of BBC Scotland that produces Scottish Gaelic-language (Gàidhlig) programming. This includes TV programmes for BBC Alba, BBC Two Alba, the BBC Radio nan Gàidheal radio station and the BBC Alba website. Its managing editor is Marion MacKinnon.^[1]

Television

The department is responsible for Gaelic programming for television from the BBC. BBC Gàidhlig produces a number of programmes for the Gaelic-language television channel, BBC Alba, which is a joint venture between the BBC and MG Alba.^[2] Currently, BBC Gàidhlig programmes also air on BBC Two Alba

Some of BBC Gàidhlig's more notable programming includes the international issues magazine Eòrpa (Europe), children's programme Dè a-nis? (What Now?) and comedy sketch show Air ais air an Ràn Dàn (Back on the Ran Dan). Dè a-nis? won the department an award at the Celtic Media Festival in 2009.^[1]

BBC Gaidhlig also produces programming to cover the Royal National Mòd. For instance, during the National Mòd in Caithness in 2010, BBC Gaidhlig produced daily programmes to cover the event, which were aired and repeated on BBC Alba, as well as being repeated on BBC Two Scotland.^[3]

Radio

BBC Gàidhlig is also responsible for the national Scottish Gaelic radio station BBC Radio nan Gàidheal. The station broadcasts across Scotland on FM, DAB digital radio, digital television and online.

Online

In July 2008, the BBC Alba website launched an extended news service to tie in with the launch of the digital television channel.^[4] Programmes from BBC Alba and Radio nan Gaidheal are also available online on BBC iPlayer.

References

1 2 BBC Alba scoop award on final day of Celtic Media Festival from the website of Bòrd na Gàidhlig. Published 30 March 2009 and retrieved 26 April 2012.
↑ "BBC Alba to be broadcast on Freeview for first time". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2011-01-13.
↑ Mòd air BBC ALBA from acgmod.org, the website of the Royal National Mòd. Published 5 October 2010 and retrieved 26 April 2012.
↑ "Extension to Gaelic news on web". www.bbc.co.uk. 2008-02-07. Retrieved 2011-01-13.

External links

BBC Alba at BBC Online

BBC Scotland

Television	BBC One Scotland BBC Two Scotland BBC Alba

Radio	BBC Radio Scotland BBC Radio nan Gàidheal BBC Radio Shetland BBC Radio Orkney

BBC Gàidhlig List of BBC Scotland programmes BBC Pacific Quay Television in Scotland BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra The Comedy Unit

BBC

Services

Management

Rona Fairhead (Chairman of the BBC Trust)
Tony Hall (Director-General of the BBC)

Divisions

Nations and regions

England	East East Midlands Lendrins North East and Cumbria North West South South East South West West West Midlands Yernshire Yernshire and Lincolnshire

Rest of UK	Northern Ireland Slenland Gàidhlig Lanzes

Commercial subsidiaries

History

Key properties
(full list)

Lendrins	Broadcasting House Bush House Television Centre White City Media Village Maida Vale Studios

Birmingham	The Mailbox Drama Village

Cardiff	Broadcasting House Drama Village (Roath Lock) Upper Boat Studios

Manchester	New Broadcasting House MediaCityUK, Salford

Other locations	Broadcasting House, Belfast Broadcasting House, Bristol BBC Elstree Centre Pacific Quay, Glasgow Broadcasting Centre, Newcastle Broadcasting House, Southampton

Finance

Television licence (history)

Projects

Category
Commons
Portal
WikiProject

Television in Scotland

BBC	BBC One Scotland BBC Two Scotland BBC Scotland (Dept.) BBC Gàidhlig (Dept.)

ITV	STV STV North STV Central STV HD ITV ITV Border ITV HD

Local TV	STV Edinburgh STV Glasgow

Gaelic	BBC Alba

Other	Channel 4 Channel 5

Defunct	Sky Scottish S2 Channel Six Dundee Thistle TV Celtic TV Rangers TV TeleG

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