BBC Gàidhlig is the department of
BBC Scotland
BBC Scotland is a division of the BBC and the main public broadcaster in Scotland. Its headquarters are in Glasgow, employing approximately 1,250 staff as of 2017, to produce 15,000 hours of television and radio programming per year. BBC Scotla ...
that produces
Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic (, ; Endonym and exonym, endonym: ), also known as Scots Gaelic or simply Gaelic, is a Celtic language native to the Gaels of Scotland. As a member of the Goidelic language, Goidelic branch of Celtic, Scottish Gaelic, alongs ...
-language (Gàidhlig) programming. This includes TV programmes for
BBC Alba
BBC Alba is a Scottish Gaelic-language free-to-air public broadcast television channel jointly owned by the BBC and MG Alba. The channel was launched on 19 September 2008 and is on-air for up to seven hours a day. The name ' is the Scottish Gae ...
, the
BBC Radio nan Gàidheal radio station and the BBC Alba website. Its managing editor is Marion MacKinnon.
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
BBC Alba is a Scottish Gaelic-language free-to-air public broadcast television channel jointly owned by the BBC and MG Alba. The channel was launched on 19 September 2008 and is on-air for up to seven hours a day. The name ' is the Scottish Gae ...
, which is a joint venture between the BBC and
MG Alba.
Some of BBC Gàidhlig's more notable programming includes the international issues magazine (''Europe''), children's programme (''What Now?'') and comedy sketch show (''Back on the Ran Dan''). ''Dè a-nis?'' won the department an award at the Celtic Media Festival in 2009.
BBC Gàidhlig also produces programming to cover the
Royal National Mòd. For instance, during the National Mòd in Caithness in 2010, BBC Gàidhlig produced daily programmes to cover the event, which were aired and repeated on BBC Alba, as well as being repeated on
BBC Two Scotland.
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. When it is not broadcasting Gaelic programming, it simulcasts
BBC Radio Scotland
BBC Radio Scotland is a Scottish national radio network owned and operated by BBC Scotland, a division of the BBC. It broadcasts a wide variety of programmes. It replaced the Scottish BBC Radio 4 opt-out service of the same name from 23 N ...
.
Online
In July 2008, the BBC Alba website launched an extended news service to tie in with the launch of the digital television channel.
Programmes from BBC Alba and Radio nan Gàidheal are also available online on
BBC iPlayer
BBC iPlayer (stylised as iPLAYER or BBC iPLAYER) is a video on demand service from the BBC. The service is available Over-the-top media service, over-the-top on a wide range of devices, including Mobile phone, mobile phones and Tablet computer ...
.
See also
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Gaelic broadcasting in Scotland
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List of Celtic-language media
The list below contains information on the different types of media available in the Celtic languages.
All languages
Only a handful of media contain all the Celtic languages. An example is ''Carn'' magazine, which has contained columns in all ...
References
External links
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Television in Scotland
Scottish Gaelic mass media
BBC Scotland