BBC Alba Today

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

Linda Macleod and pupils from Govan Gaelic Primary School read Paddington and the Christmas Surprise

Children's animation. Two scarecrows plan their wedding, but a wicked scarecrow tries to ruin it. Harry must become a hero to have the wedding of their dreams

Julie Fowlis reads An Nollaig aig Mog, written and illustrated by Judith Kerr and translated into Gaelic by Morag Stewart

Aidan, a 10-year-old boy from Scotland prepares to compete in the biggest Muay Thai fight of his life at the WBC World Muay Thai Festival

Comedy about family, identity and finding harmony. Young piper Billy is loud, chaotic and out of sync with his family. Then a mysterious boy whisks him onto an alien spaceship

Two sisters have their relationship tested when a local gang shows up at their place and asks her the older sibling to join them

Abigail Niclomhair makes a sticky figgy cake, a real show-stopper and centrepiece for any Christmas table

Local, national and international news and information

Linda MacLeod and Hannah McKirdy present further coverage of the Children's Mod in Lochaber

Alasdair MacLennan and Allan MacLeod look back on team Western Isles' efforts at the World Island Games, which were held in Orkney this summer

A 2025 concert to celebrate 15 years of Trail West, featuring interviews with band members and highlights from their anniversary concert at the iconic Barrowland Ballroom

From the shores of the Hebrides to the bright lights of Washington DC, this documentary recalls the footballing journey of Lewis man Ally 'Bubble' Mackay

Crofter and TV personality Sweeny follows in the footsteps of Gaels who transformed America's Wild West

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