BBC Alba Thursday

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

Owl invites Brush over for a fancy lunch, but nervously wonders how he can live up to Brush's high expectations

Seren is chosen to go in search of cherries

AH-AH bet MacÌomhair that he wouldn't say AH-AH all day and that leaves everything going topsy turvy

Abney and Teal have great fun sliding about in the mud and when it is time to get clean, they have a super soapy bath

When Pompon and Rita sleep in a tent on their own for the first time, they want to prove that they are proper heroes and that they aren't frightened

Cathy MacDonald reads Am Madadh-allaidh mu Dheireadh, written and illustrated by Mini Grey and translated into Gaelic by Donald John Macleod

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

Mr Mackle is keen to establish better relationships between his staff and invites a psychologist to run team-building sessions that he hopes will bring peace and harmony

Zombie Katie is so shocked by the taste of one of Gran’s Fishermen’s Enemy sweets that her lifeforce leaves her body

Dave accidentally rips the fabric of space and must find a way to fix it before the whole universe gets sucked inside the black hole beyond

Neen MacKay explores Scotland's fishing rivers, following the salmon's migration routes

Joy Dunlop guides viewers through the first steps of speaking Gaelic, introducing and explaining usage for words and phrases on everyday topics

Local, national and international news and information

A journey throughout Scotland to discover the history and contemporary hand-crafted practice behind the artisan producers of woven fabrics

On the Swedish island Gotland, Coinneach MacLeod visits an organic farm to pick white asparagus and forages for wild garlic in the coastal woodlands

An Dannsa Dub, recorded at the Trad Awards in 2024. Songs include Dram Druid, Tha Mi Air Chall, Kick Up the Dust and My Blood Runs Deep/My Bassline Runs Deep

Coinneach Rankin explores Spain's Costa Blanca, finding that the area offers incredible climbing to the more intrepid holidaymaker

Weekly insight into the major political, social and cultural issues hitting the headlines across Europe

A session filmed at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall as part of Celtic Connections 2022, exploring the creative partnership between the Gaelic song group Sian and their enhanced line-up

Ramsay MacMahon visits the transcontinental Turkish city of Istanbul. At its famous Grand Bazaar, he barters with some of the greatest salesmen in the world.

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