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BBC Gàidhlig is the department of BBC Scotland
BBC Scotland
BBC Scotland is a constituent part of the British Broadcasting Corporation, the publicly-funded broadcaster of the United Kingdom. It is, in effect, the national broadcaster for Scotland, having a considerable amount of autonomy from the BBC's London headquarters, and is run by the BBC Trust, who...

 that produces Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) language programming. This includes TV programmes for BBC Alba and BBC Two Scotland, the BBC Radio nan Gàidheal
BBC Radio nan Gàidheal
BBC Radio nan Gàidheal is a British radio station, broadcasting in Scottish Gaelic. It is operated by the BBC as part of its portfolio of television and radio services broadcasting to Scotland....

 radio station and the BBC Alba website.

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. Currently, BBC Gàidhlig programmes also air on BBC Two Scotland.

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).

Radio

BBC Gàidhlig is also responsible for the national Scottish Gaelic radio station BBC Radio nan Gàidheal
BBC Radio nan Gàidheal
BBC Radio nan Gàidheal is a British radio station, broadcasting in Scottish Gaelic. It is operated by the BBC as part of its portfolio of television and radio services broadcasting to Scotland....

. 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.

Programmes from BBC Alba and Radio nan Gaidheal are also available online on BBC iPlayer
BBC iPlayer
BBC iPlayer, commonly shortened to iPlayer, is an internet television and radio service, developed by the BBC to extend its former RealPlayer-based and other streamed video clip content to include whole TV shows....

.

See also

  • BBC Scotland
    BBC Scotland
    BBC Scotland is a constituent part of the British Broadcasting Corporation, the publicly-funded broadcaster of the United Kingdom. It is, in effect, the national broadcaster for Scotland, having a considerable amount of autonomy from the BBC's London headquarters, and is run by the BBC Trust, who...

  • BBC Alba (TV channel)
  • Gaelic broadcasting in Scotland
    Gaelic broadcasting in Scotland
    Gaelic broadcasting in Scotland is a developing area of the media in Scotland which deals with broadcasts given in Scottish Gaelic and has important links with the efforts of Gaelic revival in Scotland. As well as being informative, Gaelic broadcasting in Scotland has acquired some symbolic...

  • List of Celtic language media
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