BBC ALBA TV Guide & Listings (Ireland Timezone)

BBC ALBA celebrates Scottish Gaelic culture with live sport, music, documentaries and family shows in the language of the Highlands and Islands. See what's on BBC ALBA today in the Ireland timezone with full listings and upcoming programmes.

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Tonight's highlights

7:30 PM Alleluia! Spiritual programme with a mix of hymns, psalms and readings presented by Iain MacKinnon, with music from Maeve MacKinnon and the choir Binneas.

      
        8:00 PM
        
          Greim-Bìdh le Gregor
        
      Gregor MacLeod uses traditionally smoked kippers to make Spanish croquettes, plus he takes eggs from his own hens for a pavlova tower.

      
        8:30 PM
        
          Mas Fhior
        
      Niall Iain Macdonald hosts a quiz show where two teams go head-to-head to win a cash prize. Niall Iain Dòmhnallach le farpais cheist ùr is dà sgioba a’ strì airson duais airgid.

      
        9:00 PM
        
          Angus Og: The Making of a Tabloid Teuchter
        
      The story behind artist Ewen Bain’s beloved Hebridean cartoon rascal. An sgeulachd air cùlaibh a’ mheabain eileanach chartùn a chruthaich Eòghann Bain.

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BBC ALBA Schedule — Today

Programming hasn’t started yet.

The first program is at 12:20 AM (12:20 AM UK Time )

12:20 AM

Belladrum — 00:20

Tom Walker

Tom Walker a’ lasadh Àrd-Ùrlar Hot House air an latha mu dheireadh aig Belladrum 2025. Tom Walker lights up the Hot House Stage on the final day at Belladrum.

Runtime: 40 min i Available on iPlayer

1:00 AM

Alba Today — 01:00

Alba Today

Sealladh ùr bho Alba. A new view from Scotland.

Runtime: 5 hr i Available on iPlayer

6:00 AM

Alba Today — 06:00

Alba Today

Sealladh ùr bho Alba. A new view from Scotland.

Runtime: 10 hr i Available on iPlayer

4:00 PM

Meaban and Moo — 16:00

Silver

Linda visits Meaban and Moo with a challenge. Today, they must find shiny silver things.

Runtime: 10 min

4:10 PM

Na Clangairean — 16:10

Orcastra Mheanbh

Tha iomadh seòrs’ ionnsramaid ga chluich an-diugh – fuaimneach, ach ceòlmhor cuideachd! There are lots of instruments being played today, noisy but also musical!

Runtime: 15 min

4:25 PM

Creag nam Buthaidean/Puffin Rock — 16:25

Just Like a Puffin/Fèir Mar Bhuthaid

Phoenix eagerly joins in some Puffin Practice with Oona, Isabelle and Baba. Tha Phoenix, gun dàil a' gabhail pàirt ann am Practas nam Buthaid,còmhla ri Oona, Iseabail is Baba.

Runtime: 5 min

4:30 PM

Creag nam Buthaidean/Puffin Rock — 16:30

Stormy Singalong/Òran na Stoirme

Oona and Baba go to the Secret Den to shelter from a thunderstorm. Tha Oona is Baba a' dol dhan t-Sadhbhaidh Dhìomhair gus fasgadh a ghabhail bhon stoirm.

Runtime: 10 min

4:40 PM

Beathaichean a’ Bocadaich — 16:40

Episode 9

Tha Sophie agus a caraidean a’ bocadaich coltach ri crogall agus leumadair. Sophie and her friends dance like a crocodile and a dolphin.

Runtime: 5 min

4:45 PM

Bing — 16:45

Air Chall

An dèidh bhith aig a' phàirc, tha Bing a mothachadh nach eil Hoppity aige tuilleadh. After being at the park, Bing realises that he no longer has his Hoppity Voosh toy.

Runtime: 5 min

4:50 PM

Bing — 16:50

Cuirm-chnuic

Tha Bing 's Flop a' cur romhpa a dhol air cuirm-chnuic ach tha an t-uisge a' tighinn. Bing and Flop prepare to go on a picnic, but then the rain arrives.

Runtime: 10 min

5:00 PM

Ladybird & Bee/Daolag-bhreac is Seillean — 17:00

Cunntas Chas

Tha Daolag-bhreac is Seillean a’ cunntadh chasan an-diugh. Ladybird and Bee are counting legs today.

Runtime: 5 min

5:05 PM

Peicein/Petit — 17:05

Ionnsaichidh tu ruith, mus coisich thu!/You can learn to run before you walk!

While the kids are racing outside, Petit's mum asks them to take care of Tina for a while.

Runtime: 5 min

5:10 PM

An Saoghal Droil aig Pol Ploc/The Rubbish World of Dave Spud — 17:10

Cailean Crosgag/A Starfish Called Gareth

Tha na Pluic a’ dol air saor-làithean sa bhan, ach ‘s ann a tha a’ bhan a’ tuiteam sìos gu grunnd na mara. The Spuds take the camper van on holiday and end up at the bottom of the sea.

Runtime: 15 min

5:25 PM

An Saoghal Droil aig Pol Ploc/The Rubbish World of Dave Spud — 17:25

Aiseal/Donkey

Tha Pòl a’ sàbhaladh aiseal a th’ ann an cunnart shìos aig na docaichean. Dave rescues an endangered donkey from the docks.

Runtime: 10 min

5:35 PM

Hilda — 17:35

An Nisse

Tha turas campaidh gus bhith ann is tha Hilda is Flòraidh a’ cur aithne air caraidean ùra. A camping trip is going to take place, and Hilda and Flòraidh make new acquaintances.

Runtime: 25 min

6:00 PM

Bogaisean is Gumbalan/Bottersnikes and Gumbles — 18:00

Gum Fu Gumbail

Tha na Gumbalan ‘g ionnsachadh mu Ghum Fu an-diugh. The Gumbalan are learning about Gum Fu today.

Runtime: 15 min

6:15 PM

An Là — 18:15

Naidheachdan ionadail, nàiseanta is eadar-nàiseanta gach là cuide ri fiosrachadh coimhearsnachd bho BBC ALBA. Local, national and international news and information from BBC ALBA.

Runtime: 15 min

6:30 PM

Seachd Là — 18:30

Naidheachdan ionadail, nàiseanta is eadar-nàiseanta gach seachdainn le sgioba-naidheachd BBC ALBA. Local, national and international news from BBC ALBA.

Runtime: 1 hr

7:30 PM

Alleluia! — 19:30

Episode 4

Spiritual programme with a mix of hymns, psalms and readings presented by Iain MacKinnon, with music from Maeve MacKinnon and the choir Binneas.

Runtime: 30 min

8:00 PM

Greim-Bìdh le Gregor — 20:00

Episode 2

Gregor MacLeod uses traditionally smoked kippers to make Spanish croquettes, plus he takes eggs from his own hens for a pavlova tower.

Runtime: 30 min

8:30 PM

Mas Fhior — 20:30

Mas Fhìor

Niall Iain Macdonald hosts a quiz show where two teams go head-to-head to win a cash prize. Niall Iain Dòmhnallach le farpais cheist ùr is dà sgioba a’ strì airson duais airgid.

Runtime: 30 min

9:00 PM

Angus Og: The Making of a Tabloid Teuchter — 21:00

The story behind artist Ewen Bain’s beloved Hebridean cartoon rascal. An sgeulachd air cùlaibh a’ mheabain eileanach chartùn a chruthaich Eòghann Bain.

Runtime: 1 hr

10:00 PM

Niteworks — 22:00

Two years in the making, Niteworks are finally ready to release their third studio album in the run-up to their Celtic Connections concert with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra.

Runtime: 1 hr

11:00 PM

Cuirm aig Celtic — 23:00

Episode 1

Music concert programme from Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. A landmark collaboration fuses the innovative Skye band Niteworks with icons of the classical music world, the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra.

Runtime: 1 hr

Next Day →

Coming up tomorrow

Tomorrow on BBC ALBA — 13 April 2026

12:00 AM

Alba Today

Sealladh ùr bho Alba. A new view from Scotland.
6:00 AM

Alba Today

Sealladh ùr bho Alba. A new view from Scotland.
5:00 PM

Creag nam Buthaidean/Puffin Rock

On the way to see a big cattle egret, Baba discovers a whole new small world. Air an t-slighe a dh'fhaicinn a' Chorra-bhàn MHÒR, tha Baba a' tighinn air saoghal beag gu tur ùr.
5:10 PM

Creag nam Buthaidean/Puffin Rock

Isabelle and Oona call to see Mossy, only to find him missing. Tha Iseabail is Oona a' tadhal air Mosaidh, ach chan eil sgeul air.
5:15 PM

Boban is Fuigheag

Tha Boban is Fuigheag air slaighd a-lorg – ach ‘s fheàrr le Fuigheag dìreadh an àite teàrnadh. Boban and Fuigheag find a slide, but Fuigheag prefers to go up rather than down.
5:20 PM

Meaban and Moo

Linda visits Meaban and Moo with a challenge. Today, they must find musical instruments.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is on BBC ALBA tonight?

Tonight (Sunday 12 April) on BBC ALBA, you can watch Alleluia!, Greim-Bìdh le Gregor, Mas Fhior, and Angus Og: The Making of a Tabloid Teuchter. Check the full schedule for more details.

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When does programming end on BBC ALBA today?

Today's programming on BBC ALBA ends at 00:00 (00:00 your time) with Cuirm aig Celtic.

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