SpeakGaelic: Series 4 - 26: Full TV Schedule and Live Stream

Joy Dunlop takes us on our first steps to speak Gaelic.

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Channel Episode Time
Upcoming Release
Dachaigh | Home
Series 1 (A1) 5. Dachaigh | Home
Calum Maclean visits Airth in Stirlingshire where he discovers a fruity architectural surprise.
⏱ 29 mins
Your Time
Mon 09 Feb · 19:30
UK
Mon 09 Feb · 19:30
Upcoming Release
Aig An Taigh | At the House
Series 2 (A2) 5. Aig An Taigh | At the House
Gaelic rapper Hammy Sgìth and learner Liam McCormick join Joy in the studio, while Calum Maclean takes to the wing in Glasgow, trying out a pastime in which many Scots participate.
⏱ 29 mins
Your Time
Tue 10 Feb · 19:30
UK
Tue 10 Feb · 19:30
Channel
BBC ALBA
Upcoming Release
Episode
Dachaigh | Home
Series 1 (A1) 5. Dachaigh | Home
Calum Maclean visits Airth in Stirlingshire where he discovers a fruity architectural surprise.
⏱ 29 mins
Time
Your Time
Mon 09 Feb · 19:30
UK
Mon 09 Feb · 19:30
Channel
BBC ALBA
Upcoming Release
Episode
Aig An Taigh | At the House
Series 2 (A2) 5. Aig An Taigh | At the House
Gaelic rapper Hammy Sgìth and learner Liam McCormick join Joy in the studio, while Calum Maclean takes to the wing in Glasgow, trying out a pastime in which many Scots participate.
⏱ 29 mins
Time
Your Time
Tue 10 Feb · 19:30
UK
Tue 10 Feb · 19:30
Repeats
Channel Episode Time
Repeat
Series 4 (B2) · 18. Craoladh | Broadcasting
Series 4 (B2): 18. Craoladh | Broadcasting
Journalist Charles Quinnell chats to Joy in the studio. Calum Maclean is in Argyll trying his hand at bookbinding in Iona.
⏱ 28 mins
Your Time
Thu 12 Feb · 19:30
UK
Thu 12 Feb · 19:30
Channel
Repeat
Episode
Series 4 (B2) · 18. Craoladh | Broadcasting
Journalist Charles Quinnell chats to Joy in the studio. Calum Maclean is in Argyll trying his hand at bookbinding in Iona.
⏱ 28 mins
Time
Your Time
Thu 12 Feb · 19:30
UK
Thu 12 Feb · 19:30

Available for Streaming

Series 4 (B2) 26. Gaisgich na Gàidhlig | Gaelic Heroes

26. Gaisgich na Gàidhlig | Gaelic Heroes

Joy Dunlop has a familiar visitor in the studio and Calum Maclean is at Glen Affric National Nature Reserve to examine its heroic work - and this time he has company!
Duration: 30 mins First broadcast: 23 Sep 2024
Availability: Available for over a year (until 08 Jan 2029)
Series 4 (B2) 25. Gnàth-shìde | Climate

25. Gnàth-shìde | Climate

June Graham drops in on Joy in the studio, while Calum Maclean investigates the environmental properties of the peatland of Strath Halladale in northern Scotland.
Duration: 30 mins First broadcast: 23 Sep 2024
Availability: Available for over a year (until 08 Jan 2029)
Series 4 (B2) 24. Na Fuadaichean | The Clearances

24. Na Fuadaichean | The Clearances

Historian Dr Martin Macgregor visits the studio and Calum Maclean is at Rosal Clearance Village in Mackay Country, Sutherland.
Duration: 30 mins First broadcast: 23 Sep 2024
Availability: Available for over a year (until 08 Jan 2029)
Series 4 (B2) 23. Dòchas | Hope

23. Dòchas | Hope

Fr Jarek Kwiecień, originally from Poland, talks to Joy in the studio and Calum Maclean is in Oban at the depot of the Northern Lighthouse Board to learn about their work.
Duration: 30 mins First broadcast: 23 Sep 2024
Availability: Available for over a year (until 08 Jan 2029)
Series 4 (B2) 22. Bàrdachd | Poetry

22. Bàrdachd | Poetry

Eilidh Lewsey chats to Joy in the studio and Calum Maclean is in Crail in Fife, meeting poet Deborah Moffatt to discuss 20th century Gaelic poets.
Duration: 30 mins First broadcast: 23 Sep 2024
Availability: Available for over a year (until 08 Jan 2029)
Series 4 (B2) 21. Feallsanachd | Philosophy

21. Feallsanachd | Philosophy

Meg Bateman chats to Joy in the studio about philosophy and Calum Maclean is in Dumfries and Galloway visiting the Samye Ling Buddhist monastery and learning centre.
Duration: 29 mins First broadcast: 23 Sep 2024
Availability: Available for over a year (until 08 Jan 2029)
Series 4 (B2) 20. Dualchainnt | Dialect

20. Dualchainnt | Dialect

Professor Rob Ó Maolalaigh chats to Joy about dialects, and Calum Maclean is in Islay to learn more about the island’s distinctive Gaelic.
Duration: 28 mins First broadcast: 23 Sep 2024
Availability: Available for over a year (until 08 Jan 2029)
Series 4 (B2) 19. Ceòl is Òrain | Music and Songs

19. Ceòl is Òrain | Music and Songs

Singer James Graham chats to Joy, and Calum Maclean learns about bagpipes by visiting a pipe band and a workshop where the instruments are made and repaired.
Duration: 29 mins First broadcast: 23 Sep 2024
Availability: Available for over a year (until 08 Jan 2029)
Series 4 (B2) 18. Craoladh | Broadcasting

18. Craoladh | Broadcasting

Journalist Charles Quinnell chats to Joy in the studio. Calum Maclean is in Argyll trying his hand at bookbinding in Iona.
Duration: 28 mins First broadcast: 23 Sep 2024
Availability: Available for over a year (until 08 Jan 2029)
Series 4 (B2) 17. Seanchas | Storytelling

17. Seanchas | Storytelling

Neil Mitchison chats to Joy in the studio and Calum Maclean meets a storyteller to find out more about what makes a good tale.
Duration: 29 mins First broadcast: 23 Sep 2024
Availability: Available for over a year (until 08 Jan 2029)
Series 4 (B2) 16. Litreachas | Literature

16. Litreachas | Literature

Alison Lang chats to Joy in the studio and Calum Maclean experiences literature galore as he learns about a writer who made his home in Barra.
Duration: 29 mins First broadcast: 23 Sep 2024
Availability: Available for over a year (until 08 Jan 2029)
Series 4 (B2) 15. Fànas | Space

15. Fànas | Space

Holley McCoy, who was raised in Florida, chats to Joy in the studio and Calum Maclean visits a Highland location which is home to a world record.
Duration: 29 mins First broadcast: 23 Sep 2024
Availability: Available for over a year (until 08 Jan 2029)
Series 4 (B2) 14. Coimhearsnachd | Community

14. Coimhearsnachd | Community

Mark Wringe chats to Joy in the studio, and Calum Maclean learns about communities of a different kind when he visits a garden in Edinburgh.
Duration: 29 mins First broadcast: 8 Jan 2024
Availability: Available for over a year (until 08 Jan 2029)
Series 4 (B2) 13. Fèisean | Festivals

13. Fèisean | Festivals

Abi Reid from Stirlingshire is Joy's guest, and Calum Maclean is in Islay visiting a distillery.
Duration: 28 mins First broadcast: 8 Jan 2024
Availability: Available for over a year (until 08 Jan 2029)
Series 4 (B2) 12. Leigheas | Medicine

12. Leigheas | Medicine

The studio guest is chaplain Suzie Roberts, and Calum Maclean is in Rogart, Sutherland, seeking some relief from a sore shoulder.
Duration: 29 mins First broadcast: 8 Jan 2024
Availability: Available for over a year (until 08 Jan 2029)
Series 4 (B2) 11. Poilitigs | Politics

11. Poilitigs | Politics

Political Journalist Niall O’Gallagher is Joy’s studio guest, and Calum Maclean visits a location in Islay which is both historic and political.
Duration: 29 mins First broadcast: 8 Jan 2024
Availability: Available for over a year (until 08 Jan 2029)
Series 4 (B2) 10. Ionmhas | Finance

10. Ionmhas | Finance

The guest is Fanch Bihan-Gallic who hails from Brittany, and Calum Maclean gets his hands on the local currency in the Findhorn Community in Morayshire.
Duration: 28 mins First broadcast: 8 Jan 2024
Availability: Available for over a year (until 08 Jan 2029)
Series 4 (B2) 9. Aoigheachd | Hospitality

9. Aoigheachd | Hospitality

The studio guest is Michael Bauer, who was born and brought up in Germany. Calum Maclean is busy in the kitchen and waiting tables at a community event in Glasgow.
Duration: 30 mins First broadcast: 8 Jan 2024
Availability: Available for over a year (until 08 Jan 2029)
Series 4 (B2) 8. Eacarsaich | Exercise

8. Eacarsaich | Exercise

Climber Kenny Rankin, who grew up in Lochalsh, pops in, and Calum Maclean is in Uddingston trying his hand at a sport he last played in primary school.
Duration: 29 mins First broadcast: 8 Jan 2024
Availability: Available for over a year (until 08 Jan 2029)
Series 4 (B2) 7. Fastadh | Employment

7. Fastadh | Employment

How Seona McClintock became fluent in the language, and Calum Maclean heads out to sea with a hard-working crew who have saved many lives.
Duration: 29 mins First broadcast: 8 Jan 2024
Availability: Available for over a year (until 08 Jan 2029)

SpeakGaelic: Series 4 - 26 FAQs

When is SpeakGaelic: Series 4 - 26 next on?

The next broadcast of SpeakGaelic: Series 4 - 26 airs at Mon 09 Feb · 19:30(UK: Mon 09 Feb · 19:30) on BBC ALBA.

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