BBC ALBA – WEEKLY PROGRAMME HIGHLIGHTS Saturday, 8 May – Friday, 14 May, 2010

Title: Colin and Cumberland

Enter the world of Aberant and help Colin overcome various obstacles by learning Gaelic. Ideal for complete beginners to the Gaelic language.

Transmitted: Monday 10th May 2010 – Thursday 13th May 2010
Time: 19:50


Title: Trusadh - Elderly Workers

Many people are working longer than ever. Gone are the days when women retired at 60 and men retired at 65. For a variety of reasons people continue to work beyond the retirement age. "Trusadh" meets people in different lines of work and discovers why they wish to continue working instead of taking it easy.

Transmitted: Monday 10th May 2010
Time: 21:00


Title: Talamh Tròcair / Revealing Scotland’s Past

Exploring archaeology around Scotland. The final programme of the series, the theme this week is "ritual" archaeology which features current thinking on some of the unusual ancient burial practices and a recently discovered cemetery in Skye dating back to a Scotland of 4000 years ago.

Transmitted: Tuesday 11th May 2010
Time: 20.30


Title: Soillse – Wings over Antartica

Toni, Santi and Alvaro, three professional skydivers face the ultimate challenge: flying over Antarctica - a feat that nobody had achieved before.

Transmitted: Wednesday 12th May 2010
Time: 21:00


Title: Taghadh bho na Trads

Kathleen MacInnes with more great music from the winners of Na Trads.

Transmitted: Friday 14th May 2010
Time: 22:00