BBC ALBA – WEEKLY PROGRAMME HIGHLIGHTS Saturday 3 December – Friday 9 December 2011

Title: Scottish Premier League - St Mirren v Inverness CT
The latest full-match coverage from the SPL as St Mirren host Inverness Caledonian Thistle at St Mirren Park, Paisley.

Transmitted: Saturday 3 December
Time: 5.30 – 7.30pm


Title: Belladrum 2011: Cridhe Tartan
Main stage highlights and unseen performances from Belladrum 2011: Texas, Deacon Blue, Teddy Thompson, Little Comets, Easy Star All-Stars, Rachel Sermanni and Frank Turner. Hosted by Fiona MacKenzie.

Transmitted: Saturday 3 December
Time: 8.55 – 9.55pm


Title: Pro 12 Live Rugby - Dragons V Glasgow
LIVE rugby from the RaboDirect Pro 12 league as Sean Lineen’s Glasgow Warriors side travel to face Newport Gwent Dragons at Rodney Parade, Newport.
Transmitted: Sunday 4 December
Time: 4.25 – 6.20pm


Title: Trusadh - Slighe Dhan Fhàsaich/Into The Wild
With the current worldwide population shift towards an urbanised existence, the benefits of getting back in touch with the natural landscape, and the lure of these wild remote places has never been greater. For many, living there has become a regular way of life, far from the comforts of modern living.

Amongst those we meet are a young family who spend each summer on the isolated island of Mingulay; an aspiring wildlife photographer and travel writer in remote Knoydart; a city based guidebook writer whose aim is to get people out to the wild places; two Skye sisters who have set up a wilderness boot camp; and some of the Stornoway Kayak Club as they explore the rugged Lewis coastline, and camp out on one of its many offshore islands.

In following these characters who have embraced these wild lands we'll look at whether there's a true wilderness left in an age where humans have altered so much of our landscape.

Transmitted: Monday 5 December
Time: 9.00 – 10.00pm


Title: Na Trads
The biggest night in Scottish traditional music returns to Perth Concert Hall for a second year with another brilliant line-up – the Trad Awards 2011.

Transmitted: Monday 5 December
Time: 10.00 – 11.30pm


Title: Soillse - Horseman of Everest

Gurmen, a sherpa widely respected for his high-altitude expertise, lives at 4,000 meters in the Himalayan valleys of Nepal. Every day he faces the dangers of the mountain and its treacherous climate. With dreams of a better future, he has a bold idea: to buy a trained horse and rent it to tourists.

Transmitted: Wednesday 7 December
Time: 9.00 – 9.55pm