About BBC ALBA Online

BBC ALBA Online offers three distinct areas of Gaelic content:

• bbc.co.uk/bbcalba

  The BBC Gaelic digital TV channel website

  bbc.co.uk/radionangaidheal

  The website of the national Gaelic radio station from the BBC

  bbcalba.co.uk

  Online news, weather, learning resources and youth pages.

  
  

  English translation of key words is available by activating the BBC Vocabulary tool.

bbcalba.co.uk Site Tour

• BBC Vocabulary tool

  Activating the vocabulary tool highlights any Gaelic word on the site for which there is an English translation in our dictionary.
  To activate, click the button entitled BBC Vocab on the top right of the page. By placing your cursor over any highlighted word, a tooltip box will appear containing an English translation of the word.
  To deactivate, click on the button again.

• Dachaigh - Homepage

  BBC Gaelic TV and Radio listings, weather, promotions for and navigation to the web content outlined below.

• Tbh - Tbh

  Gaelic digital TV channel information website including bi-lingual programme listings, preview clips, selected Gaelic content on iPlayer, BBC TWO Scotland Gaelic programme listings and programme specific websites.

• Radio nan Gàidheal

  BBC Radio nan Gàidheal website with Radio nan Gàidheal available live and on-demand along with radio schedules, playlists and programme information pages.

• Foghlam - Education

  Gaelic learners: Resources for adults at entry or advanced levels of Gaelic fluency.

  Schools: Interactive Gaelic websites including audio and video materials for pupils in pre-school, primary and secondary education.

  Parents and Teachers: Teachers' programme support materials and bi-lingual parents' information.

• Dealbhan - Photo Gallery

  An opportunity to contribute photographs you've taken to the BBC ALBA gallery and view images captured by fellow site users.

• Òigrigh - Youth

  Websites for younger users from pre-school to teens, including web exclusive videos, interviews and behind-the-scenes footage.

• Ceòl - Music

  Focus on the variety of music genres represented on BBC ALBA and Radio nan Gàidheal including, Gaelic music and song, Celtic, rock, classical, piping, pop and country music.

• A-U - A-Z

  Alphabetical listing of all sites within bbcalba.co.uk. The characters j,k,q,v,w,x,y,z don't feature in the Gaelic alphabet, hence the use of the term A-U in Gaelic rather than A-Z.

• Tasglann - Archive

  Selected programme support sites relating to previously broadcast programmes, a timeline on the history of BBC Gaelic broadcasting and webguide featuring Gaelic-related internet sites.