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THIS WEEK’S HIGHLIGHTS TELEVISION & RADIO / BBC WEEK 12

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SATURDAY 18 MARCH Cuirm@Celtic: Anna Latharna agus Caraidean  NEW BBC ALBA

MONDAY 20 MARCH Europe: Scotland’s Dilemma  NEW BBC One Scotland Trusadh - Cathair na Ceiltis / Glasgow University Gael Tales  NEW BBC ALBA

TUESDAY 21 MARCH River City  TV HIGHLIGHT BBC One Scotland

WEDNESDAY 22 MARCH Seòid a' Chidsin - The Kitchen Coves, Ep1/6  NEW BBC ALBA

THURSDAY 23 MARCH DIY le Donnie, Ep 6/6  LAST IN THE SERIES BBC ALBA ______

Viewers outside Scotland can access BBC One Scotland on Sky 141 (HD) & 951, 108 (HD) & 960, 108 (HD) & 862. BBC Two Scotland can be viewed on Sky 142 (HD) & 970, Freesat 970. BBC ALBA is on Sky 143, Freesat 110, Virgin Media 188, Freeview 8 (Scotland only). BBC Radio Scotland can be accessed on Sky 0116, Freesat 712, Freeview 719 (Scotland only). BBC One Scotland, BBC Two Scotland and BBC ALBA are also available on the BBC iPlayer .co.uk/iplayer & BBC Radio Scotland on bbc.co.uk/radioscotland

SATURDAY 18 MARCH TELEVISION & RADIO HIGHLIGHTS /BBC WEEK 12 ______

Cuirm@Celtic: Anna Latharna agus Caraidean  NEW Saturday 18 March BBC ALBA, 9.00 – 10.00pm

A concert special presented by Linda MacLeod marking ten years since the publication of the magisterial book, Songs of Gaelic Scotland, by singer, author and academic, Anne Lorne Gillies. Cuirm@Celtic: Anna Latharna agus Caraidean showcases songs from each themed chapter from the book. The songs cover centuries of music from Scotland's most significant Gaelic composers and bards. Appearing onstage with Anne at St Luke's in Glasgow is a group of acclaimed singers and musicians including Arthur Cormack, Kathleen MacInnes, Angus MacLeod, Rachel Fraser and Alan Kitchen.

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MONDAY 20 MARCH TELEVISION & RADIO HIGHLIGHTS /BBC WEEK 12 ______

Europe: Scotland’s Dilemma  NEW Monday 20 March BBC One Scotland, 7.30-8.00pm

Scotland is coming out of the European Union with the rest of the UK. That’s despite the fact a majority of Scots voted to remain. In this documentary, Allan Little examines the question of what happens next. He travels to the coast and the whisky-producing glens of Moray, the part of the country which came closest to voting ‘Leave’. There, he finds out what that decision could mean for workers and business owners. But there’s a bigger question: what will it mean for the other union, that of the United Kingdom. Europe – Scotland’s Dilemma asks whether Brexit could break up Britain too.

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Vets: Gach Creutair Beò, Ep 5/12 Monday 20 March BBC ALBA, 8.30 – 9.00pm

This series takes viewers on a journey across Scotland following vets as they tend to animals from small to large to very wild. Stories of joy and stories of sadness meeting all creatures great and small. In this programme, one of the zebras at Blair Drummond Safari Park has to be knocked out as he has a sore foot. The drug used in the dart gun would kill a human being, so vet Colin Scott has to be very careful when he is preparing the dart and has an antidote ready in case anything goes wrong. In Wick, vet Kiri Harvey is tending a cat that has broken his leg in a road accident. An X-ray shows that she has no choice but to amputate it because of where the break has occurred. And vet Austen Marr is visiting a studfarm near Banff where they breed horses that have gone on to be successful at World Cup level. The window for a horse becoming pregnant is very short, so the mares are regularly checked to see if they are in foal.

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Trusadh - Cathair na Ceiltis / Glasgow University Gael Tales  NEW Monday 20 March BBC ALBA, 9.00 – 10.00pm

Annabel MacLennan, currently a student of Celtic Studies at Glasgow University, takes a trip through the centuries to meets some of the department's academics. She explores the University's place in the context of Scotland's other Universities, and also finds out about how the first Chair of Celtic came to be. From the founding of this ancient institution in the fifteenth century, Gaels were a sizeable group at the university. Gaelic was still spoken by up to half of all Scots and it was very much the language of the countryside surrounding the city of Glasgow. Despite this, there was no formal teaching of Gaelic at Glasgow University until the very end of the nineteenth century. The main impetus for this to happen came from the Ossianic Society, founded in the 1830s to provide a forum for Gaels to meet together and speak their mother tongue. After much pressure, both from within the university and at a national level, enough money was raised to have regular lectures in Celtic studies, but it was to be over half a century before Professor Angus Matheson was finally awarded the Chair in 1956 and the department's prestige was elevated to that of other subjects at the university.

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TUESDAY 21 MARCH TELEVISION & RADIO HIGHLIGHTS / BBC WEEK 12 ______

River City  TV HIGHLIGHT Tuesday 21 March BBC One Scotland HD, 8.00 – 9.00pm facebook.com/bbcrivercity twitter.com/bbcrivercity instagram.com/bbcrivercity

This week in Shieldinch…Alex, Lenny and DI Donald join forces to save Amber from the clutches of an unhinged Belinda; Lorna’s world is turned upside down by shock news about Greig; and Liz feels sidelined by Suzie while Angus’s double date idea leaves Cassie cold. Terrified and alone, Amber tries to make Belinda set her free. However, when Belinda produces a large gas canister, Amber realises a deathly fate awaits her if she can’t escape. Meanwhile, Lenny and Alex scold DI Donald for failing to turn Amber’s case into an abduction. Frustrated, Lenny takes matters into his own hands while DI Donald breaks with police protocol and opens Belinda’s sealed file, knowing it’s career suicide. He discovers Belinda’s dangerous past and together with Lenny and Alex, they face a race against time to find Amber – with explosive consequences. Elsewhere, Lorna and Andy’s new domestic bliss is shattered by news of Greig. He’s in a wheelchair having undergone spinal surgery following an explosion. Lorna reaches out and tells Greig to come home for rehab. Frankie is thrilled but Andy is less than happy with the turn of events. Alasdair finds himself caught between two women as Liz and Suzie vie to be his date at the opera. With each woman trying to outdo the other, Robbie and Molly intervene. Bob plans a second date with Kim and Angus has the perfect suggestion – a double date. Trouble is, Cassie’s having none of it.

Alex is played by Jordan Young, Lenny by Frank Gallagher, DI Donald by Robin Laing, Amber by Jenny Hulse, Belinda by Rebecca Atkinson, Lorna by Alana Hood, Greig by Glen Wallace, Liz by Eileen McCallum, Suzie by Juliet Cadzow, Angus by Scott Fletcher, Cassie by Sophia Kolinas, Andy by Simon Webbe, Frankie by Louise McMenemy, Alasdair by Michael Mackenzie, Robbie by Gary Lamont, Molly by Una McLean, Bob by Stephen Purdon and Kim by Frances Thorburn.

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WEDNESDAY 22 MARCH TELEVISION & RADIO HIGHLIGHTS /BBC WEEK 12 ______

Seòid a' Chidsin - The Kitchen Coves, Ep1/6  NEW Wednesday 22 March BBC ALBA, 10.00 – 10.30pm

Sharing a passion for quality ingredients and creativity in the kitchen, Roddy Munro and Ùisdean Macleod join forces in a new series on BBC ALBA, The Kitchen Coves / Seòid a Chidsin, to enthuse amateur cooks everywhere. Roddy and Ùisdean from the islands of Harris and Lewis respectively, like to relax with a hot stove, a sizzling barbeque, a sharp knife and the chemistry of creatively combining ingredients to make the most of them. Ùisdean takes viewers out to sea in search of lobster while Roddy heads for Harris where he is shown how they make local venison sausages. On their return Roddy shows us how to make a sausage and mushroom casserole on a bed of champ. Ùisdean prepares an impressive platter of locally sourced seafood, lobster, prawn, squid and mussels accompanied by a homemade Marie Rose sauce.

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THURSDAY 23 MARCH TELEVISION & RADIO HIGHLIGHTS / BBC WEEK 12 ______

DIY le Donnie, Ep 6/6  LAST IN THE SERIES Thursday 23 March BBC ALBA, 9.00 – 9.45pm

In the last programme in the series, Donnie ‘Dotaman’ Macleod builds a barbecue at Lewis Castle College. After building a base and brick walls, the project is complete allowing Donnie to invite contributors from the series to an afternoon of food and fun at the inaugural barbecue party. DIY le Donnie also sees the completed new-build in Craobh Haven, Argyll as Donnie joins the site foreman and the home owner for a guided tour.

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