SpeakGaelic
B2
“A bheil sibh deiseil?”
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Network: BBC Alba
Season aired: 2024-01-08
Seasons
Overview
Joy Dunlop guides viewers through the first steps to inspire us to speak Gaelic. Throughout the series, she’ll introduce words and phrases on a variety of everyday topics. A Gaelic learner herself, Joy will support us through pronunciation and vocabulary on topics such as friends, family, home, work and weather. We’ll meet diligent learners who have embraced speaking Gaelic, from new learners to lapsed native speakers and the on-off learners who have improved their language skills over the decades. And, the intrepid Calum Maclean takes us on adventures to hidden treasures around Scotland. Supporting materials can be found online: www.speakgaelic.scot and in the SpeakGaelic podcasts on BBC Sounds.
About This Season
The fourth series of SpeakGaelic, based at level B2.
Episodes · 14
Foghlam | Education
The studio guest is Dr Marsaili MacLeod from Sutherland, and Calum Maclean is in Barra visiting one of the world’s most distinctive airports.
Turasachd | Tourism
Joy Dunlop leads us on our Gaelic learning journey. Dr Teàrlach Wilson joins her in the studio, and Calum Maclean visits Govan on the hunt for an incredible collection of stones.
Àiteachas | Farming
Joy Dunlop is joined by studio guest Ryan Dziadowiec to discuss his interest in farming. Calum Maclean visits an environmental renewal project in Argyll.
Sòisealtas | Society
Tòmas MacAilpein is Joy’s studio guest and Calum Maclean is on an historical trail as he introduces us to the story of the heroic Vatersay Raiders.
Bailtean-mòra | Cities
Singer and Gaelic teacher Margaret Macleod Nicholson is Joy’s studio guest, and Calum Maclean visits Scotland’s newest city and once ancient capital, Dunfermline.
Co-fhaireachdainn | Sympathy
The studio guest is Iain MacPherson who hails from Alberta, Canada, and Calum Maclean visits a thriving community project in Glasgow.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Leigheas | Medicine
The studio guest is chaplain Suzie Roberts, and Calum Maclean is in Rogart, Sutherland, seeking some relief from a sore shoulder.
Fèisean | Festivals
Abi Reid from Stirlingshire is Joy's guest, and Calum Maclean is in Islay visiting a distillery.
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.
