BBC Alba Today

BBC Alba joins Radio nan Gàidheal, the BBC's Gaelic language radio service

The plants in Meanbh and Beag's garden are not growing fast enough

Ela's very tired, but still might be able to play the word game, which focuses on a magnifying glass. Animation, set in the magical world of a pop-up book

Lusach asks AH-AH and MacÌomhair to look after his carrots while he is away. MacÌomhair believes he will be a great carrot-sitter but how wrong he is

The duo are alarmed when a big dragon appears. Fun animation for younger viewers

Abney, Teal and Neep make mysterious noises on a misty day. They try to get Bop to join in the game, but it’s not so mysterious down by the lake

Petit's mum scolds him for telling a nurse that she has a big nose. From that moment on, Petit starts telling white lies that grow little by little until they turn into big lies

Ewen MacKinnon reads CHAN E Ailbhean a th' annam! written by Karl Newson, illustrated by Ross Collins and translated into Gaelic by Angela MacEachen

When a mapping satellite falls to Earth, the explorers, the Neachdan, want to ensure that no harm befalls any sea life. Alas, Alpheus Benthos is causing problems

A rare insight into the life of Mary Queen of Scots, as Ellen decides to become Mary for just one day. On her own head will it be

Dave's first ever plane journey doesn't quite go to plan when the air pressure combined with the need to go to the toilet makes his head swell

Instructed to keep an eye on Gran while the rest of the Spuds pay a visit to the doctor, Dave is dismayed when he finds that she has escaped

The documentary about the route looks at the service as it is today, while singer Daniel O Donnell shares his memories of using the bus

Joy Dunlop guides viewers through the next steps to inspire viewers to keep on speaking Gaelic. June Graham drops into the studio in an edition themed on the climate

Local, national and international news and information

Mairi Rodgers explores the oldest topiary garden in the world at Levens Hall in Cumbria

First in a two-part profile of Florence Nightingale, the nurse who was sent to the Crimean front in 1854 to care for thousands of soldiers

Mary Ann Kennedy and Lucy Cooke explore plants that thrive at the edge of nature, from cycle-paths to farmyards and wild garden corners

A sketch show featuring a collection of comic characters and spoofs, featuring Iain Beggs, Darren Maclean, Carina Macleod, Claire Frances MacNeil and Hannah McKirdy

Documentary examining the story of Dr Edward Pritchard, who became the last person to be hanged in a public execution when he was convicted for two murders by poisoning in 1865

Robert Robertson presents music from the Trad Awards archives, featuring Treacherous Orchestra, Duncan Chisholm and Man's Ruin

BBC Alba joins Radio nan Gàidheal, the BBC's Gaelic language radio service

BBC Alba joins Radio nan Gàidheal, the BBC's Gaelic language radio service