SpeakGaelic (2021)
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.
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Episode 1 - Foghlam | Education
Release Date: 2024-01-08The studio guest is Dr Marsaili MacLeod from Sutherland, and Calum Maclean is in Barra visiting one of the world’s most distinctive airports.
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Episode 2 - Turasachd | Tourism
Release Date: 2024-01-08Joy 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.
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Episode 3 - Àiteachas | Farming
Release Date: 2024-01-08Joy Dunlop is joined by studio guest Ryan Dziadowiec to discuss his interest in farming. Calum Maclean visits an environmental renewal project in Argyll.
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Episode 4 - Sòisealtas | Society
Release Date: 2024-01-08Tòmas 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.
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Episode 5 - Bailtean-mòra | Cities
Release Date: 2024-01-08Singer and Gaelic teacher Margaret Macleod Nicholson is Joy’s studio guest, and Calum Maclean visits Scotland’s newest city and once ancient capital, Dunfermline.
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Episode 6 - Co-fhaireachdainn | Sympathy
Release Date: 2024-01-08The studio guest is Iain MacPherson who hails from Alberta, Canada, and Calum Maclean visits a thriving community project in Glasgow.
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Episode 7 - Fastadh | Employment
Release Date: 2024-01-08How Seona McClintock became fluent in the language, and Calum Maclean heads out to sea with a hard-working crew who have saved many lives.
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Episode 8 - Eacarsaich | Exercise
Release Date: 2024-01-08Climber 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.
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Episode 9 - Aoigheachd | Hospitality
Release Date: 2024-01-08The 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.
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Episode 10 - Ionmhas | Finance
Release Date: 2024-01-08The 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.
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Episode 11 - Poilitigs | Politics
Release Date: 2024-01-08Political Journalist Niall O’Gallagher is Joy’s studio guest, and Calum Maclean visits a location in Islay which is both historic and political.
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Episode 12 - Leigheas | Medicine
Release Date: 2024-01-08The studio guest is chaplain Suzie Roberts, and Calum Maclean is in Rogart, Sutherland, seeking some relief from a sore shoulder.
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Episode 13 - Fèisean | Festivals
Release Date: 2024-01-08Abi Reid from Stirlingshire is Joy's guest, and Calum Maclean is in Islay visiting a distillery.
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Episode 14 - Coimhearsnachd | Community
Release Date: 2024-01-08Mark Wringe chats to Joy in the studio, and Calum Maclean learns about communities of a different kind when he visits a garden in Edinburgh.