An Là
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An Là | |
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Country of origin | United Kingdom (Scotland) |
Original language | Scottish Gaelic (although some English is used in this programme) |
Production | |
Producers | BBC Naidheachdan BBC Scotland |
Production locations | Studio G, Inverness, Scotland (News), Pacific Quay, Glasgow, Scotland (Weather and other reports) |
Running time | 30 minutes (25 minutes Fridays, 15 minutes Weekends) |
Original release | |
Network | BBC Alba |
Release | 22 September 2008 present | –
Related | |
Seachd Là Reporting Scotland The Nine |
An Là (The Day) is a Scottish Gaelic-language news programme broadcast on the Gaelic-language channel, BBC Alba.
The programme, based at BBC Alba's newsroom in Inverness, began at 8pm on 22 September 2008 and provides a 30-minute bulletin of Scottish, British and international news for Gaelic speakers seven days a week. The Sunday night review programme, composed of highlights from the week's bulletins as well as material from Eòrpa, called Seachd Là, began at 6.30pm on 28 September 2008.
Broadcast history
An Là broadcasts from Studio G at the BBC Alba studio in Inverness alongside Seachd Là and An Là Sports. An Là Weather comes from BBC Pacific Quay in Glasgow.
An Là is the first daily television news programme to be broadcast in Scots Gaelic since the axing of Grampian Television's Telefios bulletins in 2000. When the show first aired, it was only presented by two presenters taking turns presenting daily. It is currently presented by the current team below.
An Là was shortlisted in the Best Current Affairs category at the 2009 Celtic Media Festival.
The Team
News presenters
Person | Position |
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Angela MacLean | Main Presenters |
Donald Morrison | |
Karen Elder | |
Innes Munro | |
Mairi Rodgers | |
Andrew MacKinnon | Relief Presenters |
Anne McAlpine | |
Iain Macinnes | |
Ruairidh MacLennan | |
Eilidh Grant | |
Eilidh Mackay | |
Iain MacLean |
Weather presenters
Person | Position |
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Derek MacIntosh | Main Presenters |
Sarah Cruickshank | |
Kirsteen MacDonald | Relief Presenters |
Joy Dunlop | |
Anne McAlpine | |
Alasdair Fraser |
Sports presenters
Person | Position |
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Alasdair MacLennan | Main Presenters |
Calum Macaulay | |
Javen Houston | Relief Presenters |
Ruairidh MacLennan | |
Donald Morrison | |
Allan MacLeod |
Reporters
Scottish Parliament
- Niall O'Gallagher (politics)
See also
External links
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