BBC Alba HD Thursday

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

Fox is fed up with Tusk always showing off he is so very tough

The animals learn about the icicles, discovering they have a connection with water

AH-AH and his friends decide to camp outside, but it isn't so easy for them to fall asleep once they are there

There are many loud and amazing sounds to be heard during the night

Teal wants to build something huge, as big as the moon. Abney isn't sure how big the moon is exactly. So, they decide to build a rocket and go there to find out

Mary Ann Kennedy reads Uilebhèist a’ Ghaoil agus am Preusant a B’ fheàrr, written and illustrated by Rachel Bright and translated into Gaelic by Morag Stewart

The nemesis of the Neachdan, Alpheus Benthos, is as usual trying to steal the Ephemychron and prevent them from finding Lemuria

Mrs MacArthur unearths a new talent in her art class. Mr Hobson is not so sure if it is talent or perhaps a more troubling issue that's behind the artwork

Dave is given a bulb to grow. Popping it in his lunch box, it isn’t long before he discovers that this bulb is rather partial to Betty’s sandwiches

George adapts the spin cycle of the washing machine, causing a black hole to form in the Spuds’ kitchen - a direct doorway into space

Gregor MacLeod reinvents his granny's recipe for traditional shortbread, is treated to a passionfruit surprise pudding and tastes an unusual recipe using haggis, neeps and tatties

Singer James Graham chats to Joy Dunlop in the studio and Calum Maclean learns about bagpipes

Local, national and international news and information

There is a health problem on board one of the boats. The programme also follows the progress of the new Deep Water Terminal

The big picture of events in the Arctic during the Second World War, highlighting the importance of the battles in that arena for the course of the war in general

Niteworks and guests perform on the Garden Stage at Belladrum 2024. Their innovative sound has earned them a loyal fanbase

Sketch show featuring a collection of comic characters, spoofs, unrequited love and comedy horror

Cathy MacDonald explores the themes of George Mackay Brown's novel Greenvoe, which imagined an Orkney island community threatened by a mysterious defence project

Highlights from two decades of Transatlantic Sessions. This edition features James Taylor, Kathy Mattea, Dougie MacLean, Ricky Skaggs and Nanci Griffith

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