BBC Alba DocumentariesSeason 2013
BBC Alba is a Scottish Gaelic language digital television channel jointly owned by the BBC and MG Alba. The channel was launched on 19 September 2008 and is on-air for up to seven hours a day. The name Alba is the Scottish Gaelic name for Scotland. The station is unique in that it is the first channel to be delivered under a BBC licence by a partnership and is also the first multi-genre channel to come entirely from Scotland with almost all of its programmes made in Scotland. Most of the adult programming on BBC Alba contains on-screen English subtitles.
Where to Watch BBC Alba Documentaries • Season 2013
6 Episodes
- British Connection: Clydebank & KelsoE1
British Connection: Clydebank & KelsoAn opportunity to watch two programmes from the BBC television series The British Connection that explored people's sense of identity during the 1970s, focusing on the Scottish towns of Clydebank and Kelso. Representatives from both communities give an insight into their lives at the time, discuss how they feel about their local environment and whether they feel Scottish or British. The programmes were first broadcast in March 1978. - The Bridge Rising (An Drochaid)E2
The Bridge Rising (An Drochaid)The epic, feel-good story of a modern rebellion. The campaign against the tolls on the Skye bridge pitted plucky Scottish islanders against the might of the government and the Bank of America, over the building of a privately funded toll bridge which became the only way on or off the island. This film tells an untold, bittersweet story of passion, legal challenge and financial wrangling through the testimony of some of those who took part. Sgeulachd mhisneachail, mu ar-a-mach anns an nòs ùr. Anns an iomairt an aghaidh cìsean drochaid an Eilein Sgitheanaich, sheas Eileanaich stàirneil an aghaidh neart an Riaghaltais agus Banca Ameireagaidh, nuair a chaidh drochaid-chìsean a thogail le airgead prìobhaideach - gun dòigh eile ann airson faighinn air no far an Eilein. Tha mòran den sgeul air h-ùr innse. Tha i èibhinn ann am pàirt, duilich agus deuchainneach le briseadh dùil cuide ri misneachd is buannachd le farsaingeachd bheachdan agus sheallaidhean ioma-fhillte bho chuid de na bha an sàs. - Ever Believe Me - Sgeulachd Madeleine Smith (The Madeleine Smith Story)E3
Ever Believe Me - Sgeulachd Madeleine Smith (The Madeleine Smith Story)The second in a series of four programmes documenting Glasgow's notorious 'square mile' murders, and presented by John Morrison. A crime of passion? Maybe. It certainly caused a scandal, and prompted David Lean to make the film 'Madeleine'. The question remains - did she do it, or didn't she? In 1856, Glasgow debutante Madeleine Smith began a passionate affair with Emile L'Angelier, a drifter from the Channel Islands. - The Sandyford Murder - Sgeulachd Jessie McLachlan (The Jessie McLachlan Story)E4
The Sandyford Murder - Sgeulachd Jessie McLachlan (The Jessie McLachlan Story)The case of Jessie McLachlan, known as 'the Sandyford killing', is the third in a four part series looking at Glasgow's notorious 'square mile murders.'. - The Human Crocodile – The Edward Pritchard StoryE5
The Human Crocodile – The Edward Pritchard StoryOn the 28th July 1865, nearly ten thousand people gathered in what was then known as 'Jail Square' in Glasgow, to witness the last public execution in Britain. The convict was a murderer - and a doctor - found guilty of administering poison with deliberate intent to kill.
