Browse the full BBC Alba TV guide for Saturday, 16 May 2026. 15 programmes listed , including 7 tonight. UK listings updated daily — scroll down to tonight's highlights or use the day tabs above to browse the weekly schedule.
Early Morning
00:00
6h
BBC Alba joins Radio nan Gàidheal
Morning
06:00
10h
BBC Alba joins Radio nan Gàidheal
Daytime
16:00
20m
Linda and friends make a tasty coconut and blackberry cake
16:20
10m
Ernest meets Léon, who he played music with when he was young
16:30
15m
Abney gets hold of some wheels
16:45
15m
The animals learn about icicles
17:00
20m
Local, national and international news
17:20
2h 10m
The second leg of the Championship play-off final (Kick-off 5.30pm)
Tonight's Highlights
19:30
30m
TV reports from the 1980s chart the success of island team, Ness FC
20:00
30m
Ramsay MacMahon visits Mauchline - former home of Rabbie Burns
20:30
30m
Anne McAlpine arrives in Toronto, a city with historic links to Scottish immigrants
21:00
1h
Highlights from some of Scotland's top music events in 2024
22:00
1h
Hibernian FC's talented 'Famous Five'
23:00
55m
How the escalating espionage led to border and airspace violations in Finland
23:55
10m
Concert set performed by Ross Miller Band