BBC Alba TV Guide

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Iain MacKinnon reads a parable and introduces hymns and psalms, and the singers featured include Catherine Tinney, Seona Brown and Iain 'Spanish' MacKay

Gregor MacLeod travels the Scottish islands gathering delicious recipes and meeting brilliant bakers. He gets a taste of what they are stirring up in their kitchens, as well as getting creative in his own. In Skye, Calina MacDonald shares her collection of cookbooks. With help from Gregor, Calina makes her favourite recipe - a ginger and marmalade slice, using her own homemade marmalade. Starting his own collection, Gregor takes down a fantastic recipe for whisky and honey cake to try at home. He then travels to Point to meet Alasdair MacLeod, who shows him his recipe for pumpernickel, a dark rich bread full of flavour. Back at home, Gregor shares his recipe for Semlor - Swedish cardamon-spiced buns, - and he completely reinvents Scottish classic black pudding

The locals organise a ceilidh for Old Mary who is recovering from her mill accident. A drunken Boyd confronts Mairead and Cairistiona. Things turn sour between Johan and Murdina resulting in a mysterious fire starting at the hotel

The documentary looks at how the international community demanded clarification about the Chernobyl accident, while the Soviet leadership in Moscow made the operating personnel the scapegoats of the disaster. As a result, Nikolai Steinberg did everything he could to prove the innocence of his former colleagues. In Gaelic

Somhairle Johnston introduces Niamh to bikepacking, opting for a relaxed three days cycling the Speyside Way. In Gaelic

Megan MacLellan presents highlights from another year of amazing live music in Scotland from some of the country's top events in 2024. Featuring bespoke recordings and gig footage from Celtic Connections, and coverage from Skipinnish's incredible 25th anniversary show at Edinburgh Castle as well as two of the biggest traditional music events of the year - the Trad Awards and Hoolie 2024

The varied ways animals use super-senses to navigate the world, from high-resolution vision to fish that taste with their skin. The series reveals how tigers turn orange into camouflage, dolphins navigate the deep using echo-location, raccoons feel their way with hyper-sensitive paws and even trees send out chemical alarms. In Gaelic