About this season
The fourth series of SpeakGaelic, based at level B2.
Episodes (14)
1. Foghlam | Education
Aired 8 January 2024 • 29 min
The studio guest is Dr Marsaili MacLeod from Sutherland, and Calum Maclean is in Barra visiting one of the world’s most distinctive airports.
2. Turasachd | Tourism
Aired 8 January 2024 • 29 min
Joy Dunlop leads us on our Gaelic learning journey. Dr Teàrlach Wilson joins her in the studio, and Calum Maclean visits Govan on the hunt for an incredible collection of stones.
3. Àiteachas | Farming
Aired 8 January 2024 • 29 min
Joy Dunlop is joined by studio guest Ryan Dziadowiec to discuss his interest in farming. Calum Maclean visits an environmental renewal project in Argyll.
4. Sòisealtas | Society
Aired 8 January 2024 • 27 min
Tòmas MacAilpein is Joy’s studio guest and Calum Maclean is on an historical trail as he introduces us to the story of the heroic Vatersay Raiders.
5. Bailtean-mòra | Cities
Aired 8 January 2024 • 29 min
Singer and Gaelic teacher Margaret Macleod Nicholson is Joy’s studio guest, and Calum Maclean visits Scotland’s newest city and once ancient capital, Dunfermline.
6. Co-fhaireachdainn | Sympathy
Aired 8 January 2024 • 28 min
The studio guest is Iain MacPherson who hails from Alberta, Canada, and Calum Maclean visits a thriving community project in Glasgow.
7. Fastadh | Employment
Aired 8 January 2024 • 28 min
How Seona McClintock became fluent in the language, and Calum Maclean heads out to sea with a hard-working crew who have saved many lives.
8. Eacarsaich | Exercise
Aired 8 January 2024 • 28 min
Climber Kenny Rankin, who grew up in Lochalsh, pops in, and Calum Maclean is in Uddingston trying his hand at a sport he last played in primary school.
9. Aoigheachd | Hospitality
Aired 8 January 2024 • 29 min
The studio guest is Michael Bauer, who was born and brought up in Germany. Calum Maclean is busy in the kitchen and waiting tables at a community event in Glasgow.
10. Ionmhas | Finance
Aired 8 January 2024 • 27 min
The guest is Fanch Bihan-Gallic who hails from Brittany, and Calum Maclean gets his hands on the local currency in the Findhorn Community in Morayshire.
11. Poilitigs | Politics
Aired 8 January 2024 • 29 min
Political Journalist Niall O’Gallagher is Joy’s studio guest, and Calum Maclean visits a location in Islay which is both historic and political.
12. Leigheas | Medicine
Aired 8 January 2024 • 28 min
The studio guest is chaplain Suzie Roberts, and Calum Maclean is in Rogart, Sutherland, seeking some relief from a sore shoulder.
13. Fèisean | Festivals
Aired 8 January 2024 • 27 min
Abi Reid from Stirlingshire is Joy's guest, and Calum Maclean is in Islay visiting a distillery.
14. Coimhearsnachd | Community
Aired 8 January 2024 • 29 min
Mark Wringe chats to Joy in the studio, and Calum Maclean learns about communities of a different kind when he visits a garden in Edinburgh.