Joy Dunlop guides viewers through the first steps to inspire us to speak Gaelic. Throughout the series, she’ll introduce words and phrases on a variety of everyday topics. A Gaelic learner herself, Joy will support us through pronunciation and vocabulary on topics such as friends, family, home, work and weather.
Joy Dunlop guides us through the first basic steps to speak Gaelic. We’ll meet Gaelic learner Clare Coghill, and Calum Maclean is scouring the streets of Glasgow in search of Greek architecture.
Joy Dunlop guides us through the first steps to speak Gaelic. We’ll meet Gaelic learner Ben Geyer from Fife and Calum Maclean is in St Monans, finding out about the prosperity white gold brought to the area.
Joy Dunlop continues to guide us through the first basic steps to speak Gaelic. We’ll meet Gaelic learner Caroline Quinn from Trinidad and Tobago and Calum Maclean is in Portmahomack in Easter Ross learning about his heritage.
Joy Dunlop continues to guide us through the first basic steps to speak Gaelic. We’ll meet learner Andrew Ditton whose love of Gaelic inspired a move to Uist, and Calum Maclean visits Airth in Stirlingshire where he discovers a fruity architectural surprise.
Joy Dunlop continues to guide us through the first basic steps to speak Gaelic. We’ll meet learner Sophie Day from Falkirk, and Calum Maclean keeps a keen eye on the tide whilst on the hunt for spectacular cave art on Davaar Island in the Mull of Kintyre.
Joy Dunlop continues to guide us through the first steps to Speak Gaelic. We’ll meet learners Audrey and Davy Paterson from Taynuilt, and Calum Maclean is in Glasgow taking a step back in time along the banks of the River Clyde.
Joy Dunlop continues to guide us through the first basic steps to speak Gaelic. We’ll meet circus performer and Gaelic learner Kit Rodman-Orr from Cumbernauld, and Calum Maclean takes a voyage of discovery to an unusual theatre.
Joy Dunlop continues to guide us through the first basic steps to speak Gaelic. We’ll meet learner and Hebridean Baker, Coinneach MacLeod from Lewis who has recently renewed his interest in the language and Calum Maclean is on Scotland’s east coast where he’s hoping to have smoked fish for lunch.
Joy Dunlop continues to guide us through the first basic steps to speak Gaelic. We’ll meet learner and photographer Tim Parish who now lives on the Isle of Lewis, and Calum Maclean visits an artistic and poetic railway tunnel in Colinton, Edinburgh.
Joy Dunlop continues to guide us through the first basic steps to speak Gaelic. We meet learner and musician Teya-Jean Bawden who lives near Beauly, and Calum Maclean goes in search of some tasty match-day treats in Kilmarnock.
Joy Dunlop continues to guide us through the first steps to speak Gaelic. We meet Gaelic learner Colin Scott Mackenzie who lives on the Isle of Lewis, and a poorly Calum Maclean tries out the healing properties of an ancient clootie well on the Black Isle.
In the final episode of the first series, Joy Dunlop continues to guide us through the first basic steps to speak Gaelic. We meet learner Keith Mackenzie from the Isle of Skye and Calum Maclean is in Argyll, on the hunt for one of Scotland’s more reclusive creatures.
Joy Dunlop guides us through the next steps to speak Gaelic. We’ll meet learner Mihoko Pooley from Japan, and Calum Maclean is in Glasgow as he stages a performance and explores the history of the oldest surviving music hall in the world.
Joy Dunlop guides us through the next steps to speak Gaelic. We meet learner Andrew Gourlay from Fife, and Calum Maclean is in Perthshire to explore the myths connected to one of Britain’s oldest trees.
Joy Dunlop guides us through the next steps to speak Gaelic. Long-time learner Rick Rennie joins Joy in the studio and Calum Maclean is in Argyll exploring the historic township of Auchindrain.
Joy Dunlop guides us through the next steps to speak Gaelic. Learner Ruth MacAlpine from the Isle of Lewis joins Joy in the studio and Calum Maclean is on the hunt for a world-famous dish which was created in an Indian restaurant in Glasgow.
Joy Dunlop guides us through the next steps to speak Gaelic. Gaelic rapper Hammy Sgìth, learner Liam McCormick, joins Joy in the studio and Calum Maclean takes to the wing in Glasgow, trying out a pastime in which many Scots participate.
Joy Dunlop guides us through the next steps to speak Gaelic. Musician and learner Andrew Findlater joins Joy in the studio and Calum Maclean takes an earthly walk provoking thoughts of space and the galaxies around us.
Joy Dunlop guides us through the next steps to speak Gaelic. Learner Mirren Buchanan from Thurso chats to Joy in the studio, and Calum Maclean visits Ayrshire where he gets to know some powerful local inhabitants!
Joy Dunlop guides us through the next steps to speak Gaelic. Learner Emily MacDonald chats to Joy in the studio and Calum Maclean takes a wheeled adventure whilst charting the part Scotland played in the development of the bicycle.
Joy Dunlop guides us through the next steps to speak Gaelic. North Uist native and learner John Gillies chats to Joy, and a hungry Calum Maclean is on a quest for a mouth-watering cheese course at a family dairy in Easter Ross.
Joy Dunlop guides us through the next steps to speak Gaelic. Learner Maria Robertson from Aberdeen chats to Joy in the studio, and Calum Maclean dons his dancing shoes as he tries out Bhangra dancing in Edinburgh.
Joy Dunlop guides us through the next steps to speak Gaelic. Learner Ilse Alim, who was raised in Germany, chats to Joy in the studio and Calum Maclean is in Scotland’s Book Town seeking inspiration and advice for his own creative writing.
Joy Dunlop guides us through the next steps to speak Gaelic. Learner Hamish Hepburn from Carrbridge chats to Joy in the studio and Calum Maclean indulges his sweet tooth in Easter Ross as he learns about beekeeping.
Joy Dunlop guides us through the next steps to speak Gaelic. Liam Alastair Crouse from the United States chats to Joy in the studio and Calum Maclean takes a boat trip to a colony of characterful seabirds.
Joy Dunlop guides us through further steps to speak Gaelic. We’ll meet studio guest Tawana Maramba from Edinburgh, and Calum Maclean is in Aberdeenshire where he meets an enthusiastic dance group who are unique in Scotland.
Joy Dunlop guides us through further steps to speak Gaelic. We meet learner Neil Smith from Dunoon with his hearing dog Ginger, and Calum Maclean meets some other useful animals on a visit to Eriskay.
Joy Dunlop guides us through further steps to speak Gaelic. Studio guest Hugh Ross joins Joy to discuss his voluntary environmental work and Calum Maclean is in Skye searching for some footprints on the shore.
Joy Dunlop guides us through the next steps to speak Gaelic. Claire Macleod from the Isle of Scalpay is Joy’s guest in the studio and Calum Maclean is on the hunt for some important pillars on the Isle of Skye.
Joy Dunlop guides us through further steps to speak Gaelic. Sara Robertson is Joy’s guest in the studio to chat about her unusual home, and Calum Maclean is on Great Bernera, trying to a find an unusual historic home.
Joy Dunlop guides us through the next steps to speak Gaelic. Counsellor Dolina Munro joins Joy in the studio and Calum Maclean explores a different way to travel on a trip through the city of Edinburgh.
Joy Dunlop guides us through the next steps to speak Gaelic. Eilidh Cameron Sykes from Ballachulish joins Joy in studio to talk about her business, and Calum Maclean visits a famous industrial village in Lanarkshire.
Joy Dunlop guides us through further steps to speak Gaelic. Guest Daniel Lennon chats to Joy in the studio about his sporting pastimes and Calum Maclean is in South Uist trying out a new sport in an historic landscape.
Joy Dunlop guides us through further steps to speak Gaelic. Learner Fine Mayer who grew up in Germany chats to Joy in the studio, and a hungry Calum Maclean is on a quest for a famous mouth-watering soup in Morayshire.
Joy Dunlop guides us through the next steps to speak Gaelic. Melvin Oosterhuis from the Netherlands is Joy’s guest in the studio, and Calum Maclean visits a place of worship in a magnificent building in Glasgow’s west end.
Joy Dunlop guides us through the next steps to speak Gaelic. Megg McCredie from Crieff is Joy’s guest in the studio and Calum Maclean is in a small village on the Isle of Harris, which once attracted worldwide attention.
Joy Dunlop guides us through the next steps to speak Gaelic. Miriam Donaghey from the Isle of Lewis is Joy’s guest in the studio, and Calum Maclean is in a park in Edinburgh as he tries an activity he’s never heard of or tried before!
Joy Dunlop guides us through the next steps to speak Gaelic. Orchestral musician Liam Lynch from Dunfermline chats to Joy in the studio and Calum Maclean researches a traditional event which often precedes a wedding in many parts of rural Scotland.
Joy Dunlop guides us through the next steps to speak Gaelic. Shona MacQueen from Drumnadrochit chats to Joy in the studio and Calum Maclean visits a mysterious hidden location close to the centre of the city of Inverness.
Joy Dunlop guides us through the next steps to speak Gaelic. Susannah Hughes who stays in Oban chats to Joy in the studio and Calum Maclean is in the Borders utilising a popular form of transport which has been resurrected in the area.
Joy Dunlop guides us through the next steps to speak Gaelic. Humanist celebrant John Howieson chats to Joy in the studio and Calum Maclean is in Lewis visiting a spiritual site which inspires and amazes.
Joy Dunlop guides us through the next steps to speak Gaelic. Meteorologist Calum MacColl is in the studio discussing his work and learning Gaelic, and Calum Maclean is in Fort William visiting an unexpected industrial site.
Joy Dunlop guides us through the next steps to speak Gaelic. Gordon Maloney is in the studio discussing technology and Gaelic learning, whilst Calum Maclean is in Perthshire at the site of an historic scientific experiment.
Joy Dunlop guides us through the next steps to speak Gaelic. Actor Beth Frieden from the United States chats to Joy in the studio, and Calum Maclean weaves around the Isle of Harris in his own inimitable style.
Joy Dunlop guides us through the next steps to speak Gaelic. Student Andrew Macinnes from the Isle of Lewis discusses his island experiences, and Calum Maclean ponders a controversial question on the Isle of Skye.
Joy Dunlop guides us through the next steps to speak Gaelic. Artist and teacher Críostóir de Piondargás chats to Joy in the studio and Calum Maclean is inspired at an artistic garden on the edge of the Pentland Hills.
Joy Dunlop guides us through the next steps to speak Gaelic. Kathleen Reddy from Nova Scotia chats to Joy in the studio, and Calum Maclean visits The Rough Bounds where he finds a link to Gaelic tradition is only a short step away.
Joy Dunlop guides us through the next steps to speak Gaelic. Young filmmaker Hannah Hunter from Kilchoan is in the studio, and Calum Maclean learns the powerful magical desires which make Glenfinnan famous.
Joy Dunlop guides us through the next steps to speak Gaelic. Innes MacQueen from the Isle of Luing chats to Joy in the studio, and Calum Maclean is in Perthshire visiting a famous palace with royal connections.
Joy Dunlop guides us through the next steps to speak Gaelic. Eilidh Miller from Glasgow chats to Joy in the studio, and Calum Maclean experiences a traditional Scottish rural holiday experience in a Highland glen.
Joy Dunlop guides us through the next steps to speak Gaelic. Marcel Gurillo from Valencia in Spain chats to Joy in the studio, and Calum Maclean visits a poignant location as important as any in the history of the Gael.
Joy Dunlop continues to lead us on our Gaelic learning journey. We’ll meet studio guest Dr Marsaili MacLeod from Sutherland, and Calum Maclean is in Barra visiting one of the world’s most distinctive airports.
Joy Dunlop continues to lead us on our Gaelic learning journey. We meet learner Dr Teàrlach Wilson who joins Joy in the studio, and Calum Maclean visits Govan on the hunt for an incredible collection of stones.
Joy Dunlop continues to lead us on our Gaelic learning journey. She is joined by studio guest Ryan Dziadowiec to discuss his interest in farming and Calum Maclean visits an environmental renewal project in Argyll which offers him the opportunity to swim in the shallows of Loch Craignish.
Joy Dunlop continues to lead us on our Gaelic learning journey. 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.
Joy Dunlop continues to lead us on our Gaelic learning journey. Singer and Gaelic teacher Margaret Macleod Nicholson MBE is Joy’s studio guest, and Calum Maclean visits Scotland’s newest city and once ancient capital, Dunfermline.
Joy Dunlop continues to lead us on our Gaelic learning journey. We’ll meet studio guest Iain MacPherson who hails from Alberta, Canada and Calum Maclean visits a thriving community project in Glasgow.
Joy Dunlop continues to lead us on our Gaelic learning journey. We’ll meet studio guest Seona McClintock and hear how she came to fluency in the language, and Calum Maclean heads out to sea with a hard-working crew who have saved many lives.
Joy Dunlop continues to lead us on our Gaelic learning journey. We’ll meet studio guest, climber Kenny Rankin, who grew up in Lochalsh and Calum Maclean is in Uddingston trying his hand at a sport he last played in primary school.
Joy Dunlop continues to lead us on our Gaelic learning journey. We’ll meet studio guest Michael Bauer who was born and brought up in Germany, and Calum Maclean is busy in the kitchen and waiting tables at a community event in Glasgow.
Joy Dunlop continues to lead us on our Gaelic learning journey. We’ll meet studio guest Fañch Bihan-Gallic who hails from Brittany, and Calum Maclean gets his hands on the local currency in the Findhorn Community in Morayshire.
Joy Dunlop continues to lead us on our Gaelic learning journey. Political Journalist Niall O’Gallagher is Joy’s studio guest, and Calum Maclean visits a location in Islay which is both historic and political.
Joy Dunlop continues to lead us on our Gaelic learning journey. We’ll meet studio guest, chaplain Suzie Roberts, and Calum Maclean is in Rogart in Sutherland seeking some relief from a sore shoulder.
Joy Dunlop continues to lead us on our Gaelic learning journey. We’ll meet studio guest Abi Reid from Stirlingshire, and Calum Maclean is in Islay visiting a distillery which is re-introducing an older style of whisky making.
Welcome back! Joy Dunlop continues to lead us on our Gaelic learning journey. We’ll meet studio guest, Mark Wringe, and Calum Maclean is in Edinburgh looking at lots of interesting plants.
Joy Dunlop continues to lead us through further steps to speak Gaelic. Holley McCoy, who was raised in Florida, chats to Joy in the studio and Calum Maclean visits a Highland location which is home to a world record.
Joy Dunlop continues to lead us on our Gaelic learning journey. We’ll meet studio guest, Alison Lang, and Calum Maclean is in Eriskay... where’s the whisky, we wonder?
Joy Dunlop continues to lead us on our Gaelic learning journey. Niall Mitchison is the studio guest this week, and Calum Maclean explores storytelling on the outskirts of Glasgow!
Joy Dunlop continues to lead us on our Gaelic learning journey. Charles Quinnell is the studio guest this week, and Calum Maclean is on a pilgrimage... but where?
Joy Dunlop continues to lead us on our Gaelic learning journey. Seumas Graham is in the studio to tell us about his own path to Gaelic, and Calum MacLean plays us a tune on the pipes!
Joy Dunlop continues to lead us on our Gaelic learning journey. Prof Rob Ó Maolalaigh visits us in the studio, and Calum MacLean is wandering around Islay!
Joy Dunlop continues to lead us on our Gaelic learning journey. Prof Meg Bateman tells us about how she was immersed in Gaelic, and Calum MacLean takes some time out in the Borders!
Joy Dunlop continues to lead us on our Gaelic learning journey. Eilidh Lewsey is our studio guest this week, and Calum MacLean plays with words in Fife!
Joy Dunlop continues to lead us on our Gaelic learning journey. Fr Jarek Kwiecień is visiting us in the studio this week, and Calum MacLean is feeling very hopeful indeed!
Joy Dunlop continues to lead us on our Gaelic learning journey. We have Dr Martin MacGregor in the studio this week, and Calum MacLean learns about the history of Caithness!
Joy Dunlop continues to lead us on our Gaelic learning journey. Dr June Graham is speaking to us in the studio this week, and Calum MacLean badly needs the welly boots in the bogs!
Welcome to the final programme of SpeakGaelic! Well, what can we say... we’ve got a Calum and Joy Special for you this week!