RADIO station, BBC Radio nan Gàidheal, is to next week celebrate the Isle of Skye.
Starting Tuesday, the Gaelic language station will begin marking the 150th anniversary of the Glasgow Skye Association – described here as ‘the big-city home-from-home’.
Says an announcement on behalf of the GSA: “BBC Radio nan Gàidheal will be devoting their primetime hours to the Isle of Skye throughout the day with flagship programmes, ‘Prògram Choinnich’, ‘Mire ri Mòir’, ‘Feasgar’ and ‘Caithream Ciùil’ – all devoted to the music and history of the Isle of Skye and her city ‘embassy’, the ‘Glasgow Skye’, as the association is affectionately known.
“On Friday 24th, Na Dùrachdan will have a Skye flavour – for one night only!”
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GLASGOW features heavily in a ‘nationwide celebration of music’ being staged by the BBC, on June 5.
Said the BBC, in a media release yesterday: “Today, BBC Music announces the inaugural BBC Music Day – a nationwide celebration of music. On Friday 5 June 2015, BBC Music Day aims to bring people together across generations and communities through their love of music.”
Read more, here.
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BEGINS the BBC, here: “The former editor of the News of the World, Andy Coulson, will stand trial in Scotland on a charge of perjury next month.
“The 47 year-old’s trial had been due to begin at the High Court in Edinburgh next week.
“However, at a preliminary hearing a judge fixed a new date of 11 May.
“The charge relates to the trial of socialist politician Tommy Sheridan and his wife Gail at the High Court in Glasgow in December 2010.”
Libby Brooks, The Guardian’s Scotland correspondent, reports the story, here.
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SAY organisers of a competition celebrating the best of ‘mobile innovation': “The Mobile Innovations Awards were created to pay tribute to those pushing the boundaries of what is possible using a mobile device. In 2014, the event was firmly established as the event to honour the achievements that are driving true business and commercial value.”
The deadline for entries to this year’s event is the 30th of this month.
For more information, click here.
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THERE is an obituary in today’s Scotsman newspaper, about photographer, Gordon Jack, whose death at the weekend was noted, here, on allmediascotland.com.
Read it, here.
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