An Là (The Day) is a Scottish Gaelic-language news programme broadcast on BBC Alba and produced by BBC Naidheachdan (BBC News) and BBC Scotland.

An Là
Title card used since 2022
Country of originUnited Kingdom (Scotland)
Original languageScottish Gaelic (although some English is used in this programme)
Production
ProducersBBC Naidheachdan
BBC Scotland
Production locationsStudio G, Inverness, Scotland
(News), Pacific Quay, Glasgow, Scotland (Weather and other reports)
Running time30 minutes (25 minutes Fridays, 15 minutes Weekends)
Original release
NetworkBBC Alba
Release22 September 2008 (2008-09-22) –
present (present)
Related
Seachd Là
Reporting Scotland
The Nine

The programme, based at BBC Alba's newsroom in Inverness, began at 8pm on 22 September 2008 and provides a 30-minute bulletin of Scottish, British and international news for Gaelic speakers seven days a week. The Sunday night review programme, composed of highlights from the week's bulletins as well as material from Eòrpa, called Seachd Là, began at 6.30pm on 28 September 2008.

Broadcast history

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An Là broadcasts from Studio G at the BBC Alba studio in Inverness alongside Seachd Là and An Là Sports. An Là Weather comes from BBC Pacific Quay in Glasgow.

An Là is the first daily television news programme to be broadcast in Scots Gaelic since the axing of Grampian Television's Telefios bulletins in 2000. When the show first aired, it was only presented by two presenters taking turns presenting daily. It is currently presented by the current team below.

An Là was shortlisted in the Best Current Affairs category at the 2009 Celtic Media Festival.

The Team

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News presenters

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Person Position
Angela MacLean Main Presenters
Donald Morrison
Karen Elder
Innes Munro
Mairi Rodgers
Andrew MacKinnon Relief Presenters
Anne McAlpine
Iain Macinnes
Ruairidh MacLennan
Eilidh Grant
Eilidh Mackay
Iain MacLean

Weather presenters

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Person Position
Derek MacIntosh Main Presenters
Sarah Cruickshank
Kirsteen MacDonald Relief Presenters
Joy Dunlop
Anne McAlpine
Alasdair Fraser

Sports presenters

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Person Position
Alasdair MacLennan Main Presenters
Calum Macaulay
Javen Houston Relief Presenters
Ruairidh MacLennan
Donald Morrison
Allan MacLeod

Reporters

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Scottish Parliament

See also

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