Eòrpa

Eòrpa
Created by	Ken MacQuarrie, BBC Alba
Presented by	Annabel MacLennan Andrew Mackinnon
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	Scottish Gaelic
Production
Producer	BBC Gàidhlig
Running time	30 minutes
Original release
Network	BBC Two Scotland BBC Alba
Release	27 April 1993 (1993-04-27) – present

Eòrpa (Scottish Gaelic for Europe) is long-running Scottish Gaelic language current affairs programme broadcast on BBC Alba. The series has been running since 1993 and has covered political and social issues affecting Europe and Europeans over that time including issues affecting the Western Isles. It is broadcast weekly in Scottish Gaelic with English subtitles. The programme has also been credited with awards, including Scottish BAFTAs. It is funded by the Gaelic Media Service and produced by BBC Gàidhlig. Eòrpa is shown on BBC Alba weekly and used to be shown on BBC Two Scotland until its closure in 2019 for the new BBC Scotland channel.

Reputation

Eòrpa hit the headlines in May 2008, specially mentioned in the Scottish Broadcasting Commission report. Blair Jenkins, Chair of the Scottish Broadcasting Commission said: 'It was intriguing to note that without fail at every one of our public events BBC2 Scotland's Eòrpa programme was raised, unsolicited, and by non-Gaelic speakers, as an example of a positive, well-respected programme'. The programme is an argument for Gaelic broadcasting and the Gaelic Digital Service as the programme attracts well over the amount of Gaelic speakers. Tam Cowan, a Scottish journalist stated whilst taking to Cathy MacDonald on Off the Ball that he was a fan of Eòrpa.

Presenters

Current presenters are:

• Annabel MacLennan
• Andrew MacKinnon

Past presenters include:

• Anne McAlpine
• Angela MacLean
• Andreas Wolff
• Roddy Angus Munro
• Iain Macinnes
• Alasdair Fraser
• Colin Mackinnon
• John Morrison
• Derek Mackay
• Anna Macleod
• Susie Algie

See also

• Seachd Là
• An Là

External links

• Eòrpa
• BBC Alba