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Eòrpa
BBC Scotland current affairs programme From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Eòrpa (Europe) is a long-running Scottish Gaelic-language current affairs programme broadcast on BBC Alba. The series has been running since April 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. 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.
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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".[2] The programme is an argument for Gaelic broadcasting and the Gaelic Digital Service as the programme attracts well over the amount of Gaelic speakers.[clarification needed] Tam Cowan, a Scottish journalist stated whilst taking to Cathy MacDonald on Off the Ball that he was a fan of Eòrpa.[citation needed]
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Presenters
Current presenters are:
- Andrew Mackinnon
- Annabel Maclennan
Past presenters include:
- Susie Algie
- Alasdair Fraser
- Iain Macinnes
- Derek Mackay
- Colin Mackinnon
- Angela MacLean
- Anna Macleod
- Anne McAlpine
- John Morrison
- Roddy Angus Munro
- Andreas Wolff
Awards
The programme has been credited with awards, including Scottish BAFTAs[3][4] and an RTS Scotland Award.[5]
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