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BBC ALBA – 2010 Summer round.
BBC ALBA is a BBC licensed television service managed in partnership by MG ALBA and the BBC.


2011 Draft date for next Commissioning Round.

Commissioning Round Winter – 2011.
Draft deadline for programme ideas – January 7, 2011 at 1pm.
Draft deadline for GMS/BBC partnership decisions – February 4, 2011.

Details of these commissioning rounds will be published closer to these draft dates.
The MG ALBA/BBC partnership will accept ‘time-perishable’ programme ideas at any time and endeavour to return commissioning decisions on them without undue delay.

Any questions on anything contained in this commissioning round should be addressed to Fiona Mackenzie, at fiona.mackenzie@mgalba.com

BBC Radio nan Gaidheal Commissioning 2010

BBC Radio nan Gàidheal aims to deliver a comprehensive speech and music service for Gaelic speakers, covering a wide range of genres and reflecting the issues, events, cultures and interests of the people of Scotland from a Gaelic perspective and through the medium of the Gaelic language.

We are currently seeking offers from independent production companies against two strands for the 2010/2011 schedule. 

1.  Friday evening 2100 weekly studio-based music show Mac’ille Mhicheil
     
The Mac’illemhicheil Friday evening music and conversation programme forms a key part of the Radio nan Gaidheal weekend schedule.  Glasgow-based presenter  John Carmichael plays host each week to a guest giving rise to warm, witty  and entertaining late evening conversation complemented by a playlist featuring Country , Celtic and Gaelic music.
An opportunity now exists to take over production of this popular and well-established strand.
(50 x 120 mins ;   Budget: £1030 per programme)

2.  Music features

BBC Radio nan Gaidheal has designated 2010 as The Year of Gaelic Song , Bliadhna nan Oran.  A wide variety of programming is being featured in the schedule and a web presence  developed to celebrate and explore the legacy of Gaelic song.  The daily Oran an La  slot offers listeners the story both of a particular song and of it’s writer.
Each Monday – Thursday at 1603 – 1700  listeners can find programming focusing on a particular musical genre.  The Tuesday slot is dedicated to a variety of series’ focusing on Celtic and traditional Gaelic music.
We are now seeking  short series’ of musical features  for this  music strand inspired by the theme , Bliadhna nan Oran. 
Proposals offering a contemporary perspective will be particularly welcome. 
A maximum of 13 slots is available.
(Slot price range £620 - £806 subject to number of progs in series and editorial content)

For further information on the format in which to submit proposals and if you require any additional information please contact:-  

John J MacIsaac
Tel:  0141 422 6210
e-mail :   johnj.macisaac@bbc.co.uk

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