Now you’re talking my language, Tom Shields Glasgow Herald

[Gràisg]

'LOGICALLY, NOT being a Gaelophone, I should be outraged by the concept of £20 million of public money being spent annually on a TV channel for a language which is not so much minority as miniscule.

But I don't have it in me to be a Gaelophobe. I have been watching BBC Alba, the new Gaelic channel. Despite my almost total lack of the Gaelic, I found Alba a lively and vital place to tune into. It is a Scottish TV station with a smile on its face and a refreshingly innocent approach.'

'The good news would seem to be that by chucking a few million quid at Gaelic TV, we can make Scotland a more interesting place and the Scots more confident in their culture. The next step is to invest considerably more millions of pounds on making TV programmes in English or Scottish. By Scottish I don't mean just that Scots leid stuff, although your doric and braid Ayrshire can be part of the rich tapestry of how we communicate.'

Saoilidh mi gu bheil Tòmas còir a' sealltainn dhuinn dè seòrsa bheachd a th' aig A' mhòr chuid muinntir na Alba. Gheibhear tuilleadh a sgrìobh e ann an seo:
http://www.sundayherald.com/oped/opinio ... 93.0.0.php

[Seonaidh]

Lucky old soul. Dè "Gaelophone"? Fòn? Chunnaic mi "Aiteal" a-nochd air ITV. Chan eil BBC Alba agam - chan eil ach 1 is 2 agam. Dè sin - £20 M airson seirbheis nach fhaod 1/3 den Albanach ga faighinn?

[Coinneach Cìr]

Dh'fhòn mise Virgin Media an-dràsta ag ràdh gun robh mi 'n dùil gluasad gu Sky air sgàth nach eil BBC Alba aca. Cha b' urrainn dhaibh ceann-là a thoirt dhomh ach tha iad "ag obair air".
Tha e truagh gu bheil an t-seirbheis bann-leathann agam tro VM cho math agus chan eil mi airson 'dish' a ceannachd nas motha ach tha mi 'n dòchas ma chanas daoine gu leòr riutha gum fàg iad gum bi BBC Alba aca gu math sgiobalta. Chan eil freeview agam ach nam biodh MG Alba ri fhaicinn air gheibhinn (litreachadh?) bogsa.