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Gaelic TV show is top hit with English speakers
Gaelic TV show is top hit with English speakers 31/5/08
Eòrpa, the Gaelic language current affairs magazine programme on European issues, has been singled out as Scotland's favourite news programme.
Even non-Gaelic speakers tune into its seasonal regular Thursday evening slot on BBC2 said the Scottish Broadcasting Commission.
Some 200,000 viewers love the programme for its coverage of European issues
The Commission highlighted Eòrpa in its interim findings from a nation-wide survey into television news and current affairs services.
Blair Jenkins, Chair of the Commission, said: "It was intriguing to note that without fail at every one of our public events BBC 2 Scotland's Eòrpa programme was raised, unsolicited and by non-Gaelic speakers, as an example of a positive, well-respected programme.
He added: "What people told us was here was a programme which reported in a detailed but accessible way what was going on in Europe, Scotland's place in Europe and the impact of Europe on life and laws in Scotland - the only programme to do so across all of the broadcast schedules.
Since March, the Commission has been gathering evidence on the democratic importance of broadcasting in Scotland. The interim report reveals emerging issues in the role of news programmes in informing and engaging Scottish audiences, and in whether democracy in Scotland is being fully served by broadcasters.
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