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A Luib nam Boireannach

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31/12/2013

BBC ALBA - A Luib nam Boireannach

Light hearted romp through some of Scotland's favourite comedy characters.

This programme is a light hearted romp through some of Scotland's favourite comedy characters, told through the eyes of the actor Calum MacKinnon.

Tha muinntir Bhreatainn air a bhith air am beò ghlacadh agus a' faighinn toileachas fad ghinealaichean bho chleasaichean fireann ann an riochd boireann. Treòrichidh Calum MacFhionghain sinn tro na bliadhnaichean de ghrìogagan, ghleans agus ghliotar bho làithean Shakespeare suas chun latha an-diugh le cuid de na caractaran is aithne dhuinn bho Tbh a' nochdadh agus agallamhan le Tormod MacIlleathain, Elaine C Smith agus Johnny Beattie anns a bheil sinn a' cluinntinn nam beachdan acasan.

A thuilleadh air a sin bidh Calum a' faighinn a-mach mu na freumhan Gàidhealach san traidisean seo mar eisimpleir 'A' Bhana-Leòdhasach' air leth, Cailleach an Deacoin sna seachdadan. Mar a bhiodh sibh an dùil bidh pantomain agus na boireannaich làidir no na dames a tha rim faicinn annta cuideachd a' nochdadh. Gheibhear a-mach mun chuirm a tha gu bhith aig a' charactar aig Calum, am boireannach àraid Seasaidh Lexy, 's i a' tilleadh chun àrd-ùrlair.

UK audiences have been fascinated with male comedic actors dressing up as women since the year dot. Calum MacKinnon will be taking us through the years from Shakespearian times right up until present day, looking at the nuances of what it is that we love about this form of performance. Featuring many of the best loved characters from the TV archives and including star interviews with Norman MacLean, Elaine C Smith and Johnny Beattie as they give their take on this twist of gender swapping British comedy. Calum will explore the Highland roots of this tradition through the radio archive recordings of the Lewis performer Caileach an Deacoin (The Deacon's Wife). Also featuring panto dames and Calum's own famous character, the much loved Hebridean matriarch, Seasaidh Lexy, as she prepares to make a return to the theatre stage with a new show.

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