Elena Baltacha
Scottish tennis player Elena Baltacha was just 30 years old when she died from cancer in 2014. Her family, friends and coaches tell the story of her remarkable resilience.
An empowering role model, talented Scottish tennis player Elena Baltacha was just 30 years old when she died from cancer in 2014. Her family, friends and coaches tell the story of her remarkable resilience to become British No.1 and achieve a top fifty world ranking, despite struggling with severe illness throughout her career.
Eisimpleir misneachail, t脿lanta cha robh an cluicheadair teanas Albannach Elena Baltacha ach trichead an uair a bh脿saich i le aillse ann an 2014. Tha a teaghlach, caraidean agus coidsichean ag innse mun treuntachd iongantach a leig leatha 猫irigh gu 脿ireamh a h-aon ann am Breatainn agus a bhith am measg an leth cheud cluicheadair a b鈥檉he脿rr air an t-saoghal, a dh鈥檃indheoin a bhith a鈥� str矛 an aghaidh seac-thinneas uamhasach fad a dreuchd.
In Gaelic with English subtitles
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"'S e Albannach a th' annam!"
Duration: 00:50
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Cha robh Elena ach naoi nuair a choinnich i ri Judy Mhoireach
Duration: 01:28
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Bha c脿irdeas dl霉th eadar Elena agus a br脿thair, Sergei
Duration: 01:07
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San Fhaoilleach 2014 th脿inig an droch naidheachd
Duration: 02:03
Ailig O鈥橦enley - Preseantair
Tha Ailig O鈥橦enley 脿 Uibhist a Deas air a bhith ag obair mar neach-naidheachd Albannach airson UEFA bho 2004. Bhon uair sin, tha e air a bhith mar ph脿irt dhen sgioba-naidheachd aca aig farpaisean EURO 2004, 2008 agus 2012; a thuilleadh air a bhith ag aithris air farpaisean E貌rpach eile, leithid an Champions League agus Europa League, an d脿 chuid an seo an Alba agus ann an Sasainn. Cluinnear Ailig gu tric ag aithris air ball-coise na h-Alba is na Roinn E貌rpa airson 大象传媒 Radio nan G脿idheal agus cuideachd mar neach-aithris agus e貌laiche airson na geamaichan SPFL is eile aig 大象传媒 ALBA.
Alex O鈥橦enley from South Uist has been UEFA鈥檚 Scottish Football Correspondent since 2004. Since then, he鈥檚 been part of their reporting team at the EURO 2004, 2008 and 2012 European Championship finals; as well as following the fortunes of domestic clubs in the Champions League and Europa League competitions. Here in Scotland, Alex is a regular contributor to 大象传媒 Radio nan G脿idheal on Scottish and European football issues and is also a commentator and summariser for 大象传媒 ALBA鈥檚 SPFL match coverage.
Margo McCuaig - Riochdaire, Sgr矛obhadair agus Sti霉iriche
'S e Sti霉iriche a th鈥� ann a Margot McCuaig agus tha i air duaisean a chosnadh airson am Pr貌gram Sp貌rs is Fhe脿rr aig an Royal Television Society (RTS) ann an Alba le fiolmaichean air Jock Stein, Jim Baxter agus Tommy Burns 鈥� pr貌graman a chaidh an riochdachadh le purpleTV airson 大象传媒 ALBA. 'S i cuideachd a sti霉ir na pr貌graman Gothenberg 83 agus Tartan Pride, a fhuair gu ge脿rr-liosta dhuaisean an RTS, agus am fiolm Jimmy Johnstone a chaidh a mholadh airson torc umhach aig F猫is nam Meadhanan C猫ilteach ann an 2017. Buinnidh Margot do dh鈥橢ilean Reachraidh agus Glaschu.
Margot McCuaig is the award-winning director of the RTS Best Sport Programme films Jock Stein, Jim Baxter and Tommy Burns, produced by purpleTV for 大象传媒 ALBA. She also directed the RTS shortlisted Gothenburg 83 and Tartan Pride films, and the feature-length Jimmy Johnstone film, nominated for a Bronze Torc for Excellence at the Celtic Media Festival is 2017. Margot is from Glasgow and Rathlin Island.
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Narrator | Alex O'Henley |
| Director | Margot McCuaig |
Broadcasts
- Sun 1 Dec 2019 21:00
- Thu 5 Dec 2019 22:15
- Fri 6 Dec 2019 21:00
- Thu 6 Aug 2020 21:00
- Fri 8 Oct 2021 21:00
- Tue 4 Oct 2022 21:00
- Mon 10 Oct 2022 22:30
- Fri 12 May 2023 21:25
- Sat 29 Jun 2024 22:00
- Fri 5 Jul 2024 21:00
