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Split-Tongued Sourocks

Episode 5 of 7

A series of documentaries on the history of the Scots language written and presented by Billy Kay. (Revised repeat) Today the legacy of Burns still survives in Ayrshire - despite the 18th- and 19th-century fashion to speak (in Grassic Gibbon's phrase) like 'split-tongued sourocks'.

28 minutes

Last on

Sun 18 Sep 2016 07:00

Broadcasts

  • Tue 13 Sep 2016 13:30
  • Sun 18 Sep 2016 07:00

Scots: A Living, Thriving Language

Billy Kay discusses Scots and explores it's relevance to past and future generations.