Dennis Lawson spells out his favourite Scots word on a Scrabble board. He nostalgically recollects the October Harvest rituals of his youth.

Duration: 03:32

Dr George McGavin suggests that the natural world invites us to use Scots words to describe its wonders. He becomes 'clarty' when he spends all day searching for unusual insects.

Duration: 04:34

Dramatisation of Tim Collin's rallying cry to his troops. It speaks of history, family, respect, duty, dignity and moral choice.

Elaine C Smith comments on the variety of Scots dialects. She encountered different words at different times in her life as she travelled the country.

Duration: 01:01

Gavin Hastings enthuses about the word 'stramash'. Gavin explains how the word sums up how if feels to play the game of rugby. Stramash suggests a scrum of energetic players.

Duration: 04:23

The Gettysburg Address given by Abraham Lincoln in 1863, as perceived by a war widow with young children.

Duration: 04:50

The Gettysburg Address given by Abraham Lincoln in 1863, as it might have been perceived by a young and enthusiastic boy.

Duration: 02:47

Comedian Sanjeev Kohli takes a humorous look at Scots insults. His favourite word is a "gowk". He feels the Scots language is a powerful linguistic tool and perfect for comedy.

Stuart Cosgrove relishes the use of Scots in the world of football. He believes that using Scots keeps our distinct identity alive today.

Duration: 03:48

Jackie Kay reads her poem "Old Tongue" and reflects that many Scots miss their native words when they move abroad or across the border to England.

The artist Jolomo explains how Scots words often sums up his thoughts about a landscape. He recalls a harsher, less colourful world in the smoky streets of his home city Glasgow.

Duration: 02:52

Broadcaster Kaye Adams describes her experiences of using Scots in her professional life. She enthuses about the descriptive sound of Scots words.

Duration: 03:31

Rab Wilson writes, speaks and makes his living from the Scots language. Although many people cannot write Scots they can recognise many words.

Poet Mark Thomson comments on the words and sounds of Scots language and how they inform his writing.

Rhona Martin uses Scots language to describe curling.

Sanjeev Kohli looks at Scots words which make us feel uncomfortable. He has fun with the rhythm and rhyme of Scots expressions.

Duration: 03:23

Actor Bill Paterson explains the role Scots words have in his vocabulary. Bill reflects on his mother's use of Scots and contemporary Scottish children highlight Scots speech today.

Duration: 01:58

Presenter and singer Michelle McManus describes the weather in Scots.

Jackie Stewart comments on how racing driving often made him feel 'jiggered'. He also talks about how his dyslexia was ignored but this spurred him on to do well at motor sport.

Duration: 01:28

A cartoon with voice over exemplifies correct use of speech marks, with attendant punctuation.

Duration: 03:07

Newsreader Catriona Shearer compares modern official use of English with the 16th Century when Scots was the main language of Parliament. News reports in English and Scots are compared.

Chef Tom Kitchin talks about Scots words for food and his use of Scots on menus and in his restaurant.