Blethering Scots 1

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Duration: 30 minutes

Written and introduced by Sanjeev Kohli, Blethering Scots sees ten well-known personalities share their favourite Scots word and celebrate the warmth, wit and grit of the Scots language.

Bill Paterson, Gavin Hastings, poet Jackie Kay and TV presenter Michelle McManus are amongst the Scots celebrating words like 'fankle', 'stramash', 'gallus' and, of course, 'blethering'. BBC newsreader Catriona Shearer gives us a taste of what the news would sound like in Scots, Taggart's John Michie takes a moonlit walk on the dark side and Sanjeev Kohli brings his wit to insults that could get you noticed in the playground and beyond.

Last on

Tue 24 Jan 2012 04:00 BBC Two except Northern Ireland (Analogue), Wales (Analogue)

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Credits

Participant
Gavin Hastings
Participant
Sanjeev Kohli
Participant
Bill Paterson
Participant
Michelle McManus
Participant
Catriona Shearer
Participant
John Michie
Participant
Jackie Kay
Director
Ian Lilley
Executive Producer
Debbie Christie
Writer
Sanjeev Kohli

Broadcasts

  • Mon 20 Jun 2011 22:00 BBC Two only on Scotland

  • Tue 24 Jan 2012 04:00 BBC Two except Northern Ireland (Analogue), Wales (Analogue)

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