Appearance on BBC Radio 4 ‘The World This Weekend’

Yesterday, I appeared on BBC Radio 4’s ‘The World This Weekend’ show to discuss Scots in general and the introduction of our new North-East Scots course at Aberdeen University. The segment also features the writer Sheena Blackhall and some music from North-East artist Iona Fyfe. You can listen to the item here:

This is just brilliant. Well worth a listen not just for the insights, but for the wonderful sounds and music of the language. https://t.co/xsaoN4gYzL

— Rob Drummond (@RobDrummond) September 20, 2020

wis braw, aye – a rare treat on the day’s wireless. Fair scunnered wi the news the noo, an at Doric bit fair cheerd me up. Lug in for mair at 24’38 here: https://t.co/gGdYXMFlZH Weel deen tae a’body @OorVyce @_DawnLeslie @BBCMarkMardell @BBCRadio4 @ionafyfe

— 😷Martin Findlay 😷 (@martingfindlay) September 20, 2020

It wasn't until I moved away from Aberdeen that I realised so many of the words I took for granted as "English" or even Scots were actually the Doric! https://t.co/RIalUh2vyR

— English Faculty Westhill Academy (@WesthillEnglish) September 20, 2020

When I was growing up in Aberdeen we were discouraged from using the Doric dialect because it was dismissed as slang… Now it's being taught at Aberdeen University. How things change! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 https://t.co/rYMIOSJutf

— Wee Simon 🇪🇺 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🏳️‍🌈♒⚙🌹💊 (@Aled_Insane) September 21, 2020