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The Scots Tongue

Episode 4: The Confusion of Union

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio OrkneyLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio Scotland Highlands and Islands

A series of documentaries on the history of the Scots language written and presented by Billy Kay. (Revised repeat) Today after the Union of the Crowns and the Union of Parliaments many Scots speakers were faced with the problems of acquiring a 'new' language - English. Show less

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