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Episode 3: The Buchan Heartland

The Buchan Heartland

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Billy Kay looks at how Grampian is now one of the strongest Scots-speaking areas.

Series exploring the history of the Scottish language. Billy Kay looks at how Grampian is now one of the strongest Scots-speaking areas, but pressures remain.

A series of documentaries on the history of the Scots language written and presented by Billy Kay. (Revised repeat) Today, Grampian is now one of the strongest Scots-speaking areas - but the pressures against the Doric now are just as powerful as they were in the 16th century.

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Series exploring the history of the Scottish language, written and presented by Billy Kay.

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