Scots Language Centre

Parliamo Glasgow

Michael Hance - on 24th Apr 2013
One of the most famous comedians to come out of Scotland in the 1960s, Stanley Baxter was responsible for a series of sketches in which he poked fun at Glasgow and the Glasgow dialect. Parliamo... more

Podcast interview

Michael Hance - on 11th Mar 2013
Here's me speakin (in English) aboot Scots wi Michael Greenwell fae Scottish Indy podcast.   more

Cleanin Wifies

Margaret Tong - on 05th Mar 2013
Margaret's glesses is chipped an her flairs are nae deen but at least her lavvy rolls haes been folded in tae pynts. Margaret talks aboot cleaning wifies. more

Shetland Life column

Michael Hance - on 21st Jan 2013
Shetland ForWirds campaigns for the Shetland dialect. I'm  a member of the Shetland ForWirds committee and in January every year I write a column for Shetland Life on language matters. This is my... more

Scots comedy

Michael Hance - on 10th Dec 2012
Over the last century Scots language comedy has been amongst the most popular forms of  cultural expression in Scotland. You only need to think about the affection people have for the Broons and... more

Giggling Jock

Michael Hance - on 14th Nov 2012
Giggling Jock is the title o an event the morn's nicht at the Stand Comedy Club in Embra. Susan Morrison is hosting the evening as pairt o Previously - Scotland's Festival of History. She'll be... more

For better or worse

Margaret Tong - on 24th Jul 2012
Margaret minds on Buckie auld-style waddins. more

Royal Albert

Margaret Tong - on 28th May 2012
Ma tong talks about her Royal Albert tea set more