Basic Info
First Air: April 28, 2020
Status: Ended
Seasons & Episodes
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 1
Last Episode
Name: Episode 1
Season: 1, Episode: 1
Air Date: 2020-04-28
Runtime: 58 min
Alistair travels across Scotland, meeting activists determined to breathe new life into this ancient tongue. He sees Scots taught to enthusiastic pupils in Borders schools and hears the poetry of North East Doric recited by the local MSP. In Glasgow, writer Chris McQueer and comedian Janey Godley take pleasure in reclaiming the Scots dialect of our largest city.
Rebel Tongue
2020
1 seasons
1 episodes
Overview
Alistair Heather sets out on a mission to reclaim the Scots language. For decades, his fellow-Scots speakers have been mocked, their language oppressed by educators, politicians and broadcasters. One famous report claimed that 'Scots is not the language of educated people anywhere'. Alistair tells the history of the language and argues that Scots is fighting back after decades of ignorance and oppression.
Genres
Documentary
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- English en
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Cast
Alistair Heather
Crew
Rachel Bell
Executive Producer
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