Book Week Scotland Conversations: Language
Nov 21, 2019•44 min
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Episode description
Listen in on James Robertson and Pàdraig MacAoidh's conversation about the complexities and joys of LANGUAGE.
James Robertson is the author of several highly-acclaimed novels include And the Land Lay Still, The Fanatic and The Testament of Gideon Mack. He is also a strong advocate for the teaching of Scots in schools and co-founded of the Scots language imprint Itchy Coo.
His partner in conversation is native Gaelic speaker Pàdraig MacAoidh. A poet, broadcaster, academic and journalist, Peter's debut poetry collection Gu Leòr / Galore was published by Acair in 2015.
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Podcast produced by Spence Media. Music by EssGee Productions.
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