Written and introduced by Sanjeev Kohli, Blethering Scots sees ten well-known personalities share their favourite Scots word and celebrate the warmth, wit and grit of the Scots language. Bill Paterson, Gavin Hastings, poet Jackie Kay and TV presenter Michelle McManus are amongst the Scots celebrating words like 'fankle', 'stramash', 'gallus' and, of course, 'blethering'. BBC newsreader Catriona Shearer gives us a taste of what the news would sound like in Scots, Taggart's John Michie takes a moonlit walk on the dark side and Sanjeev Kohli brings his wit to insults that could get you noticed in the playground and beyond.
Catriona Shearer introduces her favourite Scots word - 'feart'.
Jackie Kay reflects that many Scots miss their native words when they move abroad
Kaye Adams describes her experiences of using Scots in her professional life.
George McGavin introduces his favourite Scots word.
Sanjeev Kohli takes a humorous look at Scots insults. His favourite word is 'gowk'.
Scots writer and speaker Rab Wilson advocates the use of the Scots language.
Denis Lawson takes a humorous look at Scots words.
Sanjeev Kohli takes a humorous look at Scots insults.
Susan Calman takes a humorous look at Scots insults.