Scottishness
Word of Mouth. Jackie Kay on the Scots language. Audio, 28 minutes
Jackie Kay has written a book in Scots and tells Michael about her love of the language.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Rikki. Video, 59 minutes
Celebrating a hundred years of Rikki Fulton, one of Scotland’s most beloved comic actors.
- AttributionBBC One
- Available for 10 months
- Attribution
- Posted30 December 2024
- Attribution
- Posted13 July 2024
A Point of View. A Lump of Coal and a Black Bun. Audio, 9 minutes
Alex Massie on the changing face of a Scottish New Year.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Deep, Down & Desi. Scotistan, Scotistan’s 7 Deadly ‘Asian’ Sins. Audio, 46 minutes
Our favourite Scotistanis compile their own ‘Asian’ version of the seven deadly sins.
- AttributionBBC Asian Network
- Available for over a year
- Attribution
- Posted22 January 2019
- Attribution
- Posted6 June 2018
- Attribution
- Posted6 June 2018
- Attribution
- Posted6 June 2018
- Attribution
- Posted6 June 2018
The Essay. Homage to Caledonia, Homage to Caledonia: Hidden Identities. Audio, 15 minutes
AL Kennedy on what Scottishness means to her, discussing Scotland's many hidden identities
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
The Essay. Homage to Caledonia, Homage to Caledonia: The Language of the Scots. Audio, 15 minutes
Writer and comedian AL Kennedy celebrates the language of Scotland.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
The Essay. Homage to Caledonia, Homage to Caledonia: Morality and Misery. Audio, 15 minutes
Writer and comedian AL Kennedy celebrates Scottish 'dourness'.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
The Essay. Homage to Caledonia, Homage to Caledonia: GSOH. Audio, 15 minutes
AL Kennedy reflects on the idea of what is a good sense of humour.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
The Essay. Homage to Caledonia, Homage to Caledonia: Scots Abroad. Audio, 15 minutes
AL Kennedy reflects on tartan, the kilt and a sense of Scottish identity.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
Scotland Meet Murray Lachlan Young. Audio, 30 minutes
Poet Murray Lachlan Young goes in search of his Scottishness.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4 Extra
- Available for over a year
Sport and the British. Anyone But England. Audio, 15 minutes
Clare Balding explores the role football has played in shaping Scottish national identity.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4 Extra
- Available for over a year
Robert Burns: The People's Poet. Video, 88 minutes
Andrew O'Hagan journeys to the places in Scotland that inspired poet Robert Burns.
- AttributionBBC Four
- Available until Tue 01:02
Loch Ness. Video, 95 minutes
A scientist meets hostility as he tries to prove the existence of the Loch Ness monster.
- AttributionBBC Scotland
- Available for 17 days
Hugh MacDiarmid: Rebel Poet. Video, 36 minutes
A profile from 1972 of celebrated Scottish poet Hugh MacDiarmid.
- AttributionBBC Two
- Available for 22 days
The Edge of the World. Video, 71 minutes
The inhabitants of a remote Hebridean island clash over whether to abandon their homes.
- AttributionBBC Four
- Available for 8 months
