The role of Scots language in shaping identity, culture and community @BBCScotlandChannel
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Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Len Pennie meets the creators behind Common Tongue, a one-woman performance about the use of Scots language and the identity it brings the country and the multiple communities that cross the land.

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