Me on the award winning The Allusionist podcast talking aboot growin up talkin Scots

Listen tae the podcast here: https://www.theallusionist.org/scots

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Scots in Comics – Auld Govan Kirk – video trailer

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Ma talk in the Auld Kirk intro.

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Annville – new Scots language Pley at the Citz – full live readthro & panel discussion

Check in tae Annville live on Facebook fur a limitit time ainly tae watch the live readthro o the pley A’ve been language advisor on!  Efter there’ll be a panel discussion wi masel, Martin Travers, the pleywrocht, Amanda Gaughan, the Director, Heather Spears, author o the buik an Prof Kirstie Blair.

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Moniaive Comic Festival video

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Whit a delicht fir tae be a pairt o this!

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Scots Magic Flute on STV!

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We’re a feature on STV News!

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Young Academy Scotland – #AspirationalAdvice

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A gie some #aspirationaladvice in #Scots #Scotslanguage for the RSE @YoungAcademySco @rachaelejack pic.twitter.com/BbweZF7we5

— Michael Dempster (@DrMDempster) July 18, 2017

Alistair Heather @Historic_Ally gies some #aspirationaladvice in #Scots #Scotslanguage for the RSE @YoungAcademySco @rachaelejack pic.twitter.com/LYAxwozgM6

— Michael Dempster (@DrMDempster) July 18, 2017

Pit a stoot hert tae […]

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In the Scottish Sun – SCOTS EMOJIS – Language whizz gives almost every emoji you can think a Scots meaning and some of them are brilliant

https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/1299098/scots-emojis-meaning/

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Bella Caledonia – Moniaive or Bust – audio version!

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Bella Caledonia – Moniaive or Bust

Moniaive or Bust

Moniaive or Bust, Michael Dempster.

Hit’s the nicht afore A’m giein ma brent new lecture Scots Language in Comics (142AD tae 2017) at the Moniaive Comic Festival an hit’s jist dawnt on me, A hivnae mindit tae pick up Susan Rennie’s Scots language Tintin buik: The Derk Isle. Hit’s got ae […]

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Fine praise in Moniaive

Take Me Home Country Roads

With the breadth and range of conventions that line the horizon of British comic fandom, you need to pick and choose which events you are going to attend to get the best bang for your buck.

But how do you measure that bang? Is it in the comics you can […]

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