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Authors Live
15 Sep 2016, ´óÏó´«Ã½ Pacific Quay

Authors Live Matthew Fitt

Matthew Fitt
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Matthew Fitt
11:00 Thu 15 Sep 2016 The Street
Writer and translator Matthew Fitt explores the Scots language through his translations of some of Roald Dahl’s most ‘gallus’ stories.
Writer and translator Matthew Fitt explores the Scots language through his translations of some of Roald Dahl’s most ‘gallus’ stories.

Performances & Interviews

Scots
01:14
Scots
Matthew explains his deep commitment to the Scots language.
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Writing in Scots
01:54
Writing in Scots
How the work of Robert Burns inspired the young Matthew Fitt to put pen to paper.
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Minging!
00:42
Minging!
Janice and Matthew celebrate some great Scots words.
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Taking on Roald Dahl
02:40
Taking on Roald Dahl
Matthew chats about the challenge of translating Roald Dahl’s stories.
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The right words
02:22
The right words
How many Scots words do you have in your heads?
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Quentin Blake
00:42
Quentin Blake
What does Roald Dahl’s illustrator think about these Scots translations?
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A reading in Scots
02:35
A reading in Scots
Matthew reads from Chairlie and the Chocolate Works.
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Questions
01:21
Questions
Two great questions from our studio audience
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More questions
03:14
More questions
Janice puts your brilliant questions to Matthew
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Even more questions
03:39
Even more questions
Matthew answers a few more of your questions.
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Writer and translator Matthew Fitt explores the Scots language through his translations of some of Roald Dahl’s most ‘gallus’ stories.

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