Category: Scotland
Date: 10.06.2005
Printable version
A new entertainment quiz show for 大象传媒 Radio Scotland based around Scots dialect and language is being recorded in four Scottish locations this month.
听
Your Word Against Mine is hosted by Cameron Stout and features eight competing teams from Shetland to Dumfries with the emphasis very much on laughter.
听
One round of the quiz asks teams to decide which definition of an obscure Scots word is true or false... plus many more fun-packed rounds.
听
First up, it's the The North East v Shetland on Monday 20 June at Inverurie Town Hall.
听
Then it's Argyll v Perth & Kinross on Tuesday 21 June at St Andrew's Church Hall in Crieff, followed by Dundee v Glasgow on Wednesday 22 June at Pollokshields Burgh Hall in Glasgow.
听
Finally it's Dumfries & Galloway v The Borders on Thursday 23 June at St George's Church Hall in Dumfries.
听
Team captains include:
听
Perth & Kinross features one of Scotland's most famous mums, Carol McGregor;
听
Argyll's team leader is prominent local character and Oban FM presenter, Col McDougal;
听
in Glasgow, it's stand-up comic Susan Morrison - described as bolshie, brassie and feisty, she is compere at The Stand Comedy Club;
听
Dumfries & Galloway has Liz Niven, a published author and poet;
听
and in Dundee Sheena Wellington, one of Scotland's leading traditional singers, takes the helm.
听
If you would like to attend the recordings, tickets are available on the door at each of the venues.
听
Doors open 6.30pm. Audience seated by 6.45pm. Recordings start at 7.00pm sharp, except Crieff which starts at 7.30pm.
