大象传媒

Thar iomadach bliadhna tha am b脿rd Ruaraidh MacThomais air s霉il agus inntinn a' leughadair a tharraing gu saoghal ioma-thaobhach nan G脿idheal. Anns a phr貌gram seo a chaidh a chl脿radh anns a bhliadhna 2000 tha e a' beachdachadh air a bheatha agus air a chuid - sgr矛obhaidh agus e a' leughadh a bh脿rdachd fh猫in.

A documentary on the work of Derick Thomson, the renowned Gaelic poet. No other modern Gaelic writer has given as sustained and perceptive a picture of the multi-faceted world of Gaeldom. Born in Lewis, he has spent most of his adult life on mainland Scotland.

Filmed in 2000, this programme sets out to allow something of his lifetime's poetry to speak for itself, with no less than 20 full poems being read by the author. Derick also talks about the influences on his poetry, and reflects on the Gaelic society on which they comment, and on elements within it, such as the role of the Gaelic language, and associated institutions like the school and the church.

In Gaelic with English subtitles.