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Rugadh agus thogadh an sgr矛obhadair, an neach-teagaisg agus an fh矛or Niseach, Tormod Caimbeul, Tormod a' Bhocsair ann an Dail bho Dheas, Le貌dhas. Sgr矛obh e grunn leabhraichean do dh' inbhich leithid Deireadh an Fhoghair, An Druim bho Thuath, Shrapnel agus An Naidheachd bhon Taigh. Do chloinn bha Uilleam Ban agus an Iolaire, A' Chailleach Chrubach, D貌mhnall mac Dh貌mhnaill mac Dh貌mhnaill, agus Cathal Garg is a Hearach. Chruinnich e cuideachd rannan do chloinn agus ch脿ich anns a' leabhar 脿lainn Air do Bhonnagan a Ghaoil agus dh'eadar-theangaich e samhail T猫 Bheag a' Ghruffalo is leabhraichean Katie Morag do chloinn.

Nuair a bha Tormod 70 bliadhna san D脿mhair 2012, dh' iarr sinn air Maureen NicLe貌id, a rugadh 's a thogadh san aon bhaile ris, cuairt a ghabhail le Tormod an Dail bho Dheas agus ann an D霉n 脠ideann far a robh e na oileanach agus a' cosnadh. Anns an t-sreath phr貌graman a tha seo cluinnidh sinn mu na thug buaidh air Tormod.

Tha 'd a' t貌iseachadh, sa phr貌gram mu dheireadh, aig Schines House Place far a robh e fh猫in agus feadhainn eile ann a flat c貌mhla agus far na chum iad partaidh na dh脿. Bhiodh sgr矛obhadairean ainmeil a' togail ceann aig na partaidhean cuideachd. Bha c霉isean s貌isealta agus poilitigeach ag atharrachadh gu m貌r aig an 脿m, agus nam biodh a' Gh脿idhlig air barrachd neart fhaighinn an D霉n 脠ideann bhiodh e air fuireach ach chaidh e a theagasg a Ghlaschu, rud a ch貌rd ris gu m貌r.

Bh脿saich Tormod sa Ch猫itean 2015 aig aois 72. Chaidh an cruinneachadh mu dheireadh de na sgeulachdan goirid aige, Sgeulachdan sa Chiaradh, fhoillseachadh le Acair san D脿mhair 2015.

This is a series of 8 programmes celebrating the Gaelic writer Norman Campbell ( Tormod a' Bhocsair ) 's 70th birthday in October 2012. In the last programme, presented by Maureen Macleod, she and Norman continue their programmes recorded on location in Edinburgh recalling Norman's time there in the 60s.

They begin their journey at Schines House Place where he shared a flat and where they held a party or two. Some of Edinburgh's literati - Robert Garioch, Sydney Goodsir Smith, Hugh MacDiarmid, Norman MacCaig - would also attend. They then pay a visit to Sandy Bell's pub which was Norman and company's local. He recalls his time in Edinburgh very fondly at a time of great political and social change - kitchen sink dramas were appearing, satire, drugs etc.

He would have stayed in Edinburgh if Gaelic had got more of a foothold there, but he then attended Jordanhill College and taught in Glasgow, which he thoroughly enjoyed. He was sad to leave Edinburgh but always enjoyed visiting the city.