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radio Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words49.9 48.3 60.3 159 34.9 31 4.4
Number of occurrences16094 40 16 6 3 1
Number of authors74 41 18 7 4 3 1

Occurrences of radio in Corpus

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Central

Curran, Doug Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
The Men Frae Radio Ulster on page 31

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Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
h the doors. If they've git a radio n a black uniform, Ad be firs on page 9
es. The wee blue squares ae a radio n the crunch ae footsteps on on page 34
taxi boy mumbles over Smooth Radio n Elvis, 'Always on my Mind! on page 40
kin hear the young wan on the radio in - the distance. The big y on page 43

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 61 - The Mass Jack, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
gin mad radge. Harry had went radio rental wi nae sae muckle as a on page 86

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Brown, Ian Lallans 70 - The Scots leid in modren Scots drama, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
an wis screivin pleys fir the radio an Stephen MacDonald at Dunde on page 40

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Clark, Thomas Eemis Stane 2 - Editorial: A Twa Wey Street, (Eemis Stane 2023) Central, prose
, or jist upmairket slang for radio presenters an minor aristocra on page 3

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
pit oot on the air, on baith radio an the television, This wis m on page 48
deliverit, bi haun, tae ilka radio an televeesion station an aw on page 59
VoW whan ivvery wee while on Radio Scotland (no whit it's cried on page 64
am fae the music halls an the radio, the Jacobite sangs were nivv on page 70

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
The radio wis on in oor Art class this on page 117

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Donati, Colin Scots A Statement o Principles, (Scots Parliament 2003 ISBN: 978-1-899920-02-1) Central, government
e orra times Scots appears on radio or television it tends tae be on page 12

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 59 - Terry Fae Brooklyn, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - Aryshire, prose
ed aboot the Dodgers Stadium, Radio City, an Coney Island. I telt on page 136

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Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
rieve it by scooter. Her auld radio, tuned tae ancient hymns, wan on page 23

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Sneddon, Duncan Lallans 83 - Biggin Brigs – Nummer 3: Cornish, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
spik, screive, an pit on the radio an TV? Gin it's tae be based on page 108

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McGibbon, Joe Lallans 73 - Feyther Langshanks Blues, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
Bit nae radio nichtyammer accompanyin. on page 116

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 74 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
cots leid materials in prent, radio, televeisioun an film, micht
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Evie OOR WULLIE’S SEASON’S GREET, (Largs Writers Group 2015) Central - Largs, prose
n’. Jack had wrote BCC as a radio-play, tae save oany word-lear
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Gillon, Karen Report on Inquiry intil the role o, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central, government
provide mair television an radio programmes in Scots.
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McAlpine, Joan Meeting of the Parliament, (The Scottish Parliament 2019) Central, government
e Social” an Scots Language Radio.
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Neill, Josie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009) Central - Galloway, poetry
o dialogues in Scots fir BBC Radio Solway wi fellae makar Willie
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Somerville, Shirley-Anne Scots Government Commitments tae Gaelic an Scots an Scots Langages Bill: consultation, (gov.scot 2022 ISBN: 978-1804358313) Central - Holyrood, government
Scots Radio/Doric Film Festival
Scots Radio/Doric Film Festival
ernment gies fundin tae Scots Radio, thit successfully stertit an
021 Celtic Media awards Scots Radio wun the Radio Magazine Show a
wun the Radio Magazine Show award. The Dori
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Eagle, Andy Lallans 62 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
e that dounlades an analeezes radio telescope data. Its a speicia
bi the warld’s muckle-maist radio telescope.
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Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
d the can tae send oot strang radio seegnals. The leet o factors
, tried pratticks wi wireless radio at the stert o the 1900’s.
heless the idea wis born that radio seegnals micht be a wey tae c
crack in newspaper airticles, radio shaws, an ither gaits. An the
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Marenich, Margaret Lallans 76 - The Factory, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
angs skirlin out the caur’s radio seemed ti echo the birr an to
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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 71 - Review - Auld Campaigner: A Life of Alexander Scott, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
ournalism. He wes thrang as a radio braidcaster tae, an his wark
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Donovan, Anne Not Scotland, (Edinburgh International Book Festival 2010) Central - Glasgow, prose
tae the radio, wan airm restin on the rolle
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Clark, Thomas Yes Nae Mair, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Bellshill, blog
nin tae George Osborne on the radio sayin we couldnae use the pou
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Clark, Sara Scot Free -The Psychic Cost O Uisin Scots, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
Ilkley moor ba'ht Tat" on the radio an be a wee bit prood that ah
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Clark, Thomas Aw Aboard! The fecht for the Scots language stairts the day!, (Bella Caledonia 2019) Central - Bellshill, blog
simply nae Scots on TV or on radio. Nane. The BBC, like mony ith
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Hershaw, William The Retour O The Grey Airmy, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Fife, blog
sht. By thirlin the wolves wi radio collars aroond their thrapple
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Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
He turns the radio oan. As fate would huv it,
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 176, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
ly. A nummer o year syne, BBC Radio Scotland haed a Scots languag
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Donovan, Anne Buddha Da - Chapter 1 Anne Marie, (Canongate 2009 ISBN: 978-1847673459) Central - Glasgow, prose
MA DA'S A nutter. Radio rental. He'd dae anythin for
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Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 59 - Bellin the Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Ormiston, prose
ells aboot the hoose, for tae radio a signal tae a pager that wad
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
, and I’ve tried him with a radio remote doorkey. Nothing. But
ad the hale Script Conference radio series, bit he juist aboot ke
2 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
The television an’ the radio
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Bennett, Peter Wan Goal tae the Good, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ORED!’ the auld guy wae the radio shouts fae the bar an there
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Alston, Connor THE BLACK-EYED CHILDREN OF SCOTLAND, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
rs?” startit playin oan the radio while Jim swept up the snow a
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McClurg, Fernando Scots, the Electoral Commission an the language community, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
e growth o the Scots Language Radio podkests. I wad lik tae think
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 101, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
Kashmiri refugees recordit on Radio Scotland an seeminlie weel aq
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 75, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
we hiv tae thole aw the time. Radio Scotland daesna seem tae hae
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 76, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
ttles tae represent community radio, community television an wabs
ities includin Chinese, Urdu, Radio Islam etc cried "Other Voices
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 86, (self-published 2001) Central, newspaper
T month, it wis reportit on a Radio 4 program that, whan a Norweg
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MacMinto, Gregor Hippies, Authenticity and Globalisation, (Wordpress 2022) Central, prose
ir inbrocht tae the US, while radio an televeesion faytert intern
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Donovan, Anne Hieroglyphics and Other Stories - All that Glistens, (Canongate 2004 ISBN: 1841955191) Central, prose
as that quiet, nae telly, nae radio on in the kitchen. Ma mammy w
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Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
inely flickin through the car radio. And every station ah land oa
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@ionafyfe tweeted
Doric an Scots on i national radio! Neist stop - language act!(2020) search twitter

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
... mibbes we need a Oor Vyce Radio Station. An ye can listen i t(2020) search twitter

@OliphantWullie tweeted
in Scotland. MSMedia - TV - Radio- Newspapers, tell us on a dai (2022) twitter link

@billykayscot tweeted
ize for a programme, a 2 part radio documentary series on the Aul(2020) search twitter

@fairpechtoot tweeted
lion speakers will be oan the radio, oan telly, oan social media,(2019) search twitter

@annieones tweeted
@ionafyfe I wis listening tae radio the day when ýae were oan. V (2021) twitter link

@LairnScots tweeted
Scots Radio Episode 73 | Christmas Specia (2020) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
pect big man - listening tae radio scotland is worse than listen (2020) twitter link
@bluenosetaylor1 ffs - the radio rental mob r oot lol (2020) twitter link
out the support i showed this radio station thru my amateur fitba (2020) twitter link
get a fair balance from this radio station - i should no - mad (2020) twitter link
ral_sport a no m8 - its jist radio rental - jist luv the grassr (2021) twitter link
and 18 other occurrences.

Doric

Cameron, Alan Lallans 90 - Drumtulloch, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
ttin affa gweed reception fae Radio F.M. Bella, jist at that minn on page 84

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Stewart, Del Tales Fae The Doric Side - Haudagain, 8:12 am, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
The radio plays the same sang fae yiste on page 86

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Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
On the radio Maggie an John Oor adverts ar on page 15

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 81 - Pyntin the Been, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
i his beuks an his transistor radio. Ivvry Sunday, gin the wither on page 8

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
is aa in the papers an on the radio - folk war caain Missus Reed on page 66

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Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
He had phoned in tae gie the radio presenter on page 23

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Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Listenin tae neep radio on page 125
y nichts aleen wii i'telly an radio on page 182

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Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 63 - Shelts, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Doric, prose
n Troy, Dauvit decided, wis a radio body. The anely fowk he kent
spak like yon bedd inside the radio. He hid ay thocht they wad be
could exist at aa ootside the radio. He winnert if there war mony
gs, huffin. He didna like the radio wifie. He didna like stranger
aneth the byre’s eaves. The radio wifie michtna be nice but he
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Shepherd, Robbie Harknin tae the braw souns, (John Benjamin 2000) Doric, newspaper
nd in ma role as presenter on radio o oor kyn o music - Dumfries
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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
'Singin The Fishin', ane o a Radio-Ballad series, makkit fur the
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Angels Ten, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
e this day I’m sure I heard radio static and voices fae the pas
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@Doric_Bananaman tweeted
oan e' telly. Yiv a puss fer radio mucker! Whau's 'e boy in back(2016) search twitter
craic like loon? Ye runnin' a radio yankie harem oot o' thon wee (2015) search twitter
himmin, whaurs thon awfa guid radio show o' yer's? Wiz hopin' tae(2015) search twitter

@DoricPhrases tweeted
Ma posh voice spiking on radio aboot The Grey Lady Ghost of (2016) search twitter
e ower Wifie Oor fae Jenni on Radio Fower!(2020) search twitter
is telt aat ah hiv a face fur radio!(2020) search twitter

@FaeFoggie tweeted
oons and wines quines far yon radio show runnin I day? Fit aboot (2019) search twitter

@72redz1903 tweeted
nd chill tae the best show on radio @cerysmatthews @BBC6Music ?? (2020) twitter link

@fittiecrooners tweeted
Fit happened tae Radio Rentals? I've auld number fae(2017) search twitter

@Manuforti1968 tweeted
wish I cud tell Zoe Ball on e radio tae slow doon a bit. Her gob (2019) search twitter
tryin nae tae lug in tae the radio.(2020) search twitter
@EdinvaleFarm Radio Aughnagatt news "A stot wint (2020) search twitter

@JoanHenry7 tweeted
I heard on the radio earlier that solar roof panel (2023) twitter link

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
A great, typically fun radio programme aboot the Scots Lan (2020) twitter link
on activity - film fae Scots Radio, an ah made up spierins tae g (2020) twitter link
on activity - film fae Scots Radio, an ah made up spierins tae g (2020) twitter link

Orkney

Orkney Voices Group Gallows Ha, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
the live performances and the Radio Orkney recordeen. And actors on page 34

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Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
And we pat hid on Radio Orkney - hid wis aalways wir on page 55

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Cormack, Kevin Swiet Haar, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
upped up in signals Roond the radio lowe, on page 6
some shooglie, radio-active nursery rhyme; on page 9

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Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
radio-rig atop o some haar-drenched on page 30

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Bruce, Lorraine Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Warman up tae play Radio Luxemburg. on page 45

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Hume, Caroline Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
A navefu o Radio Orkney on page 126

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Hall, Simon W. New Lambs, Owld Stone, (Brisk Northerly 2017) Orkney, blog
waather. Joni Mitchell on the radio. Boiler suits laggered in …
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Hall, Simon W. No the Six o Clock News, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Orkney, blog
e best aboot listenan tae BBC Radio Shetland or BBC Radio Orkney
Shetland or BBC Radio Orkney is the wey the present
original broadcasters at BBC Radio Orkney and BBC Radio Shetland
Orkney and BBC Radio Shetland in the seventies and
Orcadian or Shetlandic on the radio haesna always been easy. Wan
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Giles, Harry Josephine Slipan, Sweechan, (harryjosephine.com 2017) Orkney, prose
ck rot a skript fir a spot on Radio Orkney kad “The Crime of Sp
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Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
agidder, an got da wadder ipo Radio Shetland. on page 5
n. We're heard aa da news ipo Radio Shetland onywye. on page 52

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De Luca, Christine Smootie gengs ta Lerrick, (SCOTS corpus 2003) Shetland - Bressay, weans
m, we could pit a notice apö Radio Shetland. Der awfil göd aboo
s o news da voice cam owre da Radio. 'A tortoiseshall cat, answer
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@Julie_Dennison tweeted
ghlight o my week eenoo is da Radio Shetland quiz ?? (2020) twitter link

@HazelTindall tweeted
ard you get fulsome praise on radio Scotland da day.(2019) search twitter

Southern

Purves, David Lallans 75 - Gie Us Back Oor Place Names, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Southern, prose
an ‘Pressmennan Lake’. On radio in Scotland, ootby the contro
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@cammyrudkin tweeted
f, cup o coffee, jaffa cakes, radio gan, # perfeeeeeeects(2012) search twitter

@StuartPoet tweeted
ye, Ah've a guid face fir the radio!!!(2020) search twitter

Ulster

Logan, Liam Thon Ulster Scots Book, (Galdanagh 2014 ISBN: 978-0992881405) Ulster - Dunloy, prose
e notion o TV takin ower frae radio wus a newance. Since there wu on page 46

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