The voice of the new Scottish Parliament is discussed and views expressed that Scots, Gaelic and English should be included.

Reinforcement is given to statements in earlier programmes that Scottish literature has always been about the working classes as well as royalty and rich folk. A poem, ‘Delinquent Sang’, from Sheena Blackhall illustrates this point.

Demonstrations, from pupils and university students, of Scots language on the web and on CD-ROM show that Scots is part of modern technological society.

Foreign students learning Scots are interviewed at Aberdeen University and the Aberdeen University Scots Leid Quorum explains why it was formed and what it does. The programme visits Dundee, a strong dialect area, where singer Sheena Wellington and a women’s choir sing a traditional working song. Michael Marra from Dundee sings ‘Hermless’ and explains why he enjoys using Scots words in his writing. A modern version of ‘Cinderella’ is recited by Donna McCracken.

Actors, teachers and business people give their views on the importance of Scots in modern society and on retaining individuality in a globalised world.

We hear ‘the Bonnie Broukit Bairn’ by Hugh McDiarmid.

Billy Kay explains that the pupils will make decisions about the future of the Scots language.