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- ↑ "BBC Radio Ulster - A Kist o Wurds, Series 33, Episode 15". bbc.co.uk . 6 August 2019.
- ↑ Clare Harrison.Why this cutty was shocked by hamely tongue.Belfast Telegraph.October 17, 2013.
- ↑ Cate McCurry.BBC moves to allay fears of Ulster-Scots show axe.Belfast Telegraph.
