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Can Seo is a television series teaching Scottish Gaelic that initially started broadcasting in 1979 on BBC1 Scotland. The television series lasted for 20 weeks. Additionally, a textbook, cassette and vinyl LP were produced to accompany the series. 'Can Seo' means 'Say This' in Scottish Gaelic.

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