5. Gaelic Revival: From Czechia to Gàidhealtachd - with Petra Johana Poncarová

This episode's guest is Dr Petra Johana Poncarová, a native speaker of Czech who has become a distinguished scholar of Gaelic literature and an emerging, award-winning poet in Gaelic. We begin with Petra’s journey into the Gaelic language, before turning to her work on Derick Thomson and Rùraidh Erskine, two key figures of the twentieth-century Gaelic revival. We finish by talking about the present and future of Gaelic — and by listening to Petra’s brand new poems, written between Czechia and the Gàidhealtachd .02.10 - Petra's journey into Gaelic and tips for Gaelic learners13.30 - Derick Thomson: icon of the twentieth-century Gaelic revival 20.30 - Derick Thomson's work on the Ossian controversy 31.00 - History and legacy of the Gaelic magazine Gairm 36.15 - Derick Thomson's poetry (with extracts)48.40 - Ruraidh Erskine of Mar: Gaelic firebrand and early Scottish nationalist55.30 - Thomson, Erskine and Petra's ideas for the Gaelic revival1.05.15 - Petra's poetry in Gaelic1.19.45 - Petra's ongoing and forthcoming works