A radio programme about the Manx dialect and poetry is to be broadcast tomorrow (Sunday).

Producers from BBC Radio 4 recorded an episode of their Tongue and Talk series in the island.

In it, actor and writer Catherine Harvey returns to her family roots.

She spends time in the north of the island, where her family are from, and the west.

She looks at the work of TE Brown, the island’s national poet, and the writers who were part of the Manx Cultural Revival.

In St John’s, Catherine meets Dr Breesha Maddrell, director of Culture Vannin, to discuss the influence of Manx Gaelic on the dialect of the island before travelling north to talk to cultural activist, Bob Carswell, and members of The Michael Players - the only organisation in the world regularly performing plays in Manx dialect.

She also asks the current Manx Bard, Annie Kissack, whether the dialect and language spoken on the island today has changed - and whether one of them has ultimately triumphed.

John ’Dog’ Callister and Culture Vannin’s James Franklin also feature on the programme.

The programme was recorded in Glen Mona, Maughold Village, St John’s, Kirk Michael and Peel.

It will be broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on a Sunday (June 9) at 4,30pm with a repeat the following Saturday at 11pm. It will be available for a month after broadcast on BBC Sounds.