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Books and confidence
Can books and television help young people to come out?
  1. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
  2. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
    02:52
    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
  3. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  4. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
    06:54
    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
  5. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
    07:30
    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
  6. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
  7. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  8. Favourite Scots Words
    04:20
    Favourite Scots Words
  9. Finding the bear
    01:06
    Finding the bear
  10. About Our Tower
    04:05
    About Our Tower
  11. The Otherwhere Emporium reading
    04:21
    The Otherwhere Emporium reading
  12. Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
    03:47
    Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
  13. Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
    04:53
    Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
  14. Ideas and inspirational teachers
    05:32
    Ideas and inspirational teachers
  15. Slugs and Brain Pâté
    11:48
    Slugs and Brain Pâté
  16. A bit of a read
    04:28
    A bit of a read
  17. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  18. Introducing us to new historical figures
    02:35
    Introducing us to new historical figures
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