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Using Scotland as a setting
Ross talks about the beauty of using Scotland as a setting for his books.
  1. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  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. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
  10. Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
    06:17
    Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
  11. Inspired by travelling
    14:41
    Inspired by travelling
  12. Cracking questions
    02:08
    Cracking questions
  13. The Otherwhere Emporium reading
    04:21
    The Otherwhere Emporium reading
  14. Questions from schools
    07:37
    Questions from schools
  15. Storyboard
    03:26
    Storyboard
  16. Phil’s characters
    05:36
    Phil’s characters
  17. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
  18. Questions from schools
    08:14
    Questions from schools
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