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Creating a magical place
Find out how author Ross MacKenzie creates magical places for his books.
  1. Creating a magical place
    06:49
    Creating a magical place
  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. D is for Dialogue
    03:04
    D is for Dialogue
  10. Questions from the audience
    05:40
    Questions from the audience
  11. Writing in Scots
    02:48
    Writing in Scots
  12. Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
    04:53
    Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
  13. Start with a face
    02:25
    Start with a face
  14. Flirting and locker room talk
    06:28
    Flirting and locker room talk
  15. Sport brings us together
    02:36
    Sport brings us together
  16. Questions and Answers
    06:15
    Questions and Answers
  17. How Books Start
    06:40
    How Books Start
  18. The story rollercoaster
    00:58
    The story rollercoaster
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