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Stories and puzzles
Alastair talks about how he first got into writing books
  1. Stories and puzzles
    01:34
    Stories and puzzles
  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. Scrapbooks and plans
    05:43
    Scrapbooks and plans
  10. Boogie Woogie Buggy
    01:41
    Boogie Woogie Buggy
  11. Mental Health
    02:25
    Mental Health
  12. Birdspotting Quiz
    05:46
    Birdspotting Quiz
  13. Writing the Twitchers
    05:00
    Writing the Twitchers
  14. School Questions
    08:45
    School Questions
  15. Balloons!
    02:59
    Balloons!
  16. Where The Heart Should Be
    06:14
    Where The Heart Should Be
  17. Writing Tips with... Catherine Rayner
    08:13
    Writing Tips with... Catherine Rayner
  18. Hooked on Reading
    03:03
    Hooked on Reading
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