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Stories are people
Alastair talks about how he loves stories about people
  1. Stories are people
    01:59
    Stories are people
  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. Y is for Young Adult
    03:43
    Y is for Young Adult
  10. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  11. Birdspotting Quiz
    05:46
    Birdspotting Quiz
  12. Themes of The Infinite
    01:29
    Themes of The Infinite
  13. Where monsters come from
    03:38
    Where monsters come from
  14. Whuppity Stoorie by Lari Don
    16:05
    Whuppity Stoorie by Lari Don
  15. Scottish words and questions from schools
    08:09
    Scottish words and questions from schools
  16. Reading from The Crossing
    04:47
    Reading from The Crossing
  17. Ideas for books
    02:25
    Ideas for books
  18. Konnie’s Love of Science
    02:32
    Konnie’s Love of Science
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