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Cardboard Cowboys reading
Brian reads from the opening chapter of Cardboard Cowboys.
  1. Cardboard Cowboys reading
    05:01
    Cardboard Cowboys reading
  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. Cuiken Primary film
    03:02
    Cuiken Primary film
  10. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  11. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  12. Question time
    04:36
    Question time
  13. Boogie Woogie Buggy
    01:41
    Boogie Woogie Buggy
  14. Inspiration
    02:14
    Inspiration
  15. Brian’s writing and favourite books
    04:33
    Brian’s writing and favourite books
  16. Reading from The Crossing
    04:47
    Reading from The Crossing
  17. It Does Matter
    02:17
    It Does Matter
  18. How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
    02:32
    How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
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