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Themes of books
Tom discusses why he focuses on feelings and emotions in his books.
  1. Themes of books
    03:14
    Themes of books
  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. Draw Along
    10:16
    Draw Along
  10. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  11. Writing – when why how?
    09:26
    Writing – when why how?
  12. Health and Medicine
    04:36
    Health and Medicine
  13. Elle and the characters of The Infinite
    04:35
    Elle and the characters of The Infinite
  14. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  15. Phil’s characters
    05:36
    Phil’s characters
  16. Desert island books
    02:27
    Desert island books
  17. Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
    03:47
    Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
  18. It Does Matter
    02:17
    It Does Matter
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