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Discovering New Words
Catriona and James share their favourite Scots and Gaelic words.
  1. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  2. Introduction
    04:05
    Introduction
  3. Genre
    08:41
    Genre
  4. The World
    05:53
    The World
  5. Drawing out the secret character
    05:00
    Drawing out the secret character
  6. Character and story
    08:16
    Character and story
  7. Stuff
    07:22
    Stuff
  8. Obstacles
    04:05
    Obstacles
  9. Choices
    10:01
    Choices
  10. Summary
    01:58
    Summary
  11. Konnie’s Favourite Character
    00:58
    Konnie’s Favourite Character
  12. Sputnik
    00:55
    Sputnik
  13. Reading from The Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
  14. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  15. Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
    05:25
    Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
  16. Reading The Undefeated
    03:32
    Reading The Undefeated
  17. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  18. Prez
    01:14
    Prez
  19. Questions from Linlithgow Academy
    05:02
    Questions from Linlithgow Academy
  20. Read a long
    04:36
    Read a long
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