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Taking on Roald Dahl
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Matthew chats about the challenge of translating Roald Dahl’s stories.
  1. Taking on Roald Dahl
    02:40
    Taking on Roald Dahl
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  2. Scots
    01:14
    Scots
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  3. Writing in Scots
    01:54
    Writing in Scots
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  4. Minging!
    00:42
    Minging!
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  5. The right words
    02:22
    The right words
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  6. Quentin Blake
    00:42
    Quentin Blake
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  7. A reading in Scots
    02:35
    A reading in Scots
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  8. Questions
    01:21
    Questions
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  9. More questions
    03:14
    More questions
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  10. Even more questions
    03:39
    Even more questions
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  11. Reading from The Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
  12. Balloons!
    02:59
    Balloons!
  13. Questions from Linlithgow Academy
    05:02
    Questions from Linlithgow Academy
  14. Desert island books
    02:27
    Desert island books
  15. Boogie Woogie Buggy
    01:41
    Boogie Woogie Buggy
  16. How does Ross feel about writing and completing books?
    07:11
    How does Ross feel about writing and completing books?
  17. Questions
    04:03
    Questions
  18. 100 Words on Friendship
    01:14
    100 Words on Friendship
  19. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  20. Creating a Poem
    08:58
    Creating a Poem
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