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Persistence
Think about giving up on your dream? Sometimes it's good to be persistent.
  1. Persistence
    01:24
    Persistence
  2. Scots
    01:14
    Scots
  3. Writing in Scots
    01:54
    Writing in Scots
  4. Minging!
    00:42
    Minging!
  5. Taking on Roald Dahl
    02:40
    Taking on Roald Dahl
  6. The right words
    02:22
    The right words
  7. Quentin Blake
    00:42
    Quentin Blake
  8. A reading in Scots
    02:35
    A reading in Scots
  9. Questions
    01:21
    Questions
  10. More questions
    03:14
    More questions
  11. Even more questions
    03:39
    Even more questions
  12. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  13. Beginnings
    01:47
    Beginnings
  14. Scrapbooks and plans
    05:43
    Scrapbooks and plans
  15. Walking and talking
    02:23
    Walking and talking
  16. The life of Matthew Henson
    08:12
    The life of Matthew Henson
  17. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  18. Room on the Broom in Scots
    08:13
    Room on the Broom in Scots
  19. Where The Heart Should Be
    06:14
    Where The Heart Should Be
  20. How did you learn to draw?
    00:36
    How did you learn to draw?
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    03:53
    There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
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