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Matthew explains his deep commitment to the Scots language.
  1. Scots
    01:14
    Scots
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  2. Writing in Scots
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    Writing in Scots
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  3. Minging!
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  4. Taking on Roald Dahl
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  5. The right words
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  6. Quentin Blake
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  7. A reading in Scots
    02:35
    A reading in Scots
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  8. Questions
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  9. More questions
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  10. Even more questions
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  11. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
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  12. We are all storytellers
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  13. Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
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  17. The poetry community
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    The poetry community
  18. Discussing illustration
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    Discussing illustration
  19. Sport brings us together
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    Sport brings us together
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