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Stories and puzzles
Alastair talks about how he first got into writing books
  1. Stories and puzzles
    01:34
    Stories and puzzles
  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. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  10. A sudden idea
    01:52
    A sudden idea
  11. Gil's bug hospital
    05:28
    Gil's bug hospital
  12. There’s Nothing Cuter Than A Puppy
    06:17
    There’s Nothing Cuter Than A Puppy
  13. Cardboard Cowboys reading
    05:01
    Cardboard Cowboys reading
  14. Birdspotting Quiz
    05:46
    Birdspotting Quiz
  15. Favourite book
    00:45
    Favourite book
  16. Studio questions
    03:22
    Studio questions
  17. Start with a face
    02:25
    Start with a face
  18. Finding the bear
    01:06
    Finding the bear
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