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Alastair’s influences
Alastair discusses the books and authors that inspired him
  1. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  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. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
  10. Birdspotting Quiz
    05:46
    Birdspotting Quiz
  11. Questions from schools
    06:15
    Questions from schools
  12. Read a long
    04:36
    Read a long
  13. Pets
    00:55
    Pets
  14. Introducing Wain
    00:21
    Introducing Wain
  15. Rachel’s books and inspirations
    06:29
    Rachel’s books and inspirations
  16. Keep going!
    01:28
    Keep going!
  17. Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
    05:25
    Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
  18. A reading from Elizabeth
    02:18
    A reading from Elizabeth
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