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School days and writing
Janice chats to Brian about growing up in Coatbridge and how he began writing.
  1. School days and writing
    07:07
    School days and writing
  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. Introducing Sav Akyuz
    01:45
    Introducing Sav Akyuz
  10. Konnie’s Love of Science
    02:32
    Konnie’s Love of Science
  11. Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
    03:08
    Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
  12. Start with a face
    02:25
    Start with a face
  13. Questions from schools
    06:15
    Questions from schools
  14. Authors Live with Holly Bourne
    34:04
    Authors Live with Holly Bourne
  15. What is the Nowhere Emporium?
    00:45
    What is the Nowhere Emporium?
  16. Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
    04:53
    Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
  17. Finding the bear
    01:06
    Finding the bear
  18. Tom on his illustrations
    05:00
    Tom on his illustrations
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