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Writing Haikus
Brian explains how haikus work and challenges you to write your own!
  1. Writing Haikus
    08:00
    Writing Haikus
  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. Storyboard
    03:26
    Storyboard
  10. Question and Answer - Part 1
    05:57
    Question and Answer - Part 1
  11. We are all storytellers
    05:27
    We are all storytellers
  12. Stories are people
    01:59
    Stories are people
  13. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  14. Relationship Behaviour
    01:57
    Relationship Behaviour
  15. Rewilding and creating a space for nature
    09:01
    Rewilding and creating a space for nature
  16. Read a long
    04:36
    Read a long
  17. Phil’s characters
    05:36
    Phil’s characters
  18. A question about Charlie and Lola
    01:44
    A question about Charlie and Lola
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