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Questions from Linlithgow Academy
Alan responds to questions from the pupils of Linlithgow Academy.
  1. Questions from Linlithgow Academy
    05:02
    Questions from Linlithgow Academy
  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. Poetry is everywhere
    14:55
    Poetry is everywhere
  10. Finding the bear
    01:06
    Finding the bear
  11. Reading from Race to the Frozen North
    02:32
    Reading from Race to the Frozen North
  12. Introduction to the Twitchers
    05:50
    Introduction to the Twitchers
  13. Bear Moves
    02:28
    Bear Moves
  14. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  15. Ideas for books
    02:25
    Ideas for books
  16. Sarah’s route into fiction
    07:16
    Sarah’s route into fiction
  17. Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
    06:44
    Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
  18. Crackledawn
    02:08
    Crackledawn
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