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Questions from West Calder High School
Pupils from West Calder High School in West Lothian put their questions to Alan.
  1. Questions from West Calder High School
    05:42
    Questions from West Calder High School
  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. School days
    03:57
    School days
  10. Process of illustration and writing
    01:40
    Process of illustration and writing
  11. Toxic Relationships
    04:42
    Toxic Relationships
  12. Sport brings us together
    02:36
    Sport brings us together
  13. Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
    04:07
    Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
  14. The importance of libraries
    08:10
    The importance of libraries
  15. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  16. Start with a face
    02:25
    Start with a face
  17. Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
    05:14
    Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
  18. The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
    03:48
    The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
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