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A novel in verse
Dean tells us why he took the unusual step of writing his novel in verse.
  1. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  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. Hercules Song
    01:56
    Hercules Song
  10. Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
    04:07
    Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
  11. Chat with Comic Artist Tanya Roberts
    02:48
    Chat with Comic Artist Tanya Roberts
  12. More questions for Sav
    02:00
    More questions for Sav
  13. Newton Farm Questions
    05:46
    Newton Farm Questions
  14. More Cookie Books
    01:04
    More Cookie Books
  15. Pets
    00:55
    Pets
  16. Reading The Undefeated
    03:32
    Reading The Undefeated
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    00:32
    What's Sputnik up to?
  18. A sudden idea
    01:52
    A sudden idea
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