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Stories and puzzles
Alastair talks about how he first got into writing books
  1. Stories and puzzles
    01:34
    Stories and puzzles
  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. How to Draw Granville's Body
    07:54
    How to Draw Granville's Body
  10. How did you learn to draw?
    00:36
    How did you learn to draw?
  11. Hand on the Bridge
    02:28
    Hand on the Bridge
  12. No Breathing in Class
    04:08
    No Breathing in Class
  13. This is a democracy
    00:39
    This is a democracy
  14. Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
    05:25
    Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
  15. Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
    01:05
    Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
  16. Self-Defence
    02:59
    Self-Defence
  17. Relationship Counsellor
    02:45
    Relationship Counsellor
  18. Hercules Song
    01:56
    Hercules Song
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