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Alastair’s influences
Alastair discusses the books and authors that inspired him
  1. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  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. We are all storytellers
    05:27
    We are all storytellers
  10. Reluctant reader to avid writer
    08:03
    Reluctant reader to avid writer
  11. Introducing Cookie
    04:11
    Introducing Cookie
  12. Names and Questions
    07:57
    Names and Questions
  13. Questions from schools
    04:02
    Questions from schools
  14. Questions from schools
    08:14
    Questions from schools
  15. What inspired Ross MacKenzie to continue with his series of books?
    01:13
    What inspired Ross MacKenzie to continue with his series of books?
  16. Have a go!
    01:10
    Have a go!
  17. Read a long
    04:36
    Read a long
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    01:41
    Boogie Woogie Buggy
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