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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. A reading from Elizabeth
    02:18
    A reading from Elizabeth
  10. Kiran’s writing process
    05:08
    Kiran’s writing process
  11. Early drawings
    00:49
    Early drawings
  12. Noi and his family
    03:19
    Noi and his family
  13. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  14. The World of the Wolf Queen
    04:14
    The World of the Wolf Queen
  15. Writing Haikus
    08:00
    Writing Haikus
  16. Question and Answer - Part 1
    05:57
    Question and Answer - Part 1
  17. Sue's presentation
    11:34
    Sue's presentation
  18. Daisy on the Outer Line
    02:34
    Daisy on the Outer Line
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