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School days and writing
Janice chats to Brian about growing up in Coatbridge and how he began writing.
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    07:07
    School days and writing
  2. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
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    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
  3. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
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    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  4. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
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    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
  5. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
    07:30
    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
  6. Translating into Gaelic
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    Translating into Gaelic
  7. Discovering New Words
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    Discovering New Words
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    Favourite Scots Words
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    Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
  10. Reading from The Boxer
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    Reading from The Boxer
  11. What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
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    What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
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    Creating a Poem
  15. A reading from Elizabeth
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    A reading from Elizabeth
  16. Relationship Behaviour
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