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School days and writing
Janice chats to Brian about growing up in Coatbridge and how he began writing.
  1. School days and writing
    07:07
    School days and writing
  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. The importance of libraries
    08:10
    The importance of libraries
  10. Weather and climate
    00:56
    Weather and climate
  11. A question about Charlie and Lola
    01:44
    A question about Charlie and Lola
  12. Draw Noi and his dad
    10:03
    Draw Noi and his dad
  13. How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
    03:12
    How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
  14. Questions from schools
    07:16
    Questions from schools
  15. How to Train Your Dragon reading
    04:38
    How to Train Your Dragon reading
  16. Questions from the audience
    09:53
    Questions from the audience
  17. Introducing us to new historical figures
    02:35
    Introducing us to new historical figures
  18. Noi and his family
    03:19
    Noi and his family
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