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Writing Haikus
Brian explains how haikus work and challenges you to write your own!
  1. Writing Haikus
    08:00
    Writing Haikus
  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. Questions from schools
    07:37
    Questions from schools
  10. A sudden idea
    01:52
    A sudden idea
  11. Introducing Sav Akyuz
    01:45
    Introducing Sav Akyuz
  12. Whuppity Stoorie by Lari Don
    16:05
    Whuppity Stoorie by Lari Don
  13. The right words in the right order
    02:38
    The right words in the right order
  14. The Otherwhere Emporium reading
    04:21
    The Otherwhere Emporium reading
  15. Themes of The Infinite
    01:29
    Themes of The Infinite
  16. Sarah’s route into fiction
    07:16
    Sarah’s route into fiction
  17. Joyful Poetry
    00:53
    Joyful Poetry
  18. How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
    02:32
    How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
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