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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. The importance of libraries
    08:10
    The importance of libraries
  10. Questions from the audience
    05:40
    Questions from the audience
  11. Process of illustration and writing
    01:40
    Process of illustration and writing
  12. Down Behind The Dustbin
    02:41
    Down Behind The Dustbin
  13. The story rollercoaster
    00:58
    The story rollercoaster
  14. I can do this!
    02:32
    I can do this!
  15. Themes of The Infinite
    01:29
    Themes of The Infinite
  16. Feather reading
    06:20
    Feather reading
  17. Writing in Scots
    02:48
    Writing in Scots
  18. Where monsters come from
    03:38
    Where monsters come from
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