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Flirting and locker room talk
Alan defines locker room talk and explains why it’s important to challenge it.
  1. Flirting and locker room talk
    06:28
    Flirting and locker room talk
  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 World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  10. Writing historical fiction
    03:58
    Writing historical fiction
  11. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  12. Our Tower reading
    06:12
    Our Tower reading
  13. Questions from schools
    08:43
    Questions from schools
  14. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
  15. Walking and talking
    02:23
    Walking and talking
  16. The right words in the right order
    02:38
    The right words in the right order
  17. Making the change
    03:33
    Making the change
  18. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
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