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About Our Tower
Growing up in a tower block provided the inspiration for a magical storybook.
  1. About Our Tower
    04:05
    About Our Tower
  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. Relationship Counsellor
    02:45
    Relationship Counsellor
  10. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  11. Where The Heart Should Be
    06:14
    Where The Heart Should Be
  12. A first science fiction novel
    00:44
    A first science fiction novel
  13. Keeping Up With Michael
    01:39
    Keeping Up With Michael
  14. Questions from the audience
    09:53
    Questions from the audience
  15. Our Tower reading
    06:12
    Our Tower reading
  16. Walking and talking
    02:23
    Walking and talking
  17. Box Yourself
    03:44
    Box Yourself
  18. Questions from schools
    07:37
    Questions from schools
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