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Discovering New Words
Catriona and James share their favourite Scots and Gaelic words.
  1. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  2. Ghosts of Heaven
    02:56
    Ghosts of Heaven
  3. Spirals and cave art
    02:59
    Spirals and cave art
  4. The beginning of writing
    01:47
    The beginning of writing
  5. The teenage brain
    05:51
    The teenage brain
  6. Writing realistically
    01:59
    Writing realistically
  7. Reading
    03:16
    Reading
  8. Into a dark cave
    01:36
    Into a dark cave
  9. Questions near
    05:54
    Questions near
  10. Questions far
    02:42
    Questions far
  11. The Crackledawn Dragon
    02:10
    The Crackledawn Dragon
  12. A first science fiction novel
    00:44
    A first science fiction novel
  13. A monster quiz
    08:19
    A monster quiz
  14. The right words in the right order
    02:38
    The right words in the right order
  15. School days and writing
    07:07
    School days and writing
  16. Diving Poem
    02:24
    Diving Poem
  17. The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
    03:48
    The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
  18. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
  19. Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
    00:48
    Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
  20. Writing – when why how?
    09:26
    Writing – when why how?
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