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Characters
Both authors agree that characters in their books can take on a life of their own
  1. Characters
    01:58
    Characters
  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. Inspirations and Escaped Terrapin
    08:22
    Inspirations and Escaped Terrapin
  10. Hallowe'en in Scotland
    06:14
    Hallowe'en in Scotland
  11. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
  12. Writing Haikus
    08:00
    Writing Haikus
  13. Studio questions
    03:22
    Studio questions
  14. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  15. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  16. Down Behind The Dustbin
    02:41
    Down Behind The Dustbin
  17. Questions from schools
    06:40
    Questions from schools
  18. Health and Medicine
    04:36
    Health and Medicine
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