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A novel in verse
Dean tells us why he took the unusual step of writing his novel in verse.
  1. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  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. Questions from West Calder High School
    05:42
    Questions from West Calder High School
  10. Reading from The Crossover
    04:17
    Reading from The Crossover
  11. Characters and Themes
    04:51
    Characters and Themes
  12. The life of Matthew Henson
    08:12
    The life of Matthew Henson
  13. McLean Primary eco projects
    02:44
    McLean Primary eco projects
  14. Prez
    01:14
    Prez
  15. Inspirations and Escaped Terrapin
    08:22
    Inspirations and Escaped Terrapin
  16. How to Draw Granville's Head
    04:23
    How to Draw Granville's Head
  17. Sue's early influences
    04:42
    Sue's early influences
  18. Questions from schools
    07:40
    Questions from schools
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