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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 schools
    05:22
    Questions from schools
  10. There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 2
    04:25
    There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 2
  11. Keep going!
    01:28
    Keep going!
  12. Tom on his illustrations
    05:00
    Tom on his illustrations
  13. Becoming an Author
    00:58
    Becoming an Author
  14. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  15. A question about Charlie and Lola
    01:44
    A question about Charlie and Lola
  16. What inspired Ross MacKenzie to continue with his series of books?
    01:13
    What inspired Ross MacKenzie to continue with his series of books?
  17. Kiran’s writing process
    05:08
    Kiran’s writing process
  18. Box Yourself
    03:44
    Box Yourself
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