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Book Introduction
Nikesh talks about why he had written his book, The Boxer.
  1. Book Introduction
    01:20
    Book Introduction
  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
    07:37
    Questions from schools
  10. Working in Comics
    01:09
    Working in Comics
  11. Developing your voice
    02:24
    Developing your voice
  12. We are all storytellers
    05:27
    We are all storytellers
  13. Konnie’s Favourite Character
    00:58
    Konnie’s Favourite Character
  14. School days and writing
    07:07
    School days and writing
  15. Whuppity Stoorie by Lari Don
    16:05
    Whuppity Stoorie by Lari Don
  16. Introducing us to new historical figures
    02:35
    Introducing us to new historical figures
  17. Question time
    04:36
    Question time
  18. Reading from The Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
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