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Alastair’s influences
Alastair discusses the books and authors that inspired him
  1. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  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. Authors Live with Holly Bourne
    34:04
    Authors Live with Holly Bourne
  10. Prez
    01:14
    Prez
  11. Questions from schools
    06:06
    Questions from schools
  12. Questions from schools
    07:37
    Questions from schools
  13. A reading from Elizabeth
    02:18
    A reading from Elizabeth
  14. Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
    04:28
    Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
  15. Respecting each other
    01:57
    Respecting each other
  16. What are you favourite things about books?
    01:20
    What are you favourite things about books?
  17. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  18. Read a long
    04:36
    Read a long
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