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Favourite book
What are Alastair's favourite books?
  1. Favourite book
    00:45
    Favourite book
  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. Introducing us to new historical figures
    02:35
    Introducing us to new historical figures
  10. Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
    06:44
    Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
  11. Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
    04:28
    Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
  12. Newton Farm Questions
    05:46
    Newton Farm Questions
  13. There’s Nothing Cuter Than A Puppy
    06:17
    There’s Nothing Cuter Than A Puppy
  14. Drawing Fruit and Veg
    04:16
    Drawing Fruit and Veg
  15. Daisy on the Outer Line
    02:34
    Daisy on the Outer Line
  16. Writing – when why how?
    09:26
    Writing – when why how?
  17. Reading from Race to the Frozen North
    02:32
    Reading from Race to the Frozen North
  18. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
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