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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. Respecting each other
    01:57
    Respecting each other
  10. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
  11. Questions from schools
    05:40
    Questions from schools
  12. What are you favourite things about books?
    01:20
    What are you favourite things about books?
  13. Cuiken Primary film
    03:02
    Cuiken Primary film
  14. Introducing us to new historical figures
    02:35
    Introducing us to new historical figures
  15. Noi and his family
    03:19
    Noi and his family
  16. Chris McQueer – reading
    03:07
    Chris McQueer – reading
  17. Questions from the audience
    05:40
    Questions from the audience
  18. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
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