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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. Scrapbooks and plans
    05:43
    Scrapbooks and plans
  10. Konnie’s Love of Science
    02:32
    Konnie’s Love of Science
  11. Introducing Cookie
    04:11
    Introducing Cookie
  12. Balloons!
    02:59
    Balloons!
  13. Draw Along
    10:16
    Draw Along
  14. One frame
    01:29
    One frame
  15. Inspiration
    02:14
    Inspiration
  16. Reluctant reader to avid writer
    08:03
    Reluctant reader to avid writer
  17. A monster quiz
    08:19
    A monster quiz
  18. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
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