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School days
Abi talks about what she was like at school and her writing.
  1. School days
    03:57
    School days
  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 West Calder High School
    05:42
    Questions from West Calder High School
  10. Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
    03:40
    Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
  11. Children’s Laureate
    03:24
    Children’s Laureate
  12. Chocolate Cake
    07:56
    Chocolate Cake
  13. No Breathing in Class
    04:08
    No Breathing in Class
  14. Introduction to the Twitchers
    05:50
    Introduction to the Twitchers
  15. Reading from The Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
  16. A question from Freya.
    01:00
    A question from Freya.
  17. Characters and Themes
    04:51
    Characters and Themes
  18. Truth and Lies
    13:33
    Truth and Lies
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