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Writing Haikus
Brian explains how haikus work and challenges you to write your own!
  1. Writing Haikus
    08:00
    Writing Haikus
  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. A question of inspiration
    02:51
    A question of inspiration
  10. Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
    06:17
    Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
  11. Question and Answer - Part 2
    04:39
    Question and Answer - Part 2
  12. Reading from The Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
  13. Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
    01:05
    Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
  14. Chocolate Cake
    07:56
    Chocolate Cake
  15. Studio questions
    02:06
    Studio questions
  16. Characters and Themes
    04:51
    Characters and Themes
  17. Truth and Lies
    13:33
    Truth and Lies
  18. Diving Poem
    02:24
    Diving Poem
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