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Reading of The River
Tom reads his latest book, The River.
  1. Reading of The River
    04:08
    Reading of The River
  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. I can do this!
    02:32
    I can do this!
  10. Where monsters come from
    03:38
    Where monsters come from
  11. Poet recommendations
    02:45
    Poet recommendations
  12. Reading from 'Luna Loves Art'
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    Reading from 'Luna Loves Art'
  13. Draw Noi and his dad
    10:03
    Draw Noi and his dad
  14. Questions from the audience
    09:53
    Questions from the audience
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    00:58
    The story rollercoaster
  16. Writing the Twitchers
    05:00
    Writing the Twitchers
  17. Questions from West Calder High School
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    Questions from West Calder High School
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    How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
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