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Questions from Linlithgow Academy
Alan responds to questions from the pupils of Linlithgow Academy.
  1. Questions from Linlithgow Academy
    05:02
    Questions from Linlithgow Academy
  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. Hercules Song
    01:56
    Hercules Song
  10. Poetry is everywhere
    14:55
    Poetry is everywhere
  11. Writing the Twitchers
    05:00
    Writing the Twitchers
  12. Persistence
    01:24
    Persistence
  13. The origins of 'Lads'
    06:09
    The origins of 'Lads'
  14. How to Draw Eric Dynamite
    08:33
    How to Draw Eric Dynamite
  15. How did you learn to draw?
    00:36
    How did you learn to draw?
  16. Fan fiction of your life!
    01:05
    Fan fiction of your life!
  17. Flirting and locker room talk
    06:28
    Flirting and locker room talk
  18. Questions from schools
    05:22
    Questions from schools
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