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Questions from West Calder High School
Pupils from West Calder High School in West Lothian put their questions to Alan.
  1. Questions from West Calder High School
    05:42
    Questions from West Calder High School
  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. What are you favourite things about books?
    01:20
    What are you favourite things about books?
  10. How to Draw Granville's Head
    04:23
    How to Draw Granville's Head
  11. Daisy on the Outer Line
    02:34
    Daisy on the Outer Line
  12. Questions from Linlithgow Academy
    05:02
    Questions from Linlithgow Academy
  13. There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
    03:53
    There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
  14. D is for Dialogue
    03:04
    D is for Dialogue
  15. The Black Flamingo
    05:09
    The Black Flamingo
  16. Introducing Cookie
    04:11
    Introducing Cookie
  17. Rachel’s books and inspirations
    06:29
    Rachel’s books and inspirations
  18. Myths and Monsters
    11:48
    Myths and Monsters
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