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Discovering New Words
Catriona and James share their favourite Scots and Gaelic words.
  1. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  2. Book Introduction
    01:20
    Book Introduction
  3. Reading from The Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
  4. How to Start Writing a Book
    06:40
    How to Start Writing a Book
  5. It Does Matter
    02:17
    It Does Matter
  6. Dealing with Racists
    01:11
    Dealing with Racists
  7. Taking Up Boxing
    03:04
    Taking Up Boxing
  8. Box Yourself
    03:44
    Box Yourself
  9. Self-Defence
    02:59
    Self-Defence
  10. Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
    04:07
    Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
  11. Question and Answer - Part 1
    05:57
    Question and Answer - Part 1
  12. Question and Answer - Part 2
    04:39
    Question and Answer - Part 2
  13. Feather reading
    06:20
    Feather reading
  14. Children’s Laureate
    03:24
    Children’s Laureate
  15. How to Draw Granville's Head
    04:23
    How to Draw Granville's Head
  16. How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
    03:12
    How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
  17. There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
    03:53
    There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
  18. The Crackledawn Dragon
    02:10
    The Crackledawn Dragon
  19. Desert island books
    02:27
    Desert island books
  20. Writing – when why how?
    09:26
    Writing – when why how?
  21. A first science fiction novel
    00:44
    A first science fiction novel
  22. Crackledawn
    02:08
    Crackledawn
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