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Characters
Both authors agree that characters in their books can take on a life of their own
  1. Characters
    01:58
    Characters
  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. Have a go!
    01:10
    Have a go!
  10. Social media and influencers
    03:10
    Social media and influencers
  11. A question from Blake
    01:15
    A question from Blake
  12. Pets
    00:55
    Pets
  13. Reading from The Crossing
    04:47
    Reading from The Crossing
  14. Start with a face
    02:25
    Start with a face
  15. Questions from schools
    05:22
    Questions from schools
  16. Newton Farm Questions
    05:46
    Newton Farm Questions
  17. Sport brings us together
    02:36
    Sport brings us together
  18. The Black Flamingo
    05:09
    The Black Flamingo
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