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A novel in verse
Dean tells us why he took the unusual step of writing his novel in verse.
  1. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  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. Tom on his illustrations
    05:00
    Tom on his illustrations
  10. The World of the Wolf Queen
    04:14
    The World of the Wolf Queen
  11. Inspiration
    02:14
    Inspiration
  12. Writing – when why how?
    09:26
    Writing – when why how?
  13. Reading of The River
    04:08
    Reading of The River
  14. What is the Nowhere Emporium?
    00:45
    What is the Nowhere Emporium?
  15. Questions from Linlithgow Academy
    05:02
    Questions from Linlithgow Academy
  16. Themes of The Infinite
    01:29
    Themes of The Infinite
  17. Read a long
    04:36
    Read a long
  18. Questions from schools
    05:58
    Questions from schools
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