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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. Meeting the Wolf Queen
    02:20
    Meeting the Wolf Queen
  10. Sputnik
    00:55
    Sputnik
  11. Favourite book
    00:45
    Favourite book
  12. What is the Nowhere Emporium?
    00:45
    What is the Nowhere Emporium?
  13. The origins of 'Lads'
    06:09
    The origins of 'Lads'
  14. Have a go!
    01:10
    Have a go!
  15. Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
    03:08
    Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
  16. Ideas for books
    02:25
    Ideas for books
  17. Box Yourself
    03:44
    Box Yourself
  18. Mental Health
    02:25
    Mental Health
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