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Book Introduction
Nikesh talks about why he had written his book, The Boxer.
  1. Book Introduction
    01:20
    Book Introduction
  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. Finding the bear
    01:06
    Finding the bear
  10. Illustrating the Book
    02:15
    Illustrating the Book
  11. The Black Flamingo
    05:09
    The Black Flamingo
  12. Schools questions
    09:55
    Schools questions
  13. The main characters
    03:46
    The main characters
  14. The origins of 'Lads'
    06:09
    The origins of 'Lads'
  15. Introducing Sav Akyuz
    01:45
    Introducing Sav Akyuz
  16. Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
    01:05
    Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
  17. Self-Defence
    02:59
    Self-Defence
  18. Sputnik
    00:55
    Sputnik
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