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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. Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
    03:47
    Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
  10. How to draw emotions
    04:34
    How to draw emotions
  11. Characters and Themes
    04:51
    Characters and Themes
  12. Slugs and Brain Pâté
    11:48
    Slugs and Brain Pâté
  13. Brian’s writing and favourite books
    04:33
    Brian’s writing and favourite books
  14. How Books Start
    06:40
    How Books Start
  15. Pupils' questions
    07:21
    Pupils' questions
  16. Process of illustration and writing
    01:40
    Process of illustration and writing
  17. More questions for Sav
    02:00
    More questions for Sav
  18. Writing the Twitchers
    05:00
    Writing the Twitchers
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