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How Books Start
Nikesh tells us how he gets ideas for books.
  1. How Books Start
    06:40
    How Books Start
  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. Myths and Monsters
    11:48
    Myths and Monsters
  10. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
  11. Brian’s writing and favourite books
    04:33
    Brian’s writing and favourite books
  12. The importance of libraries
    08:10
    The importance of libraries
  13. Draw the Light Ship
    05:16
    Draw the Light Ship
  14. Sue's early influences
    04:42
    Sue's early influences
  15. Introducing us to new historical figures
    02:35
    Introducing us to new historical figures
  16. A reading from Elizabeth
    02:18
    A reading from Elizabeth
  17. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  18. Questions from schools
    08:14
    Questions from schools
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