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Alastair’s influences
Alastair discusses the books and authors that inspired him
  1. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  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. What are you favourite things about books?
    01:20
    What are you favourite things about books?
  10. Ideas for books
    02:25
    Ideas for books
  11. Questions from Schools
    09:36
    Questions from Schools
  12. School Questions
    05:51
    School Questions
  13. How to draw emotions
    04:34
    How to draw emotions
  14. Social media and influencers
    03:10
    Social media and influencers
  15. How to Train Your Dragon reading
    04:38
    How to Train Your Dragon reading
  16. Writing in Scots
    02:48
    Writing in Scots
  17. Toxic Relationships
    04:42
    Toxic Relationships
  18. S is for Scots
    03:30
    S is for Scots
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