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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. Pupils' questions
    07:21
    Pupils' questions
  10. School Questions
    08:45
    School Questions
  11. Finding the bear
    01:06
    Finding the bear
  12. Our Tower reading
    06:12
    Our Tower reading
  13. Becoming an Author
    00:58
    Becoming an Author
  14. Chocolate Cake
    07:56
    Chocolate Cake
  15. Reading The Undefeated
    03:32
    Reading The Undefeated
  16. S is for Scots
    03:30
    S is for Scots
  17. Reluctant reader to avid writer
    08:03
    Reluctant reader to avid writer
  18. Cuiken Primary film
    03:02
    Cuiken Primary film
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