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Favourite book
What are Alastair's favourite books?
  1. Favourite book
    00:45
    Favourite book
  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. Ideas for books
    02:25
    Ideas for books
  10. Room on the Broom in Scots
    08:13
    Room on the Broom in Scots
  11. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  12. Studio questions
    03:22
    Studio questions
  13. Steven Lenton's illustrations
    00:35
    Steven Lenton's illustrations
  14. Poet recommendations
    02:45
    Poet recommendations
  15. Reading from The Crossover
    04:17
    Reading from The Crossover
  16. Questions from schools
    05:40
    Questions from schools
  17. What are you favourite things about books?
    01:20
    What are you favourite things about books?
  18. The World of the Wolf Queen
    04:14
    The World of the Wolf Queen
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