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Newton Farm Questions
In this clip Tom explains why and answers questions from the audience
  1. Newton Farm Questions
    05:46
    Newton Farm Questions
  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's Sputnik up to?
    00:32
    What's Sputnik up to?
  10. Writing Haikus
    08:00
    Writing Haikus
  11. Social media and influencers
    03:10
    Social media and influencers
  12. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
  13. Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
    06:44
    Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
  14. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  15. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  16. Question and Answer - Part 2
    04:39
    Question and Answer - Part 2
  17. Fan fiction of your life!
    01:05
    Fan fiction of your life!
  18. Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
    04:53
    Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
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