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Questions from Linlithgow Academy
Alan responds to questions from the pupils of Linlithgow Academy.
  1. Questions from Linlithgow Academy
    05:02
    Questions from Linlithgow Academy
  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. Writing Fiction
    01:29
    Writing Fiction
  10. Developing your voice
    02:24
    Developing your voice
  11. Writing historical fiction
    03:58
    Writing historical fiction
  12. The Undefeated
    01:19
    The Undefeated
  13. Question time
    04:36
    Question time
  14. Being Children’s Laureate
    05:08
    Being Children’s Laureate
  15. Questions from schools
    06:06
    Questions from schools
  16. Whuppity Stoorie by Lari Don
    16:05
    Whuppity Stoorie by Lari Don
  17. Questions from the audience
    05:40
    Questions from the audience
  18. Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
    01:45
    Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
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