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The real world and the fictional world
How a rain forest in Wales provided inspiration for Kiran’s fictional world.
  1. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
  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. Relationship Counsellor
    02:45
    Relationship Counsellor
  10. Questions from West Calder High School
    05:42
    Questions from West Calder High School
  11. Characters
    01:58
    Characters
  12. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  13. Working in Comics
    01:09
    Working in Comics
  14. Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
    09:49
    Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
  15. Going around gardens!
    03:12
    Going around gardens!
  16. Chocolate Cake
    07:56
    Chocolate Cake
  17. Room on the Broom in Scots
    08:13
    Room on the Broom in Scots
  18. Fan fiction of your life!
    01:05
    Fan fiction of your life!
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