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Writing in Scots
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How the work of Robert Burns inspired the young Matthew Fitt to put pen to paper.
  1. Writing in Scots
    01:54
    Writing in Scots
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  2. Scots
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    Scots
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  3. Minging!
    00:42
    Minging!
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  4. Taking on Roald Dahl
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    Taking on Roald Dahl
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  5. The right words
    02:22
    The right words
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  6. Quentin Blake
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    Quentin Blake
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  7. A reading in Scots
    02:35
    A reading in Scots
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  8. Questions
    01:21
    Questions
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  9. More questions
    03:14
    More questions
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  10. Even more questions
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    Even more questions
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  11. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  12. Question and Answer - Part 1
    05:57
    Question and Answer - Part 1
  13. Walking and talking
    02:23
    Walking and talking
  14. Reluctant reader to avid writer
    08:03
    Reluctant reader to avid writer
  15. Names and Questions
    07:57
    Names and Questions
  16. What is the Nowhere Emporium?
    00:45
    What is the Nowhere Emporium?
  17. Schools questions
    09:55
    Schools questions
  18. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  19. Orion Lost reading
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    Orion Lost reading
  20. Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
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    Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
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