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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
  2. Scots
    01:14
    Scots
  3. Minging!
    00:42
    Minging!
  4. Taking on Roald Dahl
    02:40
    Taking on Roald Dahl
  5. The right words
    02:22
    The right words
  6. Quentin Blake
    00:42
    Quentin Blake
  7. A reading in Scots
    02:35
    A reading in Scots
  8. Questions
    01:21
    Questions
  9. More questions
    03:14
    More questions
  10. Even more questions
    03:39
    Even more questions
  11. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
  12. Tom on his illustrations
    05:00
    Tom on his illustrations
  13. Start with a face
    02:25
    Start with a face
  14. Questions from schools
    05:58
    Questions from schools
  15. Ideas for books
    02:25
    Ideas for books
  16. Poet recommendations
    02:45
    Poet recommendations
  17. The power of fantasy fiction
    04:28
    The power of fantasy fiction
  18. Orion Lost reading
    02:48
    Orion Lost reading
  19. The main characters
    03:46
    The main characters
  20. Chris McQueer – reading
    03:07
    Chris McQueer – reading
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