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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. Process of illustration and writing
    01:40
    Process of illustration and writing
  12. Wordplay
    14:05
    Wordplay
  13. Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
    03:47
    Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
  14. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  15. Questions from Linlithgow Academy
    05:02
    Questions from Linlithgow Academy
  16. Keep going!
    01:28
    Keep going!
  17. Draw along
    10:28
    Draw along
  18. Desert island books
    02:27
    Desert island books
  19. Who is Josh Bell?
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    Who is Josh Bell?
  20. School Questions
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    School Questions
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