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Introducing Wain
Rachel tells us about their verse collection, titled Wain.
  1. Introducing Wain
    00:21
    Introducing Wain
  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. Reading from Race to the Frozen North
    02:32
    Reading from Race to the Frozen North
  10. Book Introduction
    01:20
    Book Introduction
  11. Taking Up Boxing
    03:04
    Taking Up Boxing
  12. What inspired Ross MacKenzie to continue with his series of books?
    01:13
    What inspired Ross MacKenzie to continue with his series of books?
  13. Favourite book
    00:45
    Favourite book
  14. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  15. Reading from The Crossing
    04:47
    Reading from The Crossing
  16. It Does Matter
    02:17
    It Does Matter
  17. Desert island books
    02:27
    Desert island books
  18. Illustrating the Book
    02:15
    Illustrating the Book
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