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A novel in verse
Dean tells us why he took the unusual step of writing his novel in verse.
  1. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  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. Writing Tips with... Alastair Chisholm
    09:12
    Writing Tips with... Alastair Chisholm
  10. Draw Noi and his dad
    10:03
    Draw Noi and his dad
  11. Draw Goldy the Gecko
    04:43
    Draw Goldy the Gecko
  12. Book Introduction
    01:20
    Book Introduction
  13. Illustrating the Book
    02:15
    Illustrating the Book
  14. Schools questions
    09:55
    Schools questions
  15. Working with an illustrator
    02:38
    Working with an illustrator
  16. Brian’s writing and favourite books
    04:33
    Brian’s writing and favourite books
  17. Chat with Comic Artist Tanya Roberts
    02:48
    Chat with Comic Artist Tanya Roberts
  18. Questions from schools
    05:22
    Questions from schools
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