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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. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  10. No Breathing in Class
    04:08
    No Breathing in Class
  11. Writing – when why how?
    09:26
    Writing – when why how?
  12. The Black Flamingo
    05:09
    The Black Flamingo
  13. Questions from schools
    08:43
    Questions from schools
  14. Writing in Scots
    02:48
    Writing in Scots
  15. I can do this!
    02:32
    I can do this!
  16. Questions from schools
    05:22
    Questions from schools
  17. Reading from The Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
  18. Fan fiction of your life!
    01:05
    Fan fiction of your life!
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