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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. Walking and talking
    02:23
    Walking and talking
  10. A question from Blake
    01:15
    A question from Blake
  11. Desert island books
    02:27
    Desert island books
  12. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  13. Questions and Answers
    06:15
    Questions and Answers
  14. Don't Kvetch
    01:55
    Don't Kvetch
  15. Working with an illustrator
    02:38
    Working with an illustrator
  16. Questions from schools
    05:22
    Questions from schools
  17. Questions from the audience
    09:53
    Questions from the audience
  18. Writing Tips with... Catherine Rayner
    08:13
    Writing Tips with... Catherine Rayner
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