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Stories and puzzles
Alastair talks about how he first got into writing books
  1. Stories and puzzles
    01:34
    Stories and puzzles
  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. Wishes
    01:04
    Wishes
  10. Sputnik
    00:55
    Sputnik
  11. Noi and his family
    03:19
    Noi and his family
  12. Reading from Grimwood: Attack of the Stink Monster
    06:54
    Reading from Grimwood: Attack of the Stink Monster
  13. Three pointers for writers
    01:10
    Three pointers for writers
  14. Steven Lenton's illustrations
    00:35
    Steven Lenton's illustrations
  15. Pets
    00:55
    Pets
  16. Storyboard
    03:26
    Storyboard
  17. How to Draw Eric Dynamite
    08:33
    How to Draw Eric Dynamite
  18. Dealing with Racists
    01:11
    Dealing with Racists
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