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Alastair’s influences
Alastair discusses the books and authors that inspired him
  1. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  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. What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
    03:02
    What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
  10. Dogs in space
    01:29
    Dogs in space
  11. Question and Answer - Part 2
    04:39
    Question and Answer - Part 2
  12. Steven Lenton's illustrations
    00:35
    Steven Lenton's illustrations
  13. Draw Goldy the Gecko
    04:43
    Draw Goldy the Gecko
  14. Health and Medicine
    04:36
    Health and Medicine
  15. Feather reading
    06:20
    Feather reading
  16. Lauren reads
    04:58
    Lauren reads
  17. Chris McQueer – reading
    03:07
    Chris McQueer – reading
  18. The Otherwhere Emporium reading
    04:21
    The Otherwhere Emporium reading
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