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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. There’s Nothing Cuter Than A Puppy
    06:17
    There’s Nothing Cuter Than A Puppy
  10. Phil’s characters
    05:36
    Phil’s characters
  11. Health and Medicine
    04:36
    Health and Medicine
  12. One frame
    01:29
    One frame
  13. More questions for Sav
    02:00
    More questions for Sav
  14. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
  15. Scottish words and questions from schools
    08:09
    Scottish words and questions from schools
  16. Question and Answer - Part 1
    05:57
    Question and Answer - Part 1
  17. Hooked on Reading
    03:03
    Hooked on Reading
  18. Newton Farm Questions
    05:46
    Newton Farm Questions
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