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Newton Farm Questions
In this clip Tom explains why and answers questions from the audience
  1. Newton Farm Questions
    05:46
    Newton Farm Questions
  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. Flirting and locker room talk
    06:28
    Flirting and locker room talk
  10. What is the Nowhere Emporium?
    00:45
    What is the Nowhere Emporium?
  11. Schools questions
    09:55
    Schools questions
  12. Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
    03:08
    Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
  13. There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
    03:53
    There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
  14. Kiran’s writing process
    05:08
    Kiran’s writing process
  15. Creating a magical place
    06:49
    Creating a magical place
  16. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  17. Dogs in space
    01:29
    Dogs in space
  18. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
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