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The real world and the fictional world
How a rain forest in Wales provided inspiration for Kiran’s fictional world.
  1. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
  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. Social media and influencers
    03:10
    Social media and influencers
  10. There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 2
    04:25
    There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 2
  11. Brian’s writing and favourite books
    04:33
    Brian’s writing and favourite books
  12. This is a democracy
    00:39
    This is a democracy
  13. Questions from schools
    06:15
    Questions from schools
  14. Truth and Lies
    13:33
    Truth and Lies
  15. Question and Answer - Part 2
    04:39
    Question and Answer - Part 2
  16. Introducing us to new historical figures
    02:35
    Introducing us to new historical figures
  17. Characters and Themes
    04:51
    Characters and Themes
  18. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
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