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Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
Catriona and James explain why language is all about who we are.
  1. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  2. Ghosts of Heaven
    02:56
    Ghosts of Heaven
  3. Spirals and cave art
    02:59
    Spirals and cave art
  4. The beginning of writing
    01:47
    The beginning of writing
  5. The teenage brain
    05:51
    The teenage brain
  6. Writing realistically
    01:59
    Writing realistically
  7. Reading
    03:16
    Reading
  8. Into a dark cave
    01:36
    Into a dark cave
  9. Questions near
    05:54
    Questions near
  10. Questions far
    02:42
    Questions far
  11. Meeting the Wolf Queen
    02:20
    Meeting the Wolf Queen
  12. Characters and Themes
    04:51
    Characters and Themes
  13. Names and Questions
    07:57
    Names and Questions
  14. Cracking questions
    02:08
    Cracking questions
  15. Inspirations and Escaped Terrapin
    08:22
    Inspirations and Escaped Terrapin
  16. Favourite book
    00:45
    Favourite book
  17. How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
    02:32
    How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
  18. One frame
    01:29
    One frame
  19. Manjeet’s writing process
    07:37
    Manjeet’s writing process
  20. Questions from schools
    07:16
    Questions from schools
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